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world kitchen Cooking classes
Ascend to the ranks of home cooks who have mastered the world’s cuisines with the help of a cooking class. Learn techniques using many of the multicultural foods found in Chicago’s neighborhoods, and explore the city’s rich culinary legacy with World Kitchen.
Hands-on classes offered this summer include:
Dining Mediterranean Style
Dabble in Turkish-style cooking with Didem Tapban. Prepare her favorite dinner menu of unique salads, roasted salmon and vegetables, and other delicacies.
The Armenian Church Ladies (june 7)
Imagine making baklava and boorma that tastes like it’s from the bakeries of Armenia.This spirited group of women—who have served recipes from their homeland at St. Gregory’s annual church picnic for over 40 years— divulge their old-country secrets so that you can perfect these confections at home.
Urban Entertaining (june 12)
Urban Accents’ Tom Knibbs reveals his best original ideas for al fresco entertaining, from graduation parties to Father’s Day celebrations, with flavorful recipes that use his all-natural products.
Top Chef Challenge (june 14)
In the spirit of Top Chef Season 4, the Chicago edition, compete in a modified Quick Fire Challenge and take on the basics of improvisational cooking techniques with the pros.
Farmers Market Finds (june 19)
Get the low down on the season’s absolute best. Let the experts tell you exactly what’s available, who grows it, and how to make it into an entire meal.
The Family Reunion (june 21)
Impress the whole clan with tasty twists on reunion favorites like chicken, sheet cakes, and big bountiful salads.
What in the World Is This? (june 26)
Find the intrigue of the city’s ethnic markets on the classroom table during this crash course on the new and unusual. Some never-seen-here-before goods just in from Thailand are included.
June in a Jam (june 28)
Capitalize on the all-too-short berry season by concocting a variety of tart shells and fillings, jams, and sauces with French Pastry School pros.
Customized cooking classes
Do your family or friends need to learn how to cook? The Chopping Block or Bespoke Cuisine will help you whip them into shape, with customized cooking classes for small groups.
For something a little glamorous, let your friends pretend they’re the next reality cooking stars in a personalized cooking class and TV-taping session with the Hearty Boys. On Wednesdays in June and July, tackle a different subject each week, such as grilling 3 different meats 3 different ways, preparing New England Clam Boil, conquering dry rubs, or cooking the cuisine of Tuscany.
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world kitchen classes
Gallery 37 Center for the Arts, 66 E. Randolph Street, 312.742.TIXS (8497)
More information
$30 (advance registration required)
Dining Mediterranean Style
Thursday, June 5, 6–8:30 pm
The Armenian Church Ladies
Saturday, June 7, 11 am–2 pm
Urban Entertaining
Thursday, June 12, 6–8:30 pm
Top Chef Challenge
Saturday, June 14, 11 am–2 pm
Farmers Market Finds
Thursday, June 19, 6–8:30 pm
The Family Reunion
Saturday, June 21, 11 am–2 pm
What in the World Is This?
Thursday, June 26, 6–8:30 pm
June in a Jam
Saturday, June 28, 11 am–2 pm
Customized Cooking
Classes
The Chopping Block
4747 N. Lincoln Avenue
773.472.6700;
Merchandise Mart Plaza, Suite 107
320 N. Wells Street
312.644.6360
thechoppingblock.net
(Merchandise Mart)
Bespoke Cuisine
1358 W. Randolph Street
312.455.8400
bespokecuisine.com
Hearty Boys Cooking School
Wednesdays, June–July, 6:30 pm
HBTV Kitchens
3819 N. Broadway
773.244.9866 ext. 203
heartyboys.com
$75–$85 per person
