There's a word you will see repeated a lot on our new April class calendars: SPRING.
Though our weather still needs to catch up with the calendar, the end is in sight Chicago! Our chefs have been wishing away the winter by working on new menus featuring the very best of spring produce including asparagus, spring onions, peas and strawberries.
Here are just a few of our new classes coming up in April:
was a fiery success, literally! Not only did our students learn not to be afraid of high heat and other techniques used by professional chefs, but they walked away from this new, innovative class as better home cooks.
Co-taught by Owner/Chef Shelley Young and Sous Chef Mario Scordato, Cooking Lab goes deeper than most recreational cooking classes. Students delve into the science of cooking with hands-on work and even more interactive discussions. Instead of just learning how to cook recipes, students are challenged to understand the how's and why's of cooking.
We invited a local blogger to document her experience in Cooking Lab. Read each part of My Homespun Home's journey.
Brush up on your Spanish while learning to make delicious tapas!
We are excited to partner with Multilingual Connections, a language center in Chicago that connects people to their communities and the world, for a special cooking class. Our chef will lead the cooking lesson while a Multilingual Connections instructor conducts the language portion of the class.
Chef Mario and our January 2014 Culinary Boot Camp Graduates
Here's what one recent Culinary Boot Camp graduate had to say about her experience:
"This comprehensive week-long class far exceeded my expectations! I signed up for Culinary Boot Camp 1 to improve my cooking techniques as well as to gain a better understanding of the how's and why's behind cooking. By the end of the week, I left feeling more confident in my cooking abilities and am now using the techniques I learned to create fabulous culinary delights. Much thanks goes to the talented chefs and assistants we had during the course of the week - you gave me the encouragement I needed to cook using my senses versus relying on recipes."
See what the students made on their final day of cooking during Culinary Boot Camp 1 in our Boot Campers Made This Pinterest board. Thanks to Lori for the amazing photos!
If you really want to cook like a chef, you need good, quality knives. All knives are 20% off in March. Stop by our stores to test drive our popular lines like Global, Shun, F. Dick and Robert Welch today.
Though our weather still needs to catch up with the calendar, the end is in sight Chicago! Our chefs have been wishing away the winter by working on new menus featuring the very best of spring produce including asparagus, spring onions, peas and strawberries. 
The queen of The Chopping Block's curriculum, 
If you really want to get into spring mode, mark your calendars for our 
We are excited to partner with 
See what the students made on their final day of cooking during Culinary Boot Camp 1 in our 
If you really want to cook like a chef, you need good, quality knives. All knives are 
