15 schools · Updated October 2026
Team building with a chef, for small teams and large offsites. We found 15 schools in and around Chicago for this, with classes from about $65 a person.
Cooking school · Lincoln Square, Chicago

Lincoln Square recreational cooking school, open since 1997, with five-day boot camps
Cooking school · River North, Chicago

Baker Bettie's 1950s diner-styled River North studio for bread, pastry and baking science
Cooking school · Lakeview, Chicago
Lakeview cooking nights mixed with comedy, karaoke and a monthly social club
Cooking school · River North, Chicago

A private-chef events company with team cooking classes in pasta, dumplings and pizza, plus a competitive cook-off, booked by proposal.
Cooking school · Lombard, IL

Grilling classes inside the Weber Grill Restaurant on Fountain Square in Lombard
Kitchen store with classes · Skokie, IL

Sur La Table's in-store teaching kitchen at Old Orchard Mall in Skokie
Cooking school · Orland Park, IL

Steak and surf-and-turf grilling classes at the Weber Grill in Orland Park
Cooking school · Lisle, IL

Lisle pizza school with Chicago-style classes and Italian pizzaiolo certification
Kitchen store with classes · Gold Coast, Chicago

Sur La Table's teaching kitchen inside its 900 North Michigan store in the Gold Coast
Kitchen store with classes · Naperville, IL

Sur La Table's downtown Naperville teaching kitchen, with several classes most days
Cooking school · Itasca, IL

BYOB hands-on dinner classes in Itasca, with steakhouse, sushi and Italian menus
Cooking school · Bucktown, Chicago

French cooking and bread classes with Chef Vincent, booked as private groups of 8 to 12 or team-building groups of 14 to 20.
Cooking school · Schaumburg, IL

Bourbon-paired grilled dinners at the Weber Grill Restaurant in Schaumburg
Cooking school · Roscoe Village, Chicago

Roscoe Village baking school for cake decorating, macarons, donuts and pies
Cooking school · Bannockburn, IL

North Shore kitchen studio for kids, caregiver-and-me, family and BYOB adult classes
Our top picks are The Chopping Block, Bettie's Chicago and Cooking with Cass LLC. All 15 are listed above, best first.
Published prices at these schools start from $49 a person. Check each school’s page for its current classes.
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