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Essential Building Blocks

  • All levels
  • 18 and older
  • $467.50
  • 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza, Chicago, IL
  • 7 hours & 30 minutes

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  • $467.50
  • The Chopping Block Merchandise Mart @ 222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza Ste 107, Chicago, IL 60654
  • 7 hours & 30 minutes
  • Price include the 10% operational/administrative fee
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What you'll learn in this culinary class:

Join us for a new and exciting culinary experience designed to jump start your culinary journey. Our experienced chef will teach you the fundamentals of how to confidently make better decisions in the kitchen, cook delicious meals by opening your taste buds, and explore the basic science and techniques all cooks should know.

You'll spend time honing your knife skills, discover why balancing flavors plays such an important role in being a successful cook, understanding proper cooking techniques for specific cuts of meat, and preparing sauces. After completing this building block class, your newfound knowledge will give your skills in the kitchen a huge boost in the right direction, allowing you to be more inspired by your own palate. Your view of cooking may even be transformed!

Menu:

  • Chicken Stock
  • Crème de Champignons (Cream of Mushroom Soup)
  • Arugula-Fennel Salad with Apple Cider Vinaigrette
  • Tuscan Braised Chicken with Kale, Fennel and Cannellini Beans with Roasted Garlic Farro
  • Roasted Beef Tenderloin with Red Wine Reduction
  • Sole Meunière (Sautéed Sole with Brown Butter Lemon Sauce)
  • Oven-Roasted Carrots and Parsnips with Thyme

Skills covered in class:

  • Preparing stock
  • Selecting knives and cutting boards
  • Knife skills
  • Balancing flavors
  • Making roux and velouté
  • Preparing vinaigrette
  • Braising, roasting and sautéing
  • Working with grains
  • Determining meat doneness
  • Making pan sauces and reductions
  • Roasting vegetables
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  • Also note that by purchasing seats for classes at The Chopping Block you are authorizing CourseHorse to charge your card if you order additional drinks and do not pay for them at the time of the class.

Refund Policy

A one-week notice is required for cancellation of any class. If you do not cancel by telephone at least 1 week in advance of your scheduled class, we will charge your credit card in full for the class. Please feel free to send a friend in your place if you cannot attend and it is within one week of the class as no refunds will be available. All classes also have a non-refundable, non-transferable 10% fee for the operational and administrative costs incurred by The Chopping Block. This service fee will not be refunded and cannot be transferred in the case of any cancellation.

Please note: all virtual class sales are final. All virtual students will receive a recording of the class within 48 hours of the class.

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