The Chopping Block is a cooking class in Chicago.
The Chopping Block in Chicago is the Lincoln Square cooking school on Lincoln Avenue since 1997, with hands-on technique, knife-skills and visiting-chef.
Editorially verified May 18, 2026 by Lewis Vaughan, TableJourney editor. Source.
Tip: The four-hour knife-skills intensive is the value pick; book the chef-led pasta class as the weekend group activity.
Address: 4747 N Lincoln Ave, Chicago, IL 60625
Eataly Chicago in Chicago is the River North Italian market on East Ohio Street with a fourth-floor pasta school, hands-on Italian regional pasta and sauce.
Tip: Book the regional Roman pasta course rather than the general intro class; the four-pasta deep-dive is twice the technique.
Kendall College at National Louis University runs hands-on adult community classes from the Riverworks campus. Knife skills, French technique, baking and pastry sessions run as four-week courses or single workshops.
Tip: Single sessions sell out via the Kendall continuing-ed registration portal; the four-week courses are the deeper dive.
Sur La Table at 900 N Michigan Ave in Streeterville runs a weekly schedule of hands-on cooking classes covering pasta, sushi, dumplings, breads and regional menus. Each class ends with a sit-down tasting.
Tip: Wear closed-toe shoes; the kitchens are working professional spaces. Book the weekend morning slot for the calmest pace.
Publican Quality Bread in Chicago runs occasional small-group baking workshops on West Grand Avenue, with hands-on sourdough, focaccia and laminated-dough.
Tip: Sign up for the bakery's monthly newsletter; the workshop tickets drop online and sell out in about an hour.
