Experience Chicago Cooking Class with Deep Dish Pizza or Pasta

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Experience Details
What You’ll Experience
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3 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 4 guests
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Language
English
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Join Nancy and Hailey in a Chicago kitchen for a hands-on class making deep-dish pizza or pasta. Enjoy local cuisine, personalized tips, and a unique cultural experience for all ages.

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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals

Experience Details

This experience combines Chicago's iconic deep-dish pizza or Italian-American pasta with a warm, hands-on cooking class led by Nancy and her daughter Hailey. Enjoy personalized guidance, homemade recipes, and heartfelt hospitality. This is a non-touristy, immersive and authentic local food and cultural experience. Perfect for adults and kids alike, families with children, travelers with limited time, adventure seekers and culture lovers.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Platter of meats, cheeses, vegetables and dips
MAIN
Chicago-style deep dish pizza or fresh pasta such as fettucine alfredo
MAIN
Fresh salad with a homemade vinaigrette
DESSERT
Flourless chocolate cake
Served with tea or coffee

What You Get

Homecooked 4-course meal
Private cooking class with a local mother-daughter duo in their home
Alcoholic beverages
Wine or beer

Good To Know

  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Public transportation options are available nearby
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Nancy is a warm and inviting host who, along with her daughter Hailey, offers a fun and interactive cooking experience in their Chicago apartment. Begin your culinary adventure with a spread of cheeses, meats, crackers, and nuts while getting to know your hosts. Then, head to the kitchen to create Chicago’s iconic deep-dish pizza or Italian-American pasta from scratch, like fettuccine alfredo with a compound milk sauce! Nancy guides you through making the sauce, toppings, and assembling your dish. The dough is pre-prepared since it needs time to rise. While your pizza bakes (or pasta rests), prepare a fresh salad with homemade dressing and a dessert. End the experience by enjoying your meal with wine or beer and take home printed recipes to recreate everything. If no preference is stated, pasta is the default menu. Afterward, take a stroll through the Art Institute to round out your Chicago day!

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

903 S Ashland Ave, South Ashland Avenue, Cook County Illinois, United States, US, 60607

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End Point

This experience ends at the meeting point.

Cancellation Policy

Cancel your booking at least 24 hours before the experience start time to receive a full refund minus a 3.2% transaction fee.

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from  $233.65 
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Please note that the time is in Central Time.
Free cancellation (24 hours notice)
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Earliest available date: January 22, 2026
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
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