Private Chicago-style deep dish pizza or pasta making class

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What You’ll Experience
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Duration
3 hours
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Number of Guests
2 - 6 guests
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Language
English
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Dive into a private cooking class in Nancy's Naperville kitchen. Choose Chicago-style pizza or handmade pasta, and enjoy an authentic experience with a warm, local host.

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

Experience Details

Enjoy a private and authentic cooking class and meal in a local Naperville home with your host Nancy. Nancy is one of those warm and wonderful people who make you feel at home as soon as you meet her! This is a perfect experience for anyone looking to connect with local culture over food. Your cooking class takes place in Nancy's open kitchen and lasts about 1.5 hours. Choose between Chicago-style deep dish pizza or fresh, handmade pasta for your main. Learn the tips and techniques of Italian American cooking before enjoying the meal you helped prepare with your warm and hospitable host. Come prepared for a morning or evening of food, laughter and, hopefully, new friendship.

Sample Menu

STARTER
Platter of meats, cheeses, vegetables and dips
STARTER
Fresh salad with a homemade dressing
MAIN
Chicago-style deep dish pizza or fresh pasta
Pasta options are seasonal such as tagliatelle with pesto in the summer or fettucine in alfredo sauce in the winter
DESSERT
Flourless chocolate cake

What You Get

Private Italian American cooking class with your host Nancy
Alcoholic beverages
Wine
Home cooked meal with a local

Good To Know

  • If you do not choose between deep-dish pizza or pasta when making your booking, your host will default to pasta.
  • Vegetarians are welcome - please inform your host about any dietary restrictions when making your booking.
  • Infants and small children can ride in a pram or stroller
  • Service animals allowed

What You’ll Experience

Nancy welcomes you into her Naperville home (40 min from Chicago) with a big smile and warm heart! Begin your culinary adventure with an appetizer of cheeses, meats and nuts. After getting to know each other, head to her large, open-plan kitchen to make some delicious Chicago-style deep dish pizzas or handmade pasta from scratch (such as fettucine alfredo made from a compound milk sauce!) Learn how the sauce is made, how to combine meat and vegetables to top the pizza, and construct your pies. Please note that the dough will already be prepared since it needs time to rise. Once the pizzas have started baking in the oven (or the pasta dough is resting), Nancy will show you how to put together a delicious salad, a combination of fresh vegetables on a bed of crisp lettuce, a salad dressing and dessert. Your cooking class lasts about 1.5 hours after which you will enjoy the meal you helped prepare. Share your meal with Nancy and enjoy it over wine or beer while seated at her dining table. Your cooking lesson includes printed recipes that you can take with you so you can recreate your pizza or pasta back home. Nancy defaults to pasta unless you state pizza when making your booking.

Meeting & Pickup

Meeting Point

Silver Creek Court, Naperville Township DuPage County Illinois, United States, US, 60564

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Meet your host at her home in Naperville. The above is a generic location. Exact address can be found in the "Before you go" section of your booking confirmation.
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  $171.47 
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Please note: The price varies based on group size. The time is in Central Time.
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Earliest available date: May 28, 2025
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For each guest that attends this experience, byFood will donate
10 meals
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