Americans love good food, and in recent years, we've been loving the food from other countries and cultures. Since the 1980s, Chinese food has been on the rise.  In fact, the Chinese American Restaurant Association says there are three times more Chinese restaurants than McDonald’s restaurants nationwide. Even the kiddos are loving Chinese Takeout! We are turning traditional Chinese American hits into family friendly sure-fire dishes such as: Sweet n Sour Chicken, Orange Chicken, Egg Fried Rice, Egg Rolls with…

This one is selling quickly so grab a ticket fast! There are over 20 countries that line the Mediterranean sea! They range from Egypt and Morocco to Syria and Turkey. Within this large region, there are loads of different cooking styles and flavors to discover. Most of the time though, when we think of Mediterranean food, we tend our comfort zone French or Italian. We'd like to challenge that kind of thinking- and wake up your taste buds with some…

Sold out!  No worries, we are posting another one soon!  Email us to get on the waitlist at thecookeryinc@gmail.com Is your child still pining after the Hogwarts letter they never received? That's okay! For one night only, they can pretend to be a little witch or wizard in this class of magical fun! We'll be making yummy treats such as Pumpkin Pasties and Cauldron Cakes. We'll also steal a few recipes from Fred and George and whip up things like Fever…

In general, salads have a pretty bad rap. They can be so much more than just lettuce, potatoes with mayo, or boring diet food. In fact, the Midwest seems determined to call anything a "salad." Strawberries, pretzels, cream cheese? Yep- that's a salad. In this class, we'll have new inspiration for salad dishes for your next holiday gathering or friendly BBQ! We're on a mission to prove that salads are much more than boring diet food and can delicious and…

Picture this romantic dinner in your mind: The sun is setting, your outside of a quaint bistro in the rolling hills of Tuscany, a glass of wine in your hand, soft music is playing, the delicate smells of summer are tickling your senses...okay! Wake up, you're back in central Illinois! We can't promise THAT romantic dinner at The Cookery, but we can come pretty close. We'll have a dynamite menu with many classic staples, and some fun and education to…

Cake decorating can often seem intimidating to the home cook, and even to many professional chefs. In this class we'd like to demystify the process to achieving beautiful, effectively decorated cakes. We will teach all the basic techniques needed to decorate a cake similar to the one shown above, with your own personal style! Techniques include Tinting Icing, Crumb Coating, Finish Icing, Watercolor Technique, Ganache Drip, and Various Piping skills. Cakes will be baked ahead and provided for you. All…

Sold out!  No worries, we do this one all the time! Welcome to the most delicious (and filling) food known to man: pasta! Making pasta from scratch may seem intimidating to the home cook, but in reality, it's quite simple. It's very likely that you already have everything you need to get started sitting in your pantry! In this class, we’ll create amazing pasta dishes with scratch-made noodles.  We will also cover how to make plain and flavored pasta by…

This class discovers the art of making great stocks, which we will then turn into savory sauces and amazing soups!  Learn to make these amazing classics for dinner or just to stock up your freezer for the winter months!  This is a great class for the cook who wants to take it back to the French roots of where it all began.  We will learn to make white stock and beef stock and then use those house-made stocks in amazing sauces and…