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Cooking Classes
The Chopping Block Cooking School, with two locations in Chicago, offers daily hands-on and demonstration
cooking classes for the home cook. Our classes are intimate and interactive,
and subjects change monthly. Topics include seasonal, ethnic, healthy / vegetarian and
weeknight cooking, entertaining, knife skills and wine tastings,
plus our popular technique - oriented Building Blocks Series.
Gourmet Retail Store
Our retail stores feature professional quality cookware and kitchen
tools plus gourmet and ethnic ingredients.
Private Events
We also specialize in customized private classes at our locations or
yours, corporate teambuilding, bridal events, and birthday parties
for children and adults.
Gift Certificates and Registry
We offer gift certificates in any denomination for classes and merchandise and gift registry for any occasion.
Culinary Boot Camp
It's like a professional cooking school without the commitment. Our team of Chefs will lead you through a Culinary Ropes course designed to challenge and delight the home cook and the aspiring chef!
Read about The Chopping Block in the September issue of Traditional Home magazine and get Shelley's take on vegetarian cuisine.
The Chopping Block
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AUGUST PROMOTION: 20% OFF COOKBOOKS
Libraries may not let you take out reference books, but we don't roll that way at the Chopping Block. In fact, we make them cheaper. This month's promotion slices 20% off all of our cooking tomes, including James Peterson's fabulous "On Cooking" and Iron Chef Masaharu Morimoto's debut "The New Art of Japanese Cooking". Come on in, peruse the shelves, and kiss those late fees goodbye.
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Food Editor, Gourmet Magazine
Join us for this phenomenal two-part course in Chinese cooking from a truly talented chef. Having worked with such superstars as Jacques Torres, Alain Ducasse and Pierre Hermé, Lillian Chou now develops recipes and menus for Gourmet's magazine, books and web site. Her diverse cooking career began in her aunt’s Chinese restaurant in New Jersey. She lived and worked for eight years in Asia, where she explored her family's culinary heritage and learned to authentically recreate family favorites.
We're delighted to present this unique opportunity for you to share in Chef Chou's expertise and insights into Chinese cuisine.
Merchandise Mart
Friday & Saturday, August 15 & 16 |
T he Wine Goddess & The Chopping Block Present:
The Chopping Block is happy to announce the resurgence of the Master Wine Class series to the upcoming fall schedule. Back by popular demand, the series was designed for those students who’ve already taken The Chopping Block’s regular wine class series, or for those wishing to take their wine moxie to the master level. Learn from some of Chicago land’s keenest wine minds on the subjects of Sake, Wine Flaws, and the great wines of Spain and Argentina. Be advised, the Master Wine Classes sold out quickly in the last go around, so sign up early and often--we hope to see you there! |
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Introducing the Green Egg Grill & Smoker!
Our Lincoln Square Location is getting a batch of Eggs! Combining a bit of the old (derived from an ancient clay cooker design) and a bit of the new (ultra-durable modern ceramics), the Green Egg is a griller's dream. It can crank the temperature to steakhouse levels (750 degrees) yet remains far cooler on the outside than traditional metal grills. It's equally adept at low-and-slow barbecue, it's rust-proof, and can light in ten minutes with no lighter fluid. Grillers, can we get an amen? |
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Check out Shelley’s new video on how to cut an Onion.
We promise less tears, less time, and a perfect dice!
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Friday is Pie Day at Lincoln Square!
Our homemade cookie and pie doughs have been so successful at our Lincoln Square location that we've decided to offer one of favorite food groups, Pie, for your enjoyment. Starting April 11th at our Lincoln Square location every Every Friday is Pie Day. Stop in any Friday of the month for a hearty slice or a whole pie to take home. Our selections will change monthly with the seasons.
August’s Homemade Pies: Blueberry and Blueberry-Peach. |
Kid’s and Teen Camp Schedule Release!
Our popular summer kids and teen program schedules have just been released at our Lincoln Square location. We created fantastic new menus this summer to help inspire your children’s chef dreams. The camps are known to sell out quickly, so click here for more information and the schedule. |
CHOPPING BLOCK CULINARY EVENTS
Teambuilding? Client Entertaining? Networking? Meetings or Seminars? Rehearsal Dinners or Celebrations?
  Whatever your purpose, The Chopping Block has the perfect recipe to not only make your event unique and memorable, but delicious as well. Bring together your clients, colleagues, friends or family in the creative, fun, warm and friendly confines of one or more of our beautiful kitchens.
Our team of highly trained Chef Instructors will guide you through an interactive and engaging event with as much (Iron Chef) or as little (catered event in a unique and gorgeous space) as you wish. Coupled with pairings from our hand-picked and food-friendly wine list, you and your guests are guaranteed a fabulous time. Click here for more information and pricing. |
Introducing our new Spring Wine list and new Wine Shop Pricing!
Diana has done it again, and created our best list to date of food friendly and yummy wines! In the process she also created the new list with wine shop pricing so that our wines are a super value as well as super delicious. Stop by our Merchandise Mart location every Friday where we will be sampling some of our new wine between 4 and 6 pm.
Our new sake selections are a big hit as well and these refreshing and refined Sakes are not just for Sushi anymore.Surprise your guests by pairing these with anything from shellfish to pork to any sort of light meal. These wines are Spring in a glass!
Our list is chocked full of yummy reds and whites from the word over and are specifically chosen to pair well with all of your culinary adventures. Click here to view list. |
CHOPPING BLOCK HOMEMADE COOKIE AND PIE DOUGH
Offering our hand-crafted small-batch Take ’n’ Bake cookies and Ready-to-Roll pie dough.
If making (and eating!) a pie sounds fun, yet making the dough feels intimidating, we have the answer for you. We are finally selling Shelley’s tried and true recipe for you to use at home. Two doughs for $6.50. |
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Calling all cookie monsters!
Calling all cookie monsters! Available in four fantastic flavors:
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Chocolate Chip Krispy |
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White Chocolate Cherry |
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Peanut Butter Oatmeal |
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Pecan Shortbread |
15 ready to bake cookies for $8.50
All doughs are ready to take home and bake or you can store them in the refrigerator or freezer. We use only the highest quality ingredients and never add preservatives so that you can enjoy only the best of baked goodness! Available at our Lincoln Square Location Only. |
Knife Sharpening now at Lincoln Square!
Ever wonder how professional Chefs slice and dice with such ease? Keeping your knives in good sharp shape, not only keeps you safer in the kitchen, but will decrease your prep time in the kitchen while increasing the fun you are having!
Tuesdays 10am to 6pm. Sharpen while you wait or drop them off. $3.50 per knife. |
Merchandise Mart Catering
Introducing The Chopping Block custom catering at the Merchandise Mart.
Click Here to see menus and pricing. |
Upcoming Events
For printable copies of our class calendars, click below.
Lincoln Square, August 2008
Merchandise Mart, August 2008 |
 The Chopping Block Newsletter
Join our email list to receive our monthly newsletter featuring special offers and events, sales, cookbook signings, and notice of our popular class listings.
Click Here to signup or view this month's issue here.
Click Here to receive The Chopping Block's NEW "GREEN" newsletter, which
will keep you up to date on our organically-oriented events and farmer's market fun.
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