Announcing Hands-On Grilling Classes!

We are sharing our new outdoor cooking playground with you! The newly opened three-season tented patio at Lincoln Square features two built-in grills (including a hybrid that can switch between gas and charcoal) from Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet and an outdoor pizza oven. Students have been raving about the new kitchen during our demonstration grilling classes and now, you can play with our toys! For the first time ever, we are offering HANDS ON grilling classes beginning in August. Get close to the fire with our chefs for informational classes such as Grilling Workshop, Seafood on the Grill, Meat on the Grill and Chicken on the Grill. We'll also be hosting Wine Goddess classes al fresco, so sign up now for the perfect summer night featuring great wine outdoors. And if you want to party under the stars, our grilling patio is available for private events. Click here for more information.

20% Off Everything Sale

Have you been eyeing a Global knife or All Clad pan but haven't been able to justify the purchase in this economy? Take advantage of our month-long sale! We are so excited for Lincoln Square's annual Block Party and Sidewalk Sale featuring great bargains that we just can't wait until the middle of the month. So, we're knocking 20% off all retail items at both Chopping Block locations for the entire month of July. Big Green Egg Grills & Smokers are excluded from the sale. Stop in now and save!

An Evening with Stephanie Izard

Top Chef Stephanie Izard is ready to give you a taste of her future. Since Izard took top prize in season five of the popular show, Chicago has been waiting in anticipation of her new restaurant, The Drunken Goat, to open its doors. Now, you can get a sneak preview, compliments of The Chopping Block. Join us for an evening with Stephanie as she prepares signature dishes from her new menu with wine pairings. Click here to sign up.

Meals with Meaning

The Chopping Block is pleased to announce our newest teambuilding program designed for groups who want to give back to the community while developing a stronger, more cohesive team. Meals with Meaning is a partnership with the Greater Chicago Food Depository where your team experiences a hands-on, interactive cooking lesson with all of the food going to feed the hungry. Your culinary creations will be transported to local soup kitchens that feed over 200 people every night. Learn how to work better as a team as you cook together to help others. It's feel-good fun! Click here to request information about Meals with Meaning.

Cooking for a Cause

The Chopping Block is helping fight for a cure! This year, Shelley will be doing the three-day Breast Cancer walk along with her mother, Irene, who is a survivor who continues to fight like a champion. To help raise money for the walk, we are hosting a grilling party featuring some of Shelley's favorite dishes including Fire Cracked Mussels with Sesame Ginger Glaze and Blueberry Crisp with Hand-Churned Ice Cream. Proceeds of this class will benefit the Susan B. Komen Foundation. Click here to sign up.

Check out our very own Wine Goddess, Diana Hamann, on ABC7 as she speaks to her new class: Good Wine. Bad Economy.

Here at the Chopping Block we have always believed that good wine need not be expensive and in this day and age we know how important it is to spread that message. Every day at both of our locations, we offer a wide selection of beautiful and super affordable wines for you to enjoy in a class, or better yet, to take home and sip on as you cook your dinner. A current favorite? Marco Real Tempranillo. A beautiful full bodied Spanish red coming to you for….$10.95 a bottle. Now that is economic stimulus at work.

Diana's list of Cheap and Good Wines...

Just Released! Our new calendar of Intensive Cooking Classes!

We're unveiling our Spring and Summer lineup of Intensive Classes. These classes delve deeper and more thoroughly into cooking techniques and flavors than any other classes we offer. Our weeklong Boot Camp and Advanced Boot Camp are back, as is our weekend Baking Boot Camp. We're also unleashing a flurry of shorter intensive classes, including Fundamentals of Chinese Cuisine, Vegetarian Farmer's Market Feast, and Working with Sustainable Fish.

Also, take a look at our Class "special offers" as we have added some deeply discounted tools and ingredients to some of our more intensive classes to further entice you to get cooking!

Check out Shelley's new video on
how to Mince Garlic.

Chopping Garlic Made Easy!
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