Cooking Classes from Top-tier Toques

If you’re looking to learn how to cook, go right to the head of the class and learn from the best at a series of upcoming cooking classes helmed by some of Chicago’s culinary elite. It’s certainly a lot less of a commitment than culinary school. Top Chef alum Fabio Viviani kicks things off with a special cooking event at his Chicago restaurant Siena Tavern on November 24, followed by a year-long spree of demos by the One Off Hospitality brigade in 2014.

You know him and love him from Top Chef. Now learn his ways at a special Fabio Live! event at Siena Tavern. Taking place from noon until 2:00 pm on November 24, Viviani will highlight some of the restaurant’s signature Italian dishes. As the vivacious chef cooks his way through a handful of dishes, guests will have the opportunity to sample his rubric in the form of a three-course meal, plus dessert. Dishes include eggs Benedict with crispy mortadella and pesto hollandaise, Tuscan kale Caesar salad, gnocchi with truffle cream and crispy pancetta, and bombolini with pumpkin spice cream. Attendees will leave with custom Siena Tavern aprons and dough cutters to practice embracing their inner Viviani at home.

As 2013 winds down, One Off Hospitality is planning ahead for 2014 with an impressive lineup of cooking classes all year long. The Master Cooking Class series highlights the roster of talent employed throughout the One Off gamut of restaurants, with each class offering the opportunity for guests to learn directly from an esteemed chef at a designated restaurant. The series kicks off with a class led by Publican Quality Meats’ chef de cuisine Chris Kuziemko, followed by a February 23 class by Blackbird’s chef de cuisine David Posey, and a March 30 demo by the One Off head honcho himself, Paul Kahan. Throughout the rest of the year, eager culinarians can learn from Big Star’s Cary Taylor, The Publican’s Brian Huston, avec’s Perry Hendrix, and more. Each class begins at 7:00 pm, with space limited to 12. To reserve your spot, contact Deanne Devries at (312) 496-0012.

Siena Tavern
51 W. Kinzie Street, Chicago
(312) 595-1322
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One Off Hospitality Group
622 W. Randolph Street, Chicago
(312) 496-0012
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