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Hands-On Plant-Based Holiday Entertaining

Discover how to create a festive plant-based holiday meal in this hands-on cooking class. Prepare celery root and apple bisque, individual lentil Wellington with red wine cranberry sauce, roasted Brussels sprouts with pickled grapes, and pumpkin spice cake with coconut caramel. Build practical skills in soup-making, puff pastry, roasting, pickling, vinaigrettes, and baking while learning to balance flavors and textures for memorable holiday entertaining.

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  • 4747 N Lincoln, Chicago, IL
  • 2 hours & 30 minutes

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Mon. Nov 16, 2026, 6pm CT


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Get into the kitchen and discover how delicious and festive plant-based holiday entertaining can be! In this hands-on class, you’ll learn techniques for creating a memorable holiday meal filled with layers of flavor, contrasting textures and seasonal ingredients. Along the way, you’ll pick up practical tips for building satisfying, beautifully balanced plant-based dishes that you can use well beyond the holiday season.

Menu you’ll cook and enjoy:

  • Celery Root and Apple Bisque with Fried Sage Leaves 
  • Individual Lentil Wellington with Red Wine Cranberry Sauce 
  • Roasted Brussel Sprouts with Quick Pickled Grapes, Mustard Vinaigrette and Toasted Almonds 
  • Pumpkin Spice Cake with Coconut Caramel Sauce

Skills covered in class:

  • Working with plant-based ingredients
  • Working with root vegetables
  • Making pureed soups
  • Frying herbs
  • Cooking legumes
  • Working with puff pastry 
  • Making reductions
  • Roasting green vegetables
  • Pickling
  • Preparing vinaigrette
  • Balancing flavors
  • Mixing cake batter
  • Determining cake doneness 

In this hands-on class, students will be paired in groups of three to five and work together as a team to prepare the recipes.

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Refund Policy

  • All classes have a three (03) day cancellation policy, except Culinary Boot Camps 1 and 2 which have a two-week cancellation policy. 
  • You must email [email protected] to cancel an existing reservation.
  • If you cancel a class other than Culinary Boot Camps 1 & 2 more than 3 days in advance and have paid with a credit card, you will receive a refund to your card, minus the 15% administrative fee which is non-refundable and non-transferable.
  • If you cancel more than 3 days in advance and have paid with a gift card, you will receive an account credit valid toward future classes, minus the administrative fee. 
  • If you cancel within three days of your class, you will receive an account credit equal to 50% of the class price less 15% administrative fee, which is non-refundable and non-transferable. This credit is valid for one year. 
  • If you are unable to attend, you are also welcome to send a guest in your place. 
  • Culinary Boot Camps 1 & 2 have a 2-week cancellation policy so any cancellations before 2-weeks will receive a refund minus the administrative fee. 
  • No credits will be given for cancellations within 2 weeks.
  • In any event where a customer wants to cancel their enrollment and is eligible for a full refund, a 5% processing fee will be deducted from the refund amount.

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The Chopping Block Lincoln Square is Chicago's premier recreational cooking school and offers a variety of cooking classes, wine classes, and private cooking parties. Located in Lincoln Square, they offer classes on cooking basics, intense boot camps, seasonal classes, date nights, healthy cooking, and classes for kids.

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