The Chopping Block Invites You to "Cook with a Cause"
It's no secret cooking brings people together. So, we're on a mission to get people to cook and help others at the same time. There are many great organizations out there that need our support now more than ever and our new series of classes is designed to help support them by giving back a portion of the proceeds to the organization.
We will be offering these classes monthly, so look for them as you look for your next cooking class or evening out and help us support our community.
Cooking with a Cause: Tuscan Couples Cooking
Show your support for families of children with disabilities by taking part in an evening of Italian cooking fun. Couples Cooking: Taste of Tuscany is a hands on cooking class featuring the rustic cuisine of sun-drenched Tuscany, including Tuscan wine pairings. Proceeds will benefit the Belle Center of Chicago. Wednesday, April 29 at 6pm at Merchandise Mart. $90/person. Click here to sign up.
Cooking with a Cause: Vegetarian
Spend your Sunday preparing a delicious vegetarian menu to benefit ALIVE Rescue, Chicago's first sustainable no-kill animal rescue. In this hands on class, we will prepare a delicious vegetarian menu including Eggplant Caviar with Cumin Crisps; Mushroom, Thyme and Sweet Corn Quinoa Cakes; Fettucine "in the Raw" with Basil-Parsley Pesto Sauce; Grape Foccacia. Sunday, May 3 at 2pm at Lincoln Square. $65/person. Click here to sign up.
Cooking with a Cause: Open House Grilling Class
Spend Memorial Day at an open-house-style cooking class and party on the patio, with all the proceeds going to this great veterans organization. Slow-Smoked BBQ Pork; Balsamic-Glazed Skirt Steak; Beer Can Chicken; Reinvented 3-Bean Salad; Blueberry Pie a la Mode. Goose Island beer and lemonade will be provided free of charge. The Disabled Patriot Fund, which helps cover medical and living expenses for Illinois veterans who were wounded in Iraq or Afghanistan. Sponsored by Kalamazoo Outdoor Gourmet, Paulina Market and Goose Island Brewery. Monday, May 25 at 12pm at Lincoln Square. $75/person. Click here to sign up.