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Learn Chicago‑style deep dish pizza or handmade pasta in a private Naperville home with a welcoming local host. This hands‑on class mixes practical technique, seasonal ingredients and a shared meal at the dining table.
Learn Chicago‑style deep dish pizza or handmade pasta in a private Naperville home with a welcoming local host. This hands‑on class mixes practical technique, seasonal ingredients and a shared meal at the dining table.
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Operated by Traveling Spoon · Naperville, Illinois
You step through a front door in a quiet Naperville cul-de-sac and the kitchen greets you: warm light, a spread of cheeses and a simmering sauce on the stove. Nancy, your host, moves easily between bowls and oven racks, inviting you into rhythms of an Italian‑American home kitchen where recipes have practical rules and generous improvisation.
easy.
2–3 hours.
Light—requires standing and some bending for 1–2 hours; suitable for most adults and older children with supervision
Yes, this is a private lesson in the host’s home reserved for your booking.
Yes—please inform the host of dietary restrictions at booking so she can plan suitable dishes.
Meet at the host address in Naperville; the exact street address appears in your booking confirmation and arrival instructions.
Families and older children are welcome, but the experience involves hot ovens and knives; check with the host about younger children.
Naperville grew from a 19th‑century milling settlement on the Fox River; Chicago’s deep‑dish pizza emerged in the city in the 1940s and informs the class’s pizza option.
The host favors seasonal produce and home‑style cooking with minimal waste; bring reusable containers to reduce single‑use packaging.
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