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The Chopping Block At The Mart

Expert Reviews of The Chopping Block At The Mart

Citysearch | Test your culinary skills at this massive cooking school in the Merchandise Mart.

The popular cooking school and retail store makes its presence in River North known with an 8,000-square-foot space featuring three kitchens, where students can chop, saute, bake and season to their hearts'...
citysearch.com - expert review - 10/25/2005
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User Reviews of The Chopping Block At The Mart

Yelp.com Review - by Lara S.

5.0 of 5 stars. I'm an executive assistant. There are not a lot of perks that go along with this position, but one of them is that I often get to join our teams on their group outings. Sometimes it's a fancy…
yelp.com - user review - 09/10/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura I.

4.0 of 5 stars. Awwww yeah! Now this is what I call FUN! Yes, it's on the expensive side but the classes they offer are fun, informative and allow you insight into actually cooking for yourself and others…
yelp.com - user review - 09/04/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Daniel F.

4.0 of 5 stars. I am very pleased with the two demonstration classes and one hands-on class I have taken this year. My first class was with Dawn Jackson Blatner; she is an excellent instructor and made a complete…
yelp.com - user review - 07/13/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Amy S.

3.0 of 5 stars. I have done about a half dozen classes here and I have enjoyed them all, but here is my problem with the place... 1. Too expensive. I understand that we are being taught and getting to eat the food,…
yelp.com - user review - 06/19/2008
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Yelp.com Review - by Laura B.

4.0 of 5 stars. I attended a class here a few weeks ago for a work Christmas party type thing. It was a great place for a Christmas party - it was my boyfriend's work and I was a guest so it was nice to busy myself…
yelp.com - user review - 12/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Kim B.

4.0 of 5 stars. A few girlfriends & I did a Friday night class at the Chopping Block a few months ago. Essentially, the theme of the night was that they were going to walk us through cooking an entire meal for the…
yelp.com - user review - 11/27/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Andrea R.

4.0 of 5 stars. I first visited the Chopping Block many moons ago for a holiday work outing with my team at my previous company. We drank wine, made a delicious meal, and ate so much that I had a stomach ache all…
yelp.com - user review - 11/19/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by M E.

5.0 of 5 stars. My friend and I did the Iron Chef cooking night here recently and it was awesome! There were about 25 people total in our class. We were divided into two groups, each headed by a different chef. We…
yelp.com - user review - 10/04/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Carrie M.

5.0 of 5 stars. I took the Knife Skills class here last year and really enjoyed it. At times it felt like an advertisement to buy expensive knives, it was really helpful nonetheless. I liked learning about how to…
yelp.com - user review - 07/26/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Steph H.

4.0 of 5 stars. So I went here on Saturday for Bastille Day and I didn't know what to expect - after all it was my first cooking class and it didn't disappoint. One thing I would have done differently is made sure my…
yelp.com - user review - 07/18/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Alice L.

4.0 of 5 stars. I took a beginner wine tasting class here and had a great time. The instructor was very informative, and you could tell she was passionate about being a wine connoisseur b/c she kept the class very…
yelp.com - user review - 05/25/2007
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Not great

I was a bit disappointed with the class I took because my instructor wasn't fully prepared. Some ingredients listed in the recipes weren't available and we didn't have enough time to make our dessert (so the...
citysearch.com - user review - 05/23/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Colleen C.

3.0 of 5 stars. First off, the space is gorgeous. Absolutely pristine, beautiful. Well done. I went for a Guilty Pleasures, Girls Night out. Fab idea, really. Unfortunately, not well executed.
yelp.com - user review - 04/16/2007
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Won't be back

I took a friend to a cooking class here a few days ago and we were both disappointed. The front staff was rude because we arrived early and the instructor wasn't ready to take any students yet. Once the class...
citysearch.com - user review - 04/14/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Johnny B.

5.0 of 5 stars. The GF took me here for my birthday, and it was wonderful. We are both obsessed with Italy, so signing up for the Couples Venetian Cooking Class was a no-brainer. We were in a class room with 3 prep…
yelp.com - user review - 04/02/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Pam F.

5.0 of 5 stars. I arranged a work function here and it was a success. We had a business meeting in the morning in their big "demonstration" kitchen (overhead mirrors so you could see what someone would be…
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Briana J.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is a great place. I recently took a wines class here and I learned a lot. The "professor" had a vast knowledge of wine and was quite witty. She also gave us a few tips on cocktail party decorum.…
yelp.com - user review - 01/29/2007
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Yelp.com Review - by Brittany C.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went here for a work event and it was so fun! We started off with appetizers, beer & wine before the class. Our set up was a competition, so we were in 4 teams, each making 2 appetizer or dessert…
yelp.com - user review - 12/20/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Dane K.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went here for one of our summer outtings w/ my company.... we had a great time, it was probably the best outting we've had in a long time (and was significantly cheaper than some others we've had…
yelp.com - user review - 10/24/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Brette R.

4.0 of 5 stars. My friends and I took a cooking class here for an evening and had the best time! i don't think I could ever make the meal we made again because it was pretty difficult, but it was really fun! I'm…
yelp.com - user review - 07/12/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by elizabeth n.

5.0 of 5 stars. I went to the Chopping Block for a wine tasting party and absolutely loved it! Although we did not do a cooking class, the wine tasting party made me want to come back to do a cooking class. It is…
yelp.com - user review - 02/06/2006
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Yelp.com Review - by Ren H.

5.0 of 5 stars. This is such a fun place! They offer a number of classes from basic recipes to knife handling! The classes are always full and there's always an awesome crowd! The chefs are super friendly and…
yelp.com - user review - 10/13/2005
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