Washburne Culinary & Hospitality Institute

Chicago has 32 cooking schools listed here, and most are easy to reach right away. Phone numbers show up on 30 of the entries and 27 list a website, so you can call ahead or look over a class schedule before showing up. Zip 60625 has three schools nearby, while 60604, 60614, and 60647 each carry two, giving you a few options if you want to compare locations without crossing town.

None of these listings carry a Sponsored label, since paid placement for this category isn't active in Chicago yet, so what you see is the plain default order rather than anything boosted or paid for. That also means nobody here has been visited, rated, or ranked by SiteCity, so treat the list as a starting point and call two or three schools to compare class sizes, cuisines, and cost before picking one. If you teach at or run one of these schools and your phone number or website is missing, you can claim the listing and add that information yourself, which helps most in zips where only one or two schools currently show up nearby.