Welcome to the Cucina Della Rosa
Cooking School

Cucina Della Rosa helps bring family, friends and colleagues come together for memorable hands-on or demo-style cooking events. Our chefs, instructors and guest speakers provide helpful tips and guidance that bring sumptuous recipes and market fresh ingredients to life while you enjoy group camaraderie and dining in a comfortable and relaxed atmosphere.

We specialize in cooking classes, kids’ camps and hosting private or corporate events in our glamorous kitchen studios located in Barrington and Schaumburg Illinois. We can also stage events in your home, office or a rented venue of your choice with a professional kitchen.

Our glamorous kitchens are adorned with state-of-the-art appliances, premium stone countertops, custom tiles and exquisite cabinetry that make cooking with us an experience to savor! Our Barrington facility accommodates up to 20 people while our Schaumburg location comfortably holds up to 100 people with an adjacent family room, bar and meeting room facility that makes you feel as if you are in someone’s home.

Private and corporate events include a casual mix & mingle (tapas and appetizer) selection or a more formal five-course gourmet dinner event - pick one and leave the rest of the planning up to us. Our professionally-facilitated team building workshop will infuse your workplace with appreciation and collaboration! All programs can be customized to meet your taste buds, degree of cooking experience and budget.

We are committed to providing you with unsurpassed personalized service and quality from start to finish! Please visit our website for more information, class schedules, glorious customer testimonials and fun photos that demonstrate how we can help bring your family friends and colleagues together for a memorable event.

What's Cooking?

We are what’s cooking because we’ve been on the move this summer and have expanded to new & improved locations to better serve you.  The photos of our storefronts are provided below to help you find us and maps are available on the website. 

For starters, we’ve moved our Barrington location to a brand new facility which is located one block away from the old venue.   We’re planning to schedule classes and private events beginning in November, so please check back with us and look for our newsletter updates.

As in the past, Cucina Della Rosa’s Barrington venue is incorporated into the glamorous McCauley Design showroom.  You will love the upscale appliances, tiles and cabinetry and as an added bonus, a functional bar is being added to help accommodate our private events. 

We’ve also partnered with Abruzzo Kitchens in Schaumburg based on demand for more classes and a venue that can accommodate up to 100 people.  This facility features a spectacular showroom and a kitchen with an attached bar and a meeting room facility that makes you feel as if you are in someone’s home.  Be sure to look for more photos of Abruzzo’s spectacular facility on our website!

Mary Rose at Cooking Expo

New Location - 1105 Remington Road, Schaumburg, IL 60173

Mary Rose at Cooking Expo

New Location – 115 Hough Street Barrington, IL 60010

Visit Our Photo Gallery

Discover the “Art of Cooking and Entertaining” right from the comfort of your own home by visiting our Cucina Della Rosa photo gallery to view pictures of our gorgeous kitchens, recent events and lots of people having fun!

Once you see the photos for yourself and have the opportunity to experience the camaraderie, smiles and cuisine… you can be assured and trust that CDR’s team will do the same for you when we host your next event.

As a complementary service for private events, we will download your digital images into a photo album to share with your friends and family over and over again on the internet. We’ll even provide the camera, so all you need to do is say cheese and smile!

As an added value to you, the CDR photo gallery provides the convenience of on-line ordering for prints and customized cards, mugs, calendars and even aprons with the images from your event. Just think of the unique gift-giving souvenir possibilities that can keep giving back to you over the years.

At Cucina Della Rosa, we’re honored to be your hosts, so be sure to check us out and tell a friend.

Mary Rose at Cooking Expo

Cooking Party
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About Mary Rose

Mary Rose is a first-generation Italian American and she grew up helping her mom and aunts prepare traditional Sunday dinners and festive family events.

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Featured Recipe

Pasta Aglio e Olio

(Pasta with Garlic and Oil)

Try this great-tasting dish that can be prepared in less than fifteen minutes.

  • 1 pound dried pasta (100% semolina spaghetti or linguine)
  • 1/2 cup cold-pressed extra virgin olive oil
  • 2 to 4 peeled and lightly crushed garlic cloves
  • 8 quarts of water (Reserve 1/2 cup pasta water from cooking process)
  • 1/4 cup sea salt
  • 1 tablespoon crushed red pepper flakes (Optional)
  1. Heat oil over medium/low temperature in a skillet large enough to hold the cooked pasta and other ingredients.
  2. Add garlic and cook until garlic is golden brown. Remove skillet from heat and set aside to cool for five minutes. Add optional pepper flakes to cooled oil.
  3. Bring water to a rolling boil, then add salt and pasta and cook until al dente. Drain pasta in a colander, while reserving 1/2 cup of pasta water.
  4. Place pasta and reserved water into the skillet with cooled oil, toss together and serve immediately – salt to taste.

Serves 6 to 8