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 proud of our unofficial reputation as the cooking school known for popular classes and special events with INSPIRATIONAL OR CRAZY names! To be honest, some of our classes are actually designed around their namesakes and we simply allow our imagination and research to help us pull everything else together.

Just think, if it wasn’t for us, where else could you ask your date Why not take olive me? Can you think of another school that helps you send subliminal messages with a Honey - Don’t Bee Late class? Last Spring, while planting our organic garden, we got the idea to host a Get down & dirty class. Yes, we are a bit crazy but we also have a reputation for fun!

So, the next time you chuckle at our class names, please trust that they were designed with purpose and they might be just what you need to have some fun with your family and friends. We dare you to consider the following events and to scroll through our class schedule for events that we trust will live up to our fine reputation!

 
Team Building

Brochure cover: Discover the Art of Cooking and Entertaining

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