🍕🍷 A Hands-On Pizza Making Experience

Calling all pizza lovers! Get ready for an unforgettable culinary journey through America’s favorite pizza styles and the birthplace of pizza itself. In this exciting hands-on class, you’ll discover the techniques, traditions, and secrets behind four legendary pizzas while creating authentic, restaurant-quality pies from scratch.

Under the guidance of our Pastry Chef Kaitlyn, you’ll learn the fundamentals of artisan pizza making—from mixing and handling dough to selecting the finest ingredients and achieving that perfectly crisp, golden crust. Whether you love thick and hearty or light and blistered, this class has something for every pizza enthusiast!

🍕 On the Menu

🍅 Chicago Deep-Dish Pizza

Create the Windy City’s famous deep-dish masterpiece with a rich, buttery crust layered with mozzarella, savory toppings, and vibrant tomato sauce baked until bubbling and golden.

🍕 Sicilian-Style Pizza

Master this thick, airy square pizza featuring a crispy olive oil crust, fluffy interior, robust tomato sauce, mozzarella, and classic Italian flavors.

🔥 Authentic Neapolitan Pizza

Travel to Naples with this traditional favorite. Learn to hand-stretch delicate dough before topping it with San Marzano tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, basil, prosciutto, arugula, and extra virgin olive oil.

🗽 New York-Style Pizza

Master America’s most iconic slice! Learn to create a thin, hand-tossed crust that’s crisp on the bottom, perfectly chewy inside, and sturdy enough to fold. Top it with a rich tomato sauce, whole milk mozzarella, and classic New York flavors for an authentic pizzeria experience.

🎓 What You’ll Learn

Whether you’re a beginner or an experienced home cook, you’ll leave with the confidence to create incredible artisan pizzas in your own kitchen.

✅ The science behind pizza dough and how hydration affects texture

✅ How to properly mix, knead, ferment, cold-proof, and proof artisan pizza dough

✅ The differences between Chicago Deep-Dish, Sicilian, Neapolitan, and New York-style pizzas

✅ Choosing the best flour for each style of pizza

✅ Professional dough stretching and hand-tossing techniques

✅ How to build strong gluten for chewy, flavorful crusts

✅ Secrets for making authentic pizza sauce from scratch

✅ Cheese selection and layering techniques for perfect melts

✅ How to balance toppings without creating a soggy pizza

✅ Baking techniques using wood fired pizza ovens, baking steels, cast iron, and home ovens

✅ Tips for achieving restaurant-quality results at home

✅ How oven temperature affects crust texture and browning

✅ Professional pizza chef tricks for slicing, serving, and presentation

✅ Creative topping combinations while staying true to each regional style

🍺🍷 Full-Service Bar

Make it a true pizza experience! Our full-service bar will be open throughout class, offering a fantastic selection of craft cocktails, premium wines, ice-cold domestic and imported beers, hard seltzers, and non-alcoholic beverages, all available for purchase.

Pair your artisan pizzas with an Italian pilsner, a bold glass of red wine, a refreshing craft cocktail, or your favorite local beer while you cook, learn, and enjoy a fun evening with friends. Whether you’re celebrating date night or simply enjoying great food, our bar is the perfect complement to your pizza-making experience.

👨‍🍳 Instructor

Chef Kaitlyn

👐 Format

Demonstration & Hands-On

Perfect for couples, friends, families, food lovers, and anyone who has ever dreamed of making authentic artisan pizza from scratch.

Come hungry, leave inspired, and take home the skills to turn your kitchen into your own neighborhood pizzeria! 🍕🔥🍷