FAQ's

Our classes are geared for anyone who is interested in learning to cook, independent of their cooking experience and background. If you’re willing to learn, sign up.

Classes are hands on, and participation during cooking is encouraged. You’ll chop, mince, toss, knead, marinate, stir and serve, depending on what we’re cooking. If you’re the type who likes to sit and watch, you’re more than welcome to do so.

Class sizes vary depending on the night of the week and the menu for the class. Weeknight classes tend to be six to ten people, while weekend classes tend to be ten to twelve people. Private classes can be organized if you’d like with as few as two and as many as 30+ people. Please contact naveen’s cuisine to plan a private event. Private events can be organized any day of the week for lunch or dinner time classes.

I specialize in northern indian cooking. You can expect the food we cook during class to taste like food at an indian family’s home.

Bring a healthy appetite for a great meal, a curiosity to learn about indian food and indian culture, a beverage of your choice to drink during class (including wine, beer or spirits, if you’d like), and a willingness to have a fun-filled evening. Please remember, you need to be of legal drinking age to consume alcohol, and we reserve the right to check your id.

Indian food is very flavorful and uses a wide variety of spices. It is made hot using cayenne and other spicy peppers. For our classes, the spice level is customized to the tolerance level of people attending the classes. The food will be flavorful, not spicy.

Classes are byob and you’re welcome to bring wine, beer, or spirits to classes. We do not charge a corkage fee. You need to be of legal drinking age (21), and we reserve the right to verify your age. Please drink responsibly, especially if you are going to drive home after class. If you’re planning a private event and want to drop off wine or beer before the event, you can do so, and we will chill it for you prior to the event.

People think of indian food as spicy, and customers at wine stores are generally guided towards sweeter wines like riesling, muscadet, pinot gris, etc. Indian food is actually very flavorful, and you can pair any wine with it. Because taste is very personal, our philosophy is simply to bring wine(s) that you like to drink. Personally, we like to drink chilled whites on summer days and heavy reds on cold Chicago winter windy days.

The right way to make a naan is to cook it in a tandoor (indian clay oven). Since we do not have a tandoor in our kitchen, we don’t have the ability to cook naan. There are many other types on indian breads like roti, paratha, puri, or bhatura that are cooked using different techniques on a stove top, and we can teach you to cook these breads. Certain breads go with only certain types of entrée’s, so food pairing is important.

If you have decided on the class you want to attend, please call us, send an e-mail, or stop by the kitchen studio. If space is available, we will reserve a spot for you in class, inform you of payment options, and help you with your class registration. At this time, online registration is not available.

Payment for the class is due at the time of registration. A spot can be reserved for you, but your registration is not confirmed until payment for the class is received. You can mail a check for the class and once the payment is received, a class confirmation message will be sent. Or, you can stop by the kitchen studio, and we can register you while you wait. We accept cash, check, or major credit cards.

In the unlikely event of low enrollment, there is a possibility a class may be canceled. You will have the option to register for another class, or the class dues refunded to you.

Individual: $75
Price includes instruction, all ingredients, recipes and the meal prepared.

5 class package: $300
Five classes for the same person, cannot be combined to be used by multiple people.

Cooking class & knife package
We are proud to partner with shun and wusthof, makers of fine cutlery and offer the following cooking class & knife packages:
Cooking class and shun classic 8-inch chef’s knife – $175 ($240 value)
Cooking class and shun classic 3 pc knife starter set – $275 ($370 value)
(note — taxes will be charged for the price of the knife(s) and are not included in these prices.)

Group rates
If you are interested in a private group class, classes can be scheduled at a time convenient for your group and the class menu can be customized to items you’d like to learn to cook or we can help you decide. Please contact naveen’s cuisine for organizing a private group class. Price depends on the night of the class, number of people attending the class and the final menu.

We understand that sometimes plans need to be changed. If you need to cancel your class registration, please contact us via email, one week prior to your scheduled class to cancel your registration to get a full refund of your class dues. With less than one weeks’ notice, we will reschedule your registration to another class at no charge. Cancellations are not allowed day of class. If you are a “no show” for a class, you forfeit your class payment.

• More than 3 weeks’ notice – No charge
• 3 weeks – 2 weeks’ notice – 25% of deposit reschedule charge
• 2 weeks – 1 weeks’ notice – 50% of deposit reschedule charge
• Less than 1 weeks’ notice – deposit forfeited