Cooking Class: Make Sushi With Chef Janet

Ready to level up your Meatless Mondays? This beginner-friendly sushi class has you covered.


You’ll learn all the essentials with Chef Janet, from prepping ingredients and practicing simple knife skills to rolling sushi step by step. On the menu? Two creative plant-based rolls: a smoked “salmon” roll made with lentil-based tofu and fresh veggies, plus a spicy dragon roll with carrot “tuna,” cucumber and avocado. To round things out, you’ll also whip up a light, refreshing seaweed salad on the side. Book your spot and roll into something new!


What’s Included 

  • A fun, hands-on cooking class led by Chef Janet
  • An authentic sushi-making experience hosted at a local public venue in Chicago (venue varies by date)
  • All fresh ingredients and professional cooking tools provided
  • Expert techniques, tips and chef insights you can use long after class
  • A complete meal you’ll cook and enjoy yourself

What to Expect

  • Step-by-step guidance from Chef Janet, who makes every technique approachable
  • A welcoming, beginner-friendly sushi-making class in Chicago with zero pressure on skill level
  • Plenty of tasting, laughter and learning as you grow your kitchen confidence


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Smoked “Salmon” Roll

With lentil-based tofu salmon and seasonal vegetables


Spicy Dragon Roll

With carrot spicy “tuna,” cucumber and avocado


Cooking classes on Classpop! are designed to be fun, social events. Feel free to purchase wine or beer at the venue to enjoy during the class.

Most dietary restrictions can be accommodated if noted prior to the event. Please mention this in the message field when you submit your booking request as adjustments to recipes cannot be made during class.

  • Minimum Guests 4
  • Maximum Guests 25
  • Event Duration 2 hours
  • Activity Level
    Activity Level
  • Restrictions Must be 21 years of age or older to attend.
  • LabelsSushi Making, Vegetarian, Vegan, Asian, Japanese

Reviews Guests Left For Other Experiences

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Marissa

27 May 2026

We had a great time at the class! Venue was great and Chef Janet was a lot of fun.

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David

26 May 2026

Fun time, well organized, learned something new

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Sarah

22 May 2026

Chef Janet was so informative. The class was amazing!

$99 $ 64.99 Per person

all-inclusive: 2-hour class, meal and taxes.


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Event location: 215 N. Laflin Street, Chicago, IL 60607, Chicago, IL, 60607

Venue Type: whiskey Distillery

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Meet your chef

Chef Janet
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Chef Janet has been cooking for as long as she can remember and she loves sharing that joy with others. Her passion is helping people feel confident, creative and at ease in the kitchen. After attending culinary school in the 1980s, Chef Janet deepened her culinary journey while living in Taiwan and Hong Kong, where she also began her career as a high school teacher. For decades, she’s been teaching a wide range of cooking classes, on and off, always with the same goal: to empower others through food. Nothing makes her happier than seeing the spark of joy and pride when someone masters a new skill.

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