Design your own class, or choose from one of our tried-and-tested favorites!
Private Sessions
Get some one on one time with the CMC! We offer private versions of our regular class offerings, as well as customized private classes that allow you to hone in on the things you want to learn most. Planning a birthday party, bachelor/ette party, holiday party, staff party, or corporate team building event? Private classes can be tailored to the occasion, from intimate, hands-on butchery experiences to sausage making for a big group, we offer something for everyone.
Below, we’ve laid a few of our most popular private class formats, including a price estimate. Start from there, or reach out to us with a brand new idea, and we’ll do our best to make it happen. Fill out the “contact” form below to get the conversation started!
Sessions can take place in your own home if you have the space, or in our private studio located on the Near West Side of Chicago.
Whole Hog Butchery
Up to 6 people
3-4 hours
Starts at: $950
What you get:
Half a hog from a local farm. Hands-on instruction, ~20 pounds cuts to take home per person, guide to cuts with cooking suggestions, snacks and drinks. ~3-4 hrs.
Sausage Making
Up to 6 people
2-3 hours
Starts at: $550
What you get:
Hands-on instruction, ~2 pounds hand-made sausage/person, resources to make sausage at home, snacks and drinks. ~2-3 hrs.
Basic Chicken Butchery
Up to 6 people
2-3 hours
Starts at: $400 + $18 per whole, locally raised chicken
What you get:
Hands-on instruction, 1 whole locally raised chicken per person, cut by you! Demonstration of stock making and a pint of homemade stock, cooking suggestions, snacks and drinks. ~2-3 hrs.