Chef Eduardo Zavala from Prime Food Caterers prepares for a grill class! Here is a list of our upcoming grill classes. We will be constantlyadding new classes so please check back or sign up to be on oure-mail list and we will notify you when we add new classes. We hold ourclasses both inside and outside weather permitting. Don`t forget our kitchen and patio are available for your own private event.Thank you for your interest! Payment for classes must be made at time of reservation. If you need to cancel you must do so at least 72 hours before the class for a full refund. Thanks for respecting this policy as we have a number of fixed costs for each class. You can always send a friend in your place. . .  Date to be Determined Join us for our annual Riedel Wine Glas Tasting Event. Sean Petrie from Riedel Wine Glass Company will be here to take you thru a four piece tasting set to see why wines taste much better in a Riedel Wine Glass. Sean does a great seminar as we taste four different wines in Riedel glasses and in other wine glasses and you can really taste the difference. We will serve food after the wine tasting and you get to take the four piece Riedel glass set home with you. Cost for this seminar is $99 which includes the 4 piece Riedel tasting set which retails for $129. Here is what Robert Parker says about Riedel Wine Glasses "The finest glasses for both technical and hedonistic purposes are those made by Riedel.The effect of these glasses on fine wine is profound. I cannot emphasize enough what a difference they make". Saturday February 4th 2pm  Sold Out! Join us for a beer and rib class. Learn how to smoke ribs the right way, low and slow and then we will enjoy the ribs with a beer tasting. We will taste four different beers from New Belgium Brewery as we sample the ribs and Brian Stanek from New Belgium will be on hand to discuss the 4 beers we will be serving.  Cost $50 Saturday February 11th 2pm Join us for a Big Green Egg Class. Come and learn what makes the Big Green Egg the world's best grill/smoker. We will show you how to cook a number of items from low and slow to searing a steak at a high temperature.  Cost $40 Thursday February 16th 7pm Join us for another Steak Class featuring Joe Spera from Al's Market. Joe will cut up an entire prime loin to show us where we get the different cuts of steak from. We will then gril them on both charcoal and gas to show you how to grill the perfect steak. Hurry and sign up as this class sells out fast. Cost $60 Friday February 24th 7pm  Sold Out! Join us for another Seafood Class. Since the last one sold out so fast we have scheduled another one. Learn some easy, tasty recipes to grill seafood at your next BBQ. Cost $50 Barbecue Series with Oakton College The following is our spring schedule of classes with Oakton College. You must sign up thru Oakton by contacting them at 847-982-1448. You can sign up for the classes individually or as a series. All classes are held here at The Backyard Barbecue Store in Wilmette. When you fill out there form do not feel like you have to give them any info but name , address and phone number as they do ask for more since it is the same form as signing up for their college classes. Thursday March 22nd 7pm This first class is Grilling 101. We will teach you some basic grilling methods for a variety of meats and side dishes.  Even dessert and a simple pizza recipe. We will go over the basics of grilling and show some great tools that will come in handy for all of your grilling needs. These recipes will encompass both charcoal and gas grills. Thursday April 26th 7pm This second clas will be a Seafood Grill Class. Learn some simple but good recipes to make griling seafood a snap. Some peopple are intimidated by the thought of grilling seafood but we will show you how simple it can be. Menu items will include cedar plank salmon, grilled shrimp, mahi mahi tacos. Thursday May 10 7pm This is the third and final class in our series and it will be a Steak Class. Joe Spera from Al's Meat Market will be here to cut up an entire loin and show us where we get the different cuts of steak from. we will then grill them on both charcoal and gas to show you how to grill the perfect steak. Saturday June 9th 12 noon Chris Marks from Ace of Hearts, makers of The Good One line of smokers will be here for a butt and brisket class. Chris is an eight time American Royal champ and he will teach you how do do butts and brisket the right way,low and slow.  Cost $75 Thursday June 21st 7pm Join us for our 8th Annual Great Lakes Beer Dinner. Enjoy a four course meal paired with four different beers from Great Lakes Brewery in Cleveland.  Cost $50 Friday August 24th 7pm It may be a bit early to post this class but we have a special guest on this day. John Henry himself from John Henry's Food Products makers of some of the world's finest rubs will be here to teach a class. As many of our customers know we have been carrying John Henry's rubs since the day we opened and it has taken us 9 years to get him up here. More details to follow. Upcoming Events not yet Scheduled New Belgium Beer Dinner Kobe Beef vs Prime Beef Cook off We want to thank you all for having a great interest in our grilling classes. They have really been a lot of fun and we will try and schedule a few new ones soon...

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