Services
Private Dining
Bell House brings restaurant-quality cuisine & professional service to your home or office.
Take the stress & pressure out of hosting and provide your guests an exceptional dining experience. Whether you want to dazzle your friends with a coursed dinner, offer important clients an elegant breakfast, or lay out some high-level snacks for a big game, we can meet your need and exceed your expectation. Serving groups up to 12 for seated dining and larger groups for hors-d’oeuvre and beverage service.
We offer a variety of signature menus & dishes and also work closely with clients to develop custom menus suited to your exact desires. We pride ourselves on versatility and quiet, confident operations.
To further engage and entertain your guests, we offer group classes as a prelude to your dinner and even live music programming.
Contact us to discuss the possibilities for your next event.
Instruction
Everyone has to eat, which means someone has to cook… and for most of us, a big share of that cooking will take place in our homes. The quality of our knowledge & ability in the kitchen will have major impacts on our health & wellness, household budgets, and even our family life & relationships.
At Bell House, we believe that developing foundational skills & intuition for home cookery can have life-changing benefits. Whether you are an absolute beginner or an advanced cook seeking to expand your repertoire of techniques, our wide range of instructional programming is aimed at empowering you to access those benefits and enjoy yourself in the process— from single-session group classes focused on specific ingredients, to highly individualized programs of private lessons tailored to your unique goals as a cook.
Contact us today to schedule a class or free consultation for private lessons.
MEET THE CHEF
Michael “Mickey” Knutson
Founder, Chef de Cuisine
Michael ‘Mickey’ Knutson is a 17-year Chicago culinary veteran and creative professional with a wealth of knowledge & experience in high-level cuisine, service, and leadership. His career turns have ranged from intimate, chef-driven kitchens to expansive catering & events operations; high-volume American bistro and barbecue to upscale seafood and steakhouse brigades. He has a particular loving interest in the traditional foodways of the American South and Northwestern Europe. Mickey lives in Rogers Park with his wife Laura and their three daughters.