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"People in this economy are not going out to eat as much, and they are done with fast food," Maish said. "After coming to a class, they can get in their kitchen, sip a glass of wine, attack one of my recipes -- and in a half-hour they can have the same quality meal as if they came into the bistro."
Across the Chicago area, home-cooked meals are becoming more of a necessity as families like Todd's struggle to pay the bills. But the home cooks and professional chefs alike say that necessity can come with a touch of class.
