Taste Buds Kitchen, a chain of shops that offer cooking classes, parties, and corporate events for ages 2-and-up, is planning to open a franchise in Wellesley’s Linden Square.

The business would fill the space at 161 Linden St., which has been home to everything from a bank to a safe maker to a tie-dye apparel outfit. It’s next door to Beacon Hill Athletic Clubs.

Taste Buds has nearly 20 locations open or opening across the country, including in Beverly and North Andover, Mass.

Taste Buds announced on social media almost a year ago that a Wellesley franchise had been awarded and that the kitchen would be “coming soon.” Well, it wasn’t really soon, but the business is now seeking signage approval, so that’s a good sign…