Young Chef Cooking Series – Session II

Kids:  Young Chef Cooking Series

Designed for young people, aged 11 to 15.
This series of classes is designed for young people who are interested in engaging in a deeper understanding of food mastery.  This  is a five session series with the first four lasting 1 1/2 hours and the last one lasting 2 hours:

Session II:  Introduction to Baking and Pan Frying: 

This session lightly engages the students in foundation skills for baking (proper way to measure, how to crack eggs, not overworking certain doughs) and for pan frying (how to properly heat the pan, adding oil, when to flip, safety). Foods made in this session are muffins and cheese quesadillas.

Student aged 11-15:  $45

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Young Chef Cooking Series – Session I

Kids:  Young Chef Cooking Series

Designed for young people, aged 11 to 15.
This series of classes is designed for young people who are interested in engaging in a deeper understanding of food mastery.  This is a five-session series with the first four lasting 1 1/2 hours and the last one lasting 2 hours:

Session I:  Knife Skills and Food and Kitchen Safety: 

To provide a sound foundation for future lessons, students will learn safe use of a stovetop, basic kitchen conduct, terminology, and knife skills. Foods made in this session will be filled celery, carrot sticks, deviled eggs, and applesauce.

Student aged 11-15:  $45

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Young Chef Cooking Challenge (ages 13-17)

Kids:  Young Chef Cooking Challenge

Designed for young people, aged 13 to 17.
This session is about cooking at a higher level while having fun and feeling comfortable in the kitchen… creating a good meal from random ingredients, the way it was done in days long gone. There was no quick trip to the grocery store for ingredients for that one recipe, meals were prepared based on what was available. 

This is a competition that will be judged by Chef Valerie.  Judging is based on these criteria:  Overall meal plan, Competent kitchen skills, Final Results (taste/cohesive foods). 

Prize is a $25 gift certificate toward a future class and an award certificate.

Participants will be making various dishes for a meal of their own design, and along the way, demonstrating their kitchen skills, like knives, measuring properly and how to select salty, crunchy, sweet, acidic…etc. to enhance flavors.  Valerie guides and assists to ensure the best outcomes and gives tips for skills enhancement.

Each participant will be making an appetizer, a main entrée, and a dessert.  They will need to make 3 of each round, one for judging, and two for themselves and their adult guest (if there is one).

Everyone sits down to dine together on their unique and flavorful meal. One parent/guardian can join the ending dinner for additional $18. Enjoy food, fun, and new friends. A minimum of 3 participants needed to run this session and it only costs $53! Think of that…your teen is getting some great kitchen skills, and interesting and memorable experience, a full hearty and delicious meal.

Student aged 13-17:  $53

Adult attending meal: $18

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Kids’ Foodie Bootcamp

Kids’ Foodie Bootcamp Day long event

Designed for young people, aged 12 to 17.
This daylong is designed for young people who are interested in engaging in a deeper understanding of food mastery.  Skills learned are Food Safety, Basic and Intermediate Culinary Skills, Basic Knife Skills, Kitchen Etiquette, and Self-Esteem.  Don’t pack a lunch, they are making all three meals of the day to enjoy.

Topics covered as the day (and their skills) progress:

  1. Knife Skills and Food and Kitchen Safety: To provide a sound foundation for future lessons, students will learn safe use of a stovetop, basic kitchen conduct, terminology, and knife skills.  They will be making a light breakfast for themselves.
  2. Introduction to Baking and Pan Frying: Lightly engages the students in foundation skills for baking (proper way to measure, how to crack eggs, not overworking certain doughs) and for pan frying (how to properly heat the pan, adding oil, when to flip, safety).
  3. Food Safety and Pastry: Students learn to avoid contamination of foodborne illness. Additionally, they learn more delicate baking methods.  They will be making their lunch.
  4. More advanced Knife Skills and Fruit/Vegetables: Peeling potatoes and cubing them, peeling apples and slicing them are part of this session. As is making a basic vinaigrette.
  5. Young Chef Skills Demonstration: Students will be planning and making a full meal that demonstrates their progressive learning throughout the day. One adult per student has the option to join the class ($18 for this ticket) at the end and dinner is served!

Use the Book Now button below to book this daylong bootcamp that is from 9:30 am to 4:30 pm, with any participating adults arriving for the end of the day meal prepared by their young chefs at 4:00 pm. 

Students aged 12-17: $220

Adult attending day’s end meal: $18

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Kid’s Young Chef Series ages 11-15

Kids:  Young Chef Cooking Series

Designed for young people, aged 11 to 15.
This series of classes is designed for young people who are interested in engaging in a deeper understanding of food mastery.  Skills learned are Food Safety, Basic Culinary Skills, Basic Knife Skills, Kitchen Etiquette, and Self-Esteem.  Students do not need to register for all the classes at the same time.  But they must complete them in order of the series.   Each session 1 through 4 is $45, session 5 is $60 – 

Sessions cover:

  1. Knife Skills and Food and Kitchen Safety: To provide a sound foundation for future lessons, students will learn safe use of a stovetop, basic kitchen conduct, terminology, and knife skills.
  2. Introduction to Baking and Pan Frying: This session lightly engages the students in foundation skills for baking (proper way to measure, how to crack eggs, not overworking certain doughs) and for pan frying (how to properly heat the pan, adding oil, when to flip, safety).
  3. Food Safety and Pastry: Students will learn to avoid contamination of foodborne illness. Additionally, they will learn more delicate baking methods.
  4. More advanced Knife Skills and Fruit/Vegetables: Peeling potatoes and cubing them, peeling apples and slicing them are part of this session. As is making a basic vinaigrette.
  5. Young Chef Skills Demonstration: In this fifth and final session. Students will be planning and making a full meal that demonstrates their progressive learning over the previous 4 young chef sessions. One adult per student has the option to join the class ($18 for this ticket) at the end and dinner is served!

 Go back to the Kid’s Cooking Class main page to select specific courses as listed above.

Book Session 1:

Kids aged 11-15: Session 1- $45

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Kid’s Classes

In each box below, click on the name of the class you are interested in to see it’s description and schedule.  Remember you can request a class to be scheduled that suits your calendar.  Use the Select by Category box to jump around by various topics.

Kid's Foodie Bootcamp

Kid’s Foodie Bootcamp (ages 11- 15)

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Youngest Chef Series - Ages 6 to 10

Youngest Chef (ages 6-10) Session 1

Youngest Chef (ages 6-10) Session 2

Youngest Chef (ages 6-10) Session 3

Youngest Chef (ages 6-10) Session 4

Youngest Chef (ages 6-10) Session 5

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Young Chef Series - Ages 11 to 15

Young Chef (11-15) Session 1

Young Chef (11-15) Session 2

Young Chef (11-15) Session 3

Young Chef (11-15) Session 4

Young Chef (11-15) Session 5

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Junior Chefs

Youths aged 9-15 who have some kitchen skills already

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Young Chef Cook-off Challenge - Ages 12-17

Young Chef’s Cook-off Challenge

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