Young Chefs Academy Simi Valley

Young Chefs Academy offers culinary classes, mini-camps, and birthday parties geared toward kids ages 4 and up.

Young Chefs® Academy is a unique culinary experience which offers cooking classes to children in a safe environment that encourages discovery and creativity. Each visit to Young Chefs® Academy is a new experience with fresh monthly themes and exciting new programs. Students sharpen their skills by employing the mantra, "Mise en Place" which, in the cooking world, translates into "Everything in its place."

At Young Chefs® Academy, we take the fear, mystery and the unknown out of cooking. In addition, each class and event incorporates supplemental subject matter which ties into each theme. Our staff of highly qualified teachers, chefs and nutritional experts carry out our mission to provide an interactive learning experience that gives children the opportunity to develop a life-long love for the culinary arts.

Our students come once a week to class. They learn the basics of cooking while having hands on participation in the preparation of real recipes. Each month we have a different theme. Each week within that month we have different recipes. This means the children are always learning about new dishes, ingredient or technique. We have found that children have become more adventurous about food as they learn about the dish and because they made it.

Young chefs will learn basics in:
• kitchen safety
• proper food handling
• food preparation
• cooking and baking techniques
• presentation
• table setting
• manners
• basic cognitive subject matter
• and so much more!

These courses are designed to help young chefs explore cuisines while building upon basic skills.