Summer Cooking Camps for Kids [General]
2014 Jun 24
Algonquin College does two camps for 12-17 year olds. One is cuisine, the other is cake boss. Camps are 1 week each and are sold as a Career Sampler, a chance for kids to get hands on in a college environment, taught by real college instructors. It was a real confidence builder for our kids and they have had an amazing time each year. HIGHLY RECOMMEND!!
2014 Jul 20
Our 10 year old starts camp tomorrow morning at Essence Catering - I am not sure who is more excited, him or me :-) I can't wait to see how the week unfolds for him.
2014 Jul 25
Well I am pretty impressed with the camp this week. My 10 year old loved it every day. Not only did they cook, but they also went to the market several times during the week to shop for veg, they had a visit by a food critic to talk to them about tasting food and writing about it, and the also got to visit a commercial kitchen during lunch time to see how it operates ( shout out to Back Lane Café
).
And today at 2pm was the grand finale - the big buffet of many of the foods they made this week. It was a huge spread put on for the families, where the kids learned all about the catering side of things, plating their food, and in general making it look nice.
An added benefit of the week as well is that the 10 year old is a lot less of a picky eater than he was at the first of the week. Here's hoping that sticks.
And today at 2pm was the grand finale - the big buffet of many of the foods they made this week. It was a huge spread put on for the families, where the kids learned all about the catering side of things, plating their food, and in general making it look nice.
An added benefit of the week as well is that the 10 year old is a lot less of a picky eater than he was at the first of the week. Here's hoping that sticks.
2014 Jul 26
FYI Jason at Essence Catering is now talking about doing another Little Chefs day camp during March break ... I definitely recommend it for aforementioned reasons.
2016 May 16
3 spots left in the Essence Catering Little Chef's camp 1st week of July.
www.essencecatering.ca
I'd be sending one of my kids but we'll be on a canoe trip at that time.
www.essencecatering.ca
I'd be sending one of my kids but we'll be on a canoe trip at that time.
refashionista
Chef Jason Laurin (Essence Catering) is looking at doing a summer cooking camp and has asked any interested families to contact him.
www.essencecatering.ca
Are there any other cooking camps up and running this summer? (Specifically, non-grocery store ones!)