Bhikhabhai P.

Overall a great, engaging week of holiday recipes for my 8-year-old with three lessons and plenty of decorating projects, but the pace felt a bit quick at times for a younger beginner. Still, she stayed interested and came away with new basic skills and confidence.

This one-week camp with five 65-minute lessons was nicely paced for our 11-year-old who already knew the basics. Each class included skill demonstrations, tasting, and plenty of chances to create while learning even cutting, prep efficiency, controlling heat, and safe substitutions. I liked that the course notes mention adult supervision for recipes involving heat or cutting, which made us feel comfortable signing up.

Exactly the kind of hands-on, kid-friendly cooking experience we wanted for summer; fun recipes and good practice with food prep and plating.

My 9-year-old had a blast — the hands-on cooking, flavor balancing exercises, and the junior chef challenge were perfect for an intermediate camp.