Young Chef Series Ages 12-17: Seattle Hands-On Kids Summer Camp Cooking Classes

	My 15-year-old was up baking until midnight last night so that we had fresh cinnamon rolls when I woke up this morning! What did you DO to him?!? I love it!
—a 2003 Kids' Kitchen parent

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Ages 12-17: Focus on Techniques & Skills

This session is full; please see below to be placed on the wait list.

This five-day session will focus on techniques and skills, from building comfort with the chef's knife to flipping the contents of a sauté pan like a pro, and much more. Includes a field trip to Pike Place Market where we'll learn about the wide variety of foods available, from the fishmonger to the produce stand to the spice market. Each day's learning goals will be accomplished through the group's cooking a communal meal together, with each student spending quality hands-on cooking time.

The schedule below shows the learning focus for each day along with sample menus from previous sessions; please note that the menus for the 2007 sessions are TBD and these menus are merely samples.

Day and Lunch	Techniques and Skills	Special Food Focus
Monday Ratatouille with Coriander-Crusted Snapper	Knife Skills Sauté	Fish and shellfish
Tuesday Homemade Pizzas with homemade mozzerella	Baking	Dairy products including cheeses
Wednesday Soups and Sandwiches on homemade bread	Field Trip to Pike Place Market Soups	Fruit and vegetables
Thursday Grilled Hamburgers, Chicken, and Skirt Steak	Grilling	Meats: cuts, uses, and how to cut
Friday Lunch TBD Parents' Dinner Service: Passed Appetizers (kids' choice) Soup (kids' choice) Pan-Seared Salmon with Pesto Polenta Cake & Grilled Eggplant Towers Dessert TBA	Mise en place Desserts

Where:
CC House, West Seattle. The Young Chef sessions, like all of our cooking classes, are held in a well-equipped home kitchen.

When:
Monday through Friday, July 9 - 13, 2007. Mon-Thu class time is 9 am to 2 pm and includes a full lunch. Friday's class time is 10 am to 6 pm and includes lunch, dinner, and the Parents' Dinner at 5 pm, an opportunity for parents or guests to enjoy a dinner made entirely by the kids.

How Much:
$425 per child for the week (includes kids' participation in Parents' Dinner). Parents' Dinner Friday evening is $25 per adult. Registration is strictly limited to 8 students; this means an 8:1 student:teacher ratio where the instructor is always a Culinary Institute of America graduate and one of our core staff. The Parents' Dinner is limited to students plus 16 guests. Class tuition always includes detailed curriculum and recipe cards, as well as a full lunch.

How to Apply:
This session is full, although we do still have space available in our Asian Cuisines session for this age group. Please email us to be placed on the waiting list.