Junior Chef Stars
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Community Center, 1027 Terra Nova Boulevard, Pacifica, CA 94044
About
Junior Chef Stars offers cooking activities for kids and teens through after school enrichment, after school programs, summer camps, camps, birthday parties, private sessions, and private lessons. The program features specific recipes such as waffles, cabbage and sausage with Irish champ, honey garlic parmesan biscuits with Caesar salad, cookies and cream chocolate doughnuts, Indian butter chickpeas with homemade garlic naan, and cheeseburger egg rolls with special sauce. Classes take place in an inviting little kitchen that is described as very clean and friendly.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
Junior Chef Stars describes its mission as “The Premier Cooking School for Kids and Teens.” The leadership team includes JD; Hannah; Brian Casimiro; Damien; Sophia Co.; Marissa; Nicole; Krystal; and Sophia Ca., with multiple team members listed as ServSafe Certified and several also listed as CPR & First Aid Certified. The program states that it introduces students to nutritional and cultural elements of the culinary arts with fun and intuitive lessons, encourages students to explore new worlds of flavor with imaginative and original recipes, and provides students with building blocks for a healthy, independent, and delicious lifestyle. One parent reported that an 11-year-old learned many cooking skills, made a lot of food, received a printed recipe booklet, and appeared in a YouTube video of the class. Another parent shared that a 9th birthday party for twins included handled details from set up to clean up, with location and decorations described as top notch. Parents also described their children enjoying summer camp, after which kids were comfortable cracking eggs, rolling cookie dough, mixing, and talking about what they learned, and one parent noted this was the only camp their child asked to repeat. Another parent of a 7-year-old said their child had been asking for cooking lessons, made a large amount of food from scratch, and brought it home for dinner.
Last updated March 20, 2026.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
Junior Chef Stars describes its mission as “The Premier Cooking School for Kids and Teens.” The leadership team includes JD; Hannah; Brian Casimiro; Damien; Sophia Co.; Marissa; Nicole; Krystal; and Sophia Ca., with multiple team members listed as ServSafe Certified and several also listed as CPR & First Aid Certified. The program states that it introduces students to nutritional and cultural elements of the culinary arts with fun and intuitive lessons, encourages students to explore new worlds of flavor with imaginative and original recipes, and provides students with building blocks for a healthy, independent, and delicious lifestyle. One parent reported that an 11-year-old learned many cooking skills, made a lot of food, received a printed recipe booklet, and appeared in a YouTube video of the class. Another parent shared that a 9th birthday party for twins included handled details from set up to clean up, with location and decorations described as top notch. Parents also described their children enjoying summer camp, after which kids were comfortable cracking eggs, rolling cookie dough, mixing, and talking about what they learned, and one parent noted this was the only camp their child asked to repeat. Another parent of a 7-year-old said their child had been asking for cooking lessons, made a large amount of food from scratch, and brought it home for dinner.
Last updated March 20, 2026.
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