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Young Chefs Academy offers cooking classes, kids parties, culinary camps, workshops, field trips, group events, and adults classes. The program takes place in a welcoming environment that encourages discovery and creativity and provides a “real” kitchen setting so that students can take what they learn to their own homes.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
Young Chefs Academy was established in 2003 by Founder and CEO Julie Burleson and has been operating for twenty years. Its mission is to make a positive lasting impact on children and families through teaching the joy and value of cooking in a welcoming environment that encourages discovery and creativity. The program is described as a leader in teaching kids the joy and value of culinary arts for twenty years, offers a structured weekly program for cooking classes, and features seasonal cooking experiences that deliver an immersive culinary adventure. It is trusted by thousands of families to teach children positive and healthy activities and provides a “real” kitchen setting so that students can take what they learn to their own homes.
Young Chefs Academy has been showcased across some of the largest networks promoting healthy activities for kids and families. It has been rated 4.7 on Google based on 1,359 reviews and 4.9 on Google based on 9,201 reviews. Parent feedback includes comments such as “Excellent,” “My daughters loved their experience so much, they asked me to do it again,” and “The teachers are great, environment is welcoming and clean. You can learn a lot here, definitely recommend.” Other parents note that staff are professional and friendly to kids, that instructions are easy and direct for children to follow, that kids get to work with the food they cook and then eat it, and that it is “totally good for group event or just go there for cooking class.” Additional comments describe it as a “great experience for kids to learn how to cook, the chefs are so nice,” and mention that birthday parties there are always fun.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
• Ages: 5–17 years old
Young Chefs Academy was established in 2003 by Founder and CEO Julie Burleson and has been operating for twenty years. Its mission is to make a positive lasting impact on children and families through teaching the joy and value of cooking in a welcoming environment that encourages discovery and creativity. The program is described as a leader in teaching kids the joy and value of culinary arts for twenty years, offers a structured weekly program for cooking classes, and features seasonal cooking experiences that deliver an immersive culinary adventure. It is trusted by thousands of families to teach children positive and healthy activities and provides a “real” kitchen setting so that students can take what they learn to their own homes.
Young Chefs Academy has been showcased across some of the largest networks promoting healthy activities for kids and families. It has been rated 4.7 on Google based on 1,359 reviews and 4.9 on Google based on 9,201 reviews. Parent feedback includes comments such as “Excellent,” “My daughters loved their experience so much, they asked me to do it again,” and “The teachers are great, environment is welcoming and clean. You can learn a lot here, definitely recommend.” Other parents note that staff are professional and friendly to kids, that instructions are easy and direct for children to follow, that kids get to work with the food they cook and then eat it, and that it is “totally good for group event or just go there for cooking class.” Additional comments describe it as a “great experience for kids to learn how to cook, the chefs are so nice,” and mention that birthday parties there are always fun.
Last updated May 14, 2026.
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