All-American Cooking Camp for Kids

The All-American Cooking Camp for Kids offers a range of activities focused on history, culture, ingredients, techniques, and recipes. Participants will also learn about food safety, knife skills, and table etiquette. Kids will have the opportunity to eat for lunch what they prepare and will receive a certificate and a book with all of the recipes and lessons they learned throughout the week.

• Ages: 9–13 years old
• Schedule: July 21-25, 2025, 9am to 12pm daily
• Price: $390 includes the food and materials
• Location: Elim Lutheran Church, 220 Stanley Street, Petaluma, CA 94952

For 20 years, Laurie Zerga, founder of Chef-K, has been providing cooking camps for kids. The instructors are background-checked and food-safe certified. Chef-K is licensed and insured, and some scholarships (full and half) are available.

Last updated November 22, 2025.