Young Chefs Academy Cooking Classes and Camps

Columbus, IN

mapColumbus, IN

About

Young Chefs Academy Cooking Classes and Camps offers cooking classes, culinary camps, workshops, field trips, group events, kids parties, and adults classes. The program takes place in a welcoming environment that encourages discovery and creativity and uses a real kitchen setting so that students can take what they learn to their own homes.

• Ages: 5–17 years old

Young Chefs Academy Cooking Classes and Camps follows a structured weekly program for cooking classes and also offers seasonal cooking experiences that deliver an immersive culinary adventure. Young Chefs Academy was established in 2003, and Founder and CEO Julie Burleson established Young Chefs Academy in 2003. The program states its mission as making 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. Young Chefs Academy is described as a leader in teaching kids the joy and value of culinary arts for twenty years and is trusted by thousands of families to teach children positive and healthy activities. Over the years, Young Chefs Academy franchisees have been showcased across some of the largest networks promoting healthy activities for kids and families. The program 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” from Katrina Lincoln, and “My daughters loved their experience so much, they asked me to do it again” from Karla Martinez, with Trustindex verifying that the original source of these reviews is Google. Another parent, Emi (黄稼莉), said, “The teachers are great, environment is welcoming and clean. You can learn a lot here, definitely recommend,” also verified by Trustindex from Google. Queenie LaNY described a field trip experience, noting that staff were professional and friendly, gave easy and direct instructions, and that kids prepared and ate the food they cooked, calling it “so much fun” and “totally good for group event or just go there for cooking class,” with Trustindex verifying the review source as Google. Additional reviews include “Great experience for kids to learn how to cook, the chefs are so nice” from Joseph Corrao and “My kids used to love this place. Too bad they’re too old now. Birthday parties here are always fun” from Alicja Andruszkiewicz, both also verified by Trustindex as originally from Google.

Last updated May 14, 2026.

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