Way Cool Cooking School
Way Cool Cooking School, 16544 W 78th St, Eden Prairie, MN 55347
About
Way Cool Cooking School offers summer cooking camp, cooking classes, kids' birthday parties, troops and cooking field trips, and a restaurant camp. The program also hosts cake decorating classes, Moroccan recipe nights, and a chopped challenge with apps included. In addition, it offers corporate parties and team building events, as well as adult parties.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm, with events offered seven days a week; corporate team building events are 2.5 hours
• Price: Corporate parties and team building events from $530; staff compensation starting at $15.00–$20.00 per hour, based on experience
Way Cool Cooking School states that it specializes in fun cooking events for all ages, including celebrating birthdays, company parties, and cooking classes. It states that it has been bringing families, friends, and companies together in the kitchen through delicious and interactive food experiences and teaching lifelong skills in the kitchen since 2004. The program describes its kitchen as a safe, organized, and upbeat environment and notes that it offers a fun, creative work environment in a dynamic, fast-paced creative setting.
Staff experience in culinary arts, cooking or baking instruction, camps, or working with children is preferred, along with an understanding of basic food safety and sanitation, with Food Handler or Manager certification preferred. Familiarity with basic computer systems such as POS, email, and Microsoft Office is also preferred.
According to parent and participant testimonials, kids' birthday parties at Way Cool Cooking School are described as engaging for the children and easy for parents, with kids completely engaged in cooking projects and parties described as less chaotic than most birthday party arenas. Multiple parents report that their children “had a blast,” including at restaurant camp and cake decorating class, and some children asked to return for more classes. One parent notes that there is a huge assortment of party themes to choose from and that staff decorate according to the chosen theme, provide a themed cake, candles, and themed paper products, and handle party details. Adult participants describe chefs as knowledgeable and helpful, mention that some events allow guests to bring their own beverages, and report that experiences such as Moroccan recipe night and the chopped challenge with apps included were memorable for groups of friends and teams. Several corporate groups describe their team building events there as the best they have attended and praise the opportunity to cook and share a meal together.
Last updated February 22, 2026.
• Ages: 5–18 years old
• Schedule: Office hours Monday–Friday, 9am–5pm, with events offered seven days a week; corporate team building events are 2.5 hours
• Price: Corporate parties and team building events from $530; staff compensation starting at $15.00–$20.00 per hour, based on experience
Way Cool Cooking School states that it specializes in fun cooking events for all ages, including celebrating birthdays, company parties, and cooking classes. It states that it has been bringing families, friends, and companies together in the kitchen through delicious and interactive food experiences and teaching lifelong skills in the kitchen since 2004. The program describes its kitchen as a safe, organized, and upbeat environment and notes that it offers a fun, creative work environment in a dynamic, fast-paced creative setting.
Staff experience in culinary arts, cooking or baking instruction, camps, or working with children is preferred, along with an understanding of basic food safety and sanitation, with Food Handler or Manager certification preferred. Familiarity with basic computer systems such as POS, email, and Microsoft Office is also preferred.
According to parent and participant testimonials, kids' birthday parties at Way Cool Cooking School are described as engaging for the children and easy for parents, with kids completely engaged in cooking projects and parties described as less chaotic than most birthday party arenas. Multiple parents report that their children “had a blast,” including at restaurant camp and cake decorating class, and some children asked to return for more classes. One parent notes that there is a huge assortment of party themes to choose from and that staff decorate according to the chosen theme, provide a themed cake, candles, and themed paper products, and handle party details. Adult participants describe chefs as knowledgeable and helpful, mention that some events allow guests to bring their own beverages, and report that experiences such as Moroccan recipe night and the chopped challenge with apps included were memorable for groups of friends and teams. Several corporate groups describe their team building events there as the best they have attended and praise the opportunity to cook and share a meal together.
Last updated February 22, 2026.
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