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Chef It Up & Chef It Up 2 Go offers culinary cooking parties, cooking classes, cooking events, cooking enrichment classes, custom events, troop events, and field trips. At these programs, guests take part in very hands-on cooking where they learn a recipe and then prepare and assemble all food items to the final steps, including mixing, measuring, rolling, and slicing and dicing. Chef It Up 2 Go travel teams bring all of the cooking activities to a host’s location, and if there is no access to an oven, items can be prepared as a no-bake option or taken home with baking instructions.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Chef It Up party places are dedicated cooking party facilities where kids and adults of all ages and abilities can celebrate birthdays, special occasions, or attend classes in a completely nut free and food allergy friendly environment, with only one party hosted at a time. Each location is fully equipped with everything needed for a hands-on culinary experience, and each location is properly trained to provide a safe environment for all friends regarding food allergies. The program is 100% nut free and food allergy friendly, and guests prepare their meals to the final steps while staff take and bake them when needed.
Chef It Up 2 Go mobile teams are described as perfect for schools, camps, and community groups, and the mobile teams provide all the tools and ingredients for a cooking experience at the host’s location. For Chef It Up 2 Go, the host supplies the tables, chairs, and chefs, and Chef It Up 2 Go provides the rest.
At Chef It Up party places, the stated mission is to bring the joy of cooking to kids and adults through fun, hands-on culinary cooking parties, classes, and events, inspiring creativity, teaching essential cooking skills, and promoting healthy eating in an engaging and enthusiastic environment. The program notes that from the beginner chef to the pro, there is something for everyone ages 2 1/2 to 102.
Chef It Up reports that its enthusiastic, professionally trained instructors guide guests through age-appropriate recipes. The program has been making every event a “recipe for success” since 2003 and began from the idea of founder Lisa Tirone. The CEO was named one of the top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs for the State of New Jersey.
Chef It Up is listed as a Top Franchise for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Franchises, has been listed in Entrepreneur’s Start Up magazine as a hot franchise to own, and is listed as Entrepreneur’s 2025 Verified Franchise.
Last updated July 20, 2026.
• Ages: 3–18 years old
Chef It Up party places are dedicated cooking party facilities where kids and adults of all ages and abilities can celebrate birthdays, special occasions, or attend classes in a completely nut free and food allergy friendly environment, with only one party hosted at a time. Each location is fully equipped with everything needed for a hands-on culinary experience, and each location is properly trained to provide a safe environment for all friends regarding food allergies. The program is 100% nut free and food allergy friendly, and guests prepare their meals to the final steps while staff take and bake them when needed.
Chef It Up 2 Go mobile teams are described as perfect for schools, camps, and community groups, and the mobile teams provide all the tools and ingredients for a cooking experience at the host’s location. For Chef It Up 2 Go, the host supplies the tables, chairs, and chefs, and Chef It Up 2 Go provides the rest.
At Chef It Up party places, the stated mission is to bring the joy of cooking to kids and adults through fun, hands-on culinary cooking parties, classes, and events, inspiring creativity, teaching essential cooking skills, and promoting healthy eating in an engaging and enthusiastic environment. The program notes that from the beginner chef to the pro, there is something for everyone ages 2 1/2 to 102.
Chef It Up reports that its enthusiastic, professionally trained instructors guide guests through age-appropriate recipes. The program has been making every event a “recipe for success” since 2003 and began from the idea of founder Lisa Tirone. The CEO was named one of the top 25 Leading Women Entrepreneurs for the State of New Jersey.
Chef It Up is listed as a Top Franchise for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Franchises, has been listed in Entrepreneur’s Start Up magazine as a hot franchise to own, and is listed as Entrepreneur’s 2025 Verified Franchise.
Last updated July 20, 2026.
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