Young Chefs of Seattle

Young Chefs of Seattle offers Cooking 101 and Ethnic Cuisine for middle and high school aged children. The classes are completely hands-on, and every young chef prepares every recipe while working in groups of 2-3 and rotating through 3 cooking stations per day. Each chef receives a t-shirt, a personalized Chef’s Handbook, and a personalized cookbook, and Ethnic Cuisine includes a field trip to Uwajimaya on the last day.

Programs

• Cooking 101 — middle and high school aged children · Monday through Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm; week-long summer camp
• Ethnic Cuisine — middle and high school aged children · Monday through Friday, 9:00am-3:00pm; week-long summer camp · Chefs must complete Cooking 101 to be qualified to join the Ethnic Cuisine classes.
• Thanksgiving Desserts — Weekend session over the Veterans Day Holiday
• Mother’s Day Brunch — Mid-Winter Break weekend session
• Father’s Day Bar-B-Que — Spring Break weekend session

At a glance

• Ages: 11–18 years old
• General schedule: Camps are Monday through Friday, from 9:00am-3:00pm, and there are occasional weekend camps during the school year. Summer camps have two sessions to choose from: Cooking 101 and Ethnic Cuisine.

About the provider

Young Chefs of Seattle was founded by Monica Hinckley and has been in operation since 2002. The program has camps Monday through Friday from 9:00am-3:00pm, with occasional weekend camps during the school year. Summer camps have two sessions to choose from: Cooking 101 and Ethnic Cuisine, and campers end with a dinner party for parents served by the campers.

Located in the Green Lake neighborhood of Seattle. Ethnic Cuisine includes a field trip to Uwajimaya on the last day. Camps end with a dinner party for parents, served by the campers.

Last updated August 18, 2026.