Inspiring KID experiences
A Global Culinary Experience for Curious Kids & Teens
Ages 9–16 | Weekly Series | Sherman Oaks Galleria Campus
Youth Culinary Passport is a month-long, immersive program that uses the kitchen as a gateway to exploring the world.
This is not a traditional kids’ cooking class — and it’s not a party. It’s a thoughtfully designed educational experience where food becomes a lens for culture, geography, history, science, creativity, and connection.
Each month, students explore a single country or geographic region in depth. They cook every week, build complete dishes from start to finish, and develop real kitchen confidence — while also learning how food reflects the people, places, and stories behind it.
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Explore the World With Us!
Two Age Groups, One Shared Vision
We offer two parallel groups, each following the same monthly destination with age-appropriate pacing, depth, and expectations:
Group A: Ages 9–12
Group B: Ages 13–16
Both groups experience the same cultural focus each month, but instruction is tailored to meet students where they are developmentally — allowing younger students to build confidence and curiosity, while older students dive deeper into technique, reasoning, and independence.
Separate booking links are available for each group.
Who This Is For
Youth Culinary Passport is ideal for kids and teens who:
Enjoy hands-on learning
Are curious about the world
Like to understand how things work
Want to build real-life skills
Thrive in thoughtful, engaging environments
No prior cooking experience is required.
What Makes Youth Culinary Passport Different
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Instead of teaching isolated recipes, we teach through geographic and cultural immersion. Each month centers on a specific country or region, exploring how history, climate, trade, agriculture, and tradition shape what people eat and how they cook.
Students don’t just ask how to make something — they ask why it exists.
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Each session is designed to engage multiple senses and learning styles:
Music from the featured region plays throughout class, creating atmosphere and emotional connection
Visuals on a display screen provide cultural context when appropriate — including maps, regional imagery, ingredients, tools, and historical references
The kitchen becomes a living classroom, where what students see, hear, and do reinforces what they’re learning.
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Students cook every week and build complete dishes independently. Along the way, they naturally develop:
Knife skills and kitchen safety
Organization and time management
Teamwork and communication
Confidence working with tools, heat, and ingredients
These skills are not rushed or superficial — they are reinforced through repetition and application across the month.
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An essential part of this program is helping students build a confident, honest relationship with taste.
Students are encouraged to:
Try new foods openly
Express what they enjoy — and what they don’t
Understand that taste evolves with experience
Learn how flavors can be adapted rather than rejected
Loving a dish is celebrated. Questioning a dish is equally valuable. Both are part of developing discernment, confidence, and curiosity.
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Each Youth Culinary Passport experience runs as a four-week series:
Weeks 1–3:
Progressive exploration of the featured country through hands-on cooking, cultural context, technique development, and discussion.Week 4 – Culmination Experience:
Students synthesize what they’ve learned into elevated dishes and presentations.
The final portion of class includes a family tasting experience, where students share their work and talk about what they’ve learned.
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To celebrate consistency and growth:
Students earn a sticker for each week attended
Completing all four weeks earns a monthly incentive
Multi-month participants receive a Youth Culinary Passport Book
Long-term participation unlocks milestone rewards, including a major recognition for completing 12 months
This program is designed to feel like a journey — not a one-off class.
Ready to Join?
Enrollment opens monthly, with limited class sizes to ensure a high-quality experience.
What Parents Say
“My little brother is still ecstatic and is telling everyone about the classes. This was quite an experience. Please tell Marc that my parents extend their gratitude and wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!”
Ed B., brother of participant
“I loved that it wasn’t about forcing kids to like everything. They were encouraged to try, think, and talk about what they tasted. My daughter gained so much confidence — not just in the kitchen, but in expressing herself.”
Soichi H., father of participant
