What's Included

Getting Big Chefs and Little Chefs to get cooking together! Learn “kid approved” recipes proven to bring balanced nutrition to dishes Little Chefs will want to both make and eat.

  • Four ‘little chef’ cooking classes with big chefs as supervisors making kid-approved recipes that teach skills and sneak in healthy foods

  • Spark interest and enthusiasm to trying a variety of nutritious ingredients

  • Build foundational skills for basic food preparation, cooking techniques, and kitchen safety (yes, we cover safe knife skills!)

  • Learn skills that are not taught in school anymore

  • Taught by Chef Jeremy, who has taught hundreds of kids cooking classes in person and virtually. Kids love him!

Course curriculum

    1. Meet Chef Jeremy!

    2. What's on the menu? (Syllabus + FAQs)

    3. Join the Community

    1. Recipe + Toolkit

    2. Station Setup + Knife Skills + Cutting Celery, Zucchini, Bell Pepper

    3. Cutting Cucumber, Carrot, Broccoli

    4. Home Made Ranch Dressing + Hummus + Strawberry Vinaigrette

    1. Recipe + Toolkit

    2. Prep + Poaching + Grilling

    3. Assemble + Cook + Cut + Plate

    1. Recipe + Toolkit

    2. Cook Pasta + Prepare and Cook Meatball

    3. Complete + Plate + Garnish

    1. Recipe + Toolkit

    2. Introduce Ingredients + Make Sauce

    3. Prepare Toppings

    4. Assemble + Bake + Cut

    1. Quiz

    2. Survey - Complete to Get Completion Certificate + Bonus Recipe

    3. BONUS RECIPE - Chicken Noodle Soup

About this course

  • 1.5 hours of video content

Instructor

Director of Culinary Education Jeremy Reinicke

Chef Jeremy takes a “back to basics” approach to cooking whole fresh foods. He passionately believes whatever you eat should taste delicious, and that preparing food should be fun and relaxing. He wants to take your culinary skills to the next level and improve your health while doing it. As a classically trained chef, Jeremy knows the art of cooking but likes to keep things simple and loves to teach and celebrate his students’ successes. Chef Jeremy has a broad food background, from Chef Instructor at Le Cordon Bleu to Restaurant Manager to Culinary Education Manager for the largest healthcare provider in Minnesota. In his early days, he worked at Tim McKee’s Solera in Minneapolis and Robert Mondavi and Julia Child’s “COPIA” in Napa Valley. Chef Jeremy’s students love his sense of humor and engaging teaching style, and he definitely has a fan club. If you take a cooking class, you will be sure to find out what his kitchen pet peeves are. When not in the kitchen, Jeremy loves being by the water. His favorite spot is at his cabin in Wisconsin or taking his boat out on the local lakes. And, of course, he loves checking out the cuisine at any restaurant.

FAQ

  • What age do you recommend participants be? What experience level?

    Kids in the Kitchen is designed to engage eaters 6 years and up. However, we would never stifle interested “little chefs” that are younger than that. They will just need more assistance from the “big chefs” in their lives. Chef Jeremy focuses on teaching safety in the kitchen and simplifying cooking techniques to make this course valuable to all. Even the most experienced home cook may pick up a thing or two.

  • What equipment do I need?

    While you don’t need to cook along with the program, doing so will add to your learning and adds to the fun! Attached to each session video is a toolkit, this has a list of all food and equipment needed for that session.

  • I have a food allergy/sensitivity and/or follow a specific diet. Will I be able to participate?

    Yes! All of the recipes included in this program have options to be modified to fit a Dairy-free, Gluten-free, and/or Low-FODMAP eating style. Plus, you’ll find many excellent vegetarian, pescatarian, and vegan options on the recommended food lists. So, if you don’t like, or can’t eat an ingredient, you can swap it out for something that works for you. You’re in control.

  • How long does it take to complete this program?

    Panning the Globe and Kids in the Kitchen are self-paced series, and can be completed at whatever pace feels right for you.