Kids in the Kitchen – Dinner is Served

This 5-day camp is designed for kids, ages 8 to 12!

MONDAY, August 22nd To FRIDAY, August 26th
FROM 10:00AM – 12:00PM Each Day

Ever want to make your family dinner? Like really make dinner on your own? Join Chef Drew Flanders for this 5-day hands on camp where you’ll practice all kinds of kitchen skills while you prepare 5-days of dinner. Each day will present a new menu, along with the opportunity to set a table. You’ll learn made-from-scratch recipes and how to use some grocery store items to streamline the cooking process.

Monday –  Fiesta Night
Chicken Fajitas with fresh Tomato Salsa and Guacamole

Tuesday – Pizza Party!
Pizza and Green Salad with Homemade Italian Dressing

Wednesday – Breakfast for Dinner!
Buttermilk Pancakes, Scrambled Eggs and Bacon

Thursday – Winner Winner Chicken Dinner
Roasted Chicken with Mashed Potatoes & Gravy, Green Salad with Homemade Ranch Dressing

Friday – Burger Night
Smashed Burgers with a secret sauce, Sweet Potato Oven Fries and Watermelon

All classes are taught by a Culinary Professional, with 2 adult assistants
No prior experience is required, just an interest to learn.
For safety reason, please tie long hair back and wear closed toed shoes.
We are following current King County Covid protocols.

Neapolitan Pizza and Wine Pairing

Authentic flavors from Naples Italy are possible at home using these approaches taught by Chef and Sommelier Bonnie Rae. In this hands-on class, Chef Bonnie will take you step-by-step through the process of dough making for maximum flavor development, learning the surprising impact that proper hand “stretching” has on the final product.

Classic Neapolitan flavors depend on the perfect sauce, which Chef Bonnie will share her recipes along with topping selections and combinations.  However, learning the process of baking the pizza to get the proper crust in your home oven along with techniques of grilled pizza base will demystify pizza making at home with these amazingly flavorful and beautifully blistered pizzas.

Oh, of course Chef Bonnie will put on her Sommelier hat and share two Italian wines that pair well with your freshly hand-made pizzas of:

White Sauce with Prosciutto, Lemon, Arugula and Olive Oil

Basil, Garlic Infused Tomato Sauce with Braised Fennel, Italian Sausage, Guanciale and Provolone

Heavy Cream with Mixed Wild Mushrooms, Fontina and Taleggio Cheese

Basil, Garlic Infused Tomato Sauce with Pepperoni, Coppa, Mama Lil’s, Basil and Parmesan

Wines:

Cantele Chardonnay Salento
Poliziano Rosso Di Montepulciano

Cook It In Cast Iron – Deep Dish Chicago Pizza

Growing up in Chicago, Chef Jennifer Tarantino Reyes like anyone else grew up loving Chicago-style pizza! With it’s deep dish gooeyness, buttery crust, and layer of seasoned sausage, no other pizza can quite compare!  Learning all the secrets from the famous UNO’s Pizzeria, Chef Jennifer will walk you through all the steps to make this classic pizza at home! Come spend the evening with us to learn how to turn your kitchen into a Chicago Pizzeria!

Menu:

Deep Dish Chicago Style Sausage Pizza (Vegetarian available by request)

Classic Pizzeria Caesar Salad with Housemade Dressing and Oven Toasted Herbed Croutons

A pizzeria staple on everytable is Giardinera, Jennifer will demo the pickling for you to enjoy!

Served with cold beer or wine

The Pizza Workshop

Everyone loves pizza and some of the best can be made at home. Stretch some pizza dough and your imagination as Italian Expert, Iole Aguero Limonciello, guides you through each step of making amazing pizzas, starting with an easy but authentic pizza dough you’ll make yourself.  In this hands-on class you will learn how to shape your dough into a round, the best material to cook your pizza on and the ideal temperature to get a puffy, golden crust and melted cheese on top. You will not only take away the know how to recreate these tasty pies, but the dough and recipes, too.

Pizza Margherita with Sugar Plum Tomatoes and Fresh Mozzarella

Classic Pepperoni

Roasted Mixed Vegetables, Kalamata Olives, Artichokes, Mama Lil’s and Goat Cheese 

Brie Cheese, Apple and Arugula

The Pizza Workshop

Everyone loves pizza and some of the best can be made at home. Stretch some pizza dough and your imagination as Italian Expert Iole Aguero guides you through each step of making amazing pizzas starting with an easy but authentic pizza dough you’ll make yourself.  In this hands-on class you will learn how to shape your dough into a round, the best material to cook your pizza on and the ideal temperature to get a puffy, golden crust and melted cheese on top. You will not only take away the know how to recreate these tasty pies, but the dough and recipes too.  You’ll start by making a Rosemary Focaccia then four different pizzas;

Pizza Margarita, 

Classic Pepperoni,

Vegetable and Goat Cheese, and a

Fontina, Prosciutto and Arugula.

All the while learning the art of making the perfect pizza dough.

Class include small bites to start and a salad with the pizza.