June 22 - July 2

Time: 8:30 AM - 1 PM

Price: $607 ($13.49/hr)

In our Top Chef: Beaver Edition course, young chefs in grades 3-8 will experience a hands-on culinary journey where they’ll learn essential cooking skills, explore creativity, and gain confidence in the kitchen. 
With personalized instruction and demonstrations, participants will prepare various delicious and nutritious meals and snacks while embracing their inner chef.Our classes emphasize kitchen safety, clean workspaces, and the nutritional value of food. Cooking helps children develop critical thinking, problem-solving, creativity, and skills in counting,  measuring, sequencing, and following directions. With friendly  cooking challenges inspired by  "Top Chef" and a fun OSU  twist, participants develop  confidence and independence  that stretch far beyond the  kitchen, guided by a growth  mindset and supportive instruction.

July 6 - July 17

Time: 8:30 AM - 1 PM

Price: $607 ($13.49/hr)

Get your green thumb ready! – In this session chefs will be cooking herb centered recipes while growing their very own herb garden. Chefs will be learning about the farm to chef relationship, and what it means to eat seasonally. In addition, chefs will learn about cooking safety, cooking strategies, science, math, and community building. We intentionally choose our recipes to provide nutritious, creative, and colorful meals. We learn and accommodate all different dietary needs. The goal of this session is for chefs to understand how our food grows while becoming well versed in the knowledge, abilities, and confidence to cook!

July 20 - July 31

Time: 8:30 AM - 1 PM

Price: $607 ($13.49/hr)

Food is fuel! –Chefs will train for a 5k while learning what foods will help us recover and fuel us. The themes we will cover in this session include digestion and microbes, energy, vitamins and minerals, balance, hydration, the timing of food, and food as medicine. In addition to these themes, chefs will learn about other cultures, science, math, community building, and other cooking-related topics.We intentionally choose our recipes to provide nutritious, creative, and colorful meals. We learn and accommodate all different dietary needs. This session aims to learn about food's role in the recovery process and the fueling process while simultaneously training for a 5k."In France, cooking is a serious art form and a national sport." – Julia Child

August 3 - August 14

Time: 8:30 AM - 1 PM

Price: $607 ($13.49/hr)

Einstein who? – In this session, chefs will learn about science in the kitchen. It will be full of color changes, state changes, critical thinking, discoveries, and delicious food. We will dive into topics including, emulsification, acids and bases, microbes, etc. In addition, chefs will learn about cooking safety, cooking strategies, science, math, and community building. We intentionally choose our recipes to provide nutritious, creative, and colorful meals. We learn and accommodate all different dietary needs. The goal of this session is to gain knowledge on the connection between science and the kitchen while gaining abilities and confidence to cook. 

August 17 - August 28

Time: 8:30 AM - 1 PM

Price: $607 ($13.49/hr)

Calling all explorers! – Chefs will indulge in foods from all across the Northern globe. These chefs won’t just be eating exquisite dishes from around the world. We will also dive into the cultures that come with the foods. Chefs will be dipping into themes, including languages, climate/geography, and current events. In addition, chefs will learn about cooking safety, cooking strategies, science, math, and community building. We intentionally choose our recipes to provide nutritious, creative, and colorful meals. We learn and accommodate all different dietary needs. The goal of this session is for chefs to become well-versed in foods and cultures from around the world.“Cooking and shopping for food brings rhythm and meaning to our lives.” — Alice Waters.