5 Great Cooking Classes for Kids in Suffolk County

2/26/14 - By Jaime Sumersille

Rachael Ray and Guy Fieri had to start somewhere! If you have a budding chef on your hands, try one of these culinary classes to help teach them some professional tricks of the trade. They'll learn how to pair ingredients, handle utensils and--if you're lucky--please their own picky palates!  

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Elegant Eating
739 Smithtown Bypass, Smithtown
631-360-2211
An award-winning caterer runs this cooking class establishment. Theme cooking classes include cake decorating, a special grandparents brunch and more.

Sur La Table
630 Smith Haven Mall, Lake Grove
631-619-9058
Throughout the summer months, children ages 8-12 are welcome to attend summer camp classes at Sur La Table. Participants will learn basic knife skills, reading a recipe, measuring and mixing and kitchen safety tips. Classes are available as a five-day series.

Gingerbread University
3225 Sound Avenue, Riverhead
631-727-7309
At these classes, children will learn about food decoration and artistry with a creative twist. This fully-stocked sweet shop offers kids an opportunity to decorate various gingerbread concoctions, including GingerDogs and GingerSharks.

The Baking Coach
320 Broadway-Greenlawn Road, Huntington
631-543-8608
Kids can indulge in theme baking and cake decorating cooking classes at The Baking Coach. Children ages 7 and under must be accompanied by an adult. Kids ages 8 and older may accompany a younger sibling.

Bubble
15 E. Main Street, Babylon
631-587-0050
These hands-on classes will expose your kitchen helper to different foods, cooking techniques and age-appropriate tools. Recipes are drawn out to enhance literacy skills. Ages 2.5 years and up.

 

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