Classes for Children

Winter/Spring session registration will begin on Monday, Dec. 5, for McLean tax district residents and Monday, Dec. 12 for all others.

Cooking, Manners and Etiquette
Kids' Egg Rolls
Kids' Cakes
Kids' Knife Skills
Kids' Sushi
Kids' Tarts
Cooking with Dad
Parent & Child Doughnuts
Cooking with Dad
Parent & Child Egg Rolls

General Information:
Cost includes all food and materials. All classes limited to 12 participants. Please make certain your child will be able to meet the following requirements:

• Must be age 8 or older to enroll.
• Must be able to work independently and as a member of a team.
• Must focus on tasks to completion.
• Must stand for long periods of time.
• Should not attend class when ill.

There is a mandatory dress code. Participants should wear a short-sleeved shirt, closed-toe shoes and socks. Long hair must be pulled back close to the head; jewelry is not permitted.

Menus are subject to change without notice.

 

Cooking, Manners and Etiquette
Sign up now for this highly popular and effective etiquette class. In the first class, kids prepare a variety of foods, then sit and enjoy the rewards of their labor while discussing the concepts and rules of manners and etiquette. The second class includes a four-course meal served restaurant-style, while the participants’ dining etiquette is critiqued by Chef Joel in an enjoyable and productive manner. Recipes and handouts will be presented at the end of Class Two. Instructor: Chef Joel Olson.

Class One: Pepperoni and Cheese Pizzas • Tomato Sauce • Scandinavian Sugar Cookies • Common Courtesy • Manners and Etiquette 101 • Guest and Host. Class Two: Bread and Butter Basket • Vegetable Soup • Salad • Roasted Chicken • Rice • Vegetables • Napoleons • Manners and Etiquette 102.

8-12 years
2 lessons @ 2-hrs. each, $114/$84 McLean district residents.
1245.312          Tu/ 3/20-3/27          4-6 p.m.

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Kids’ Egg Rolls
Come and learn to make egg rolls from scratch! Make then take: Rice and Vegetable Egg Rolls • Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce. Instructor: Chef Joel Olson.

8-12 years
1 lesson @ 2-hrs., $65/$55 McLean district residents.
1246.312          W, 3/21          4-6 p.m.

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Kids’ Cakes
Kids learn the basics of cake baking and frosting with butter cream and decorate a cake to take home. Instructor: Chef Joel Olson.

8-12 years
1 lesson @ 2 hrs., $65/$55 McLean district residents.
1247.312          Th, 3/22          4-6 p.m.

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Kids’ Knife Skills
Too nervous to let your child help with the chopping, dicing or mincing? Sign them up now for this intense hands-on, life skills lesson with Chef Joel. Kids practice cutting fruits, vegetables, meat (cooked and raw) and bread. Instructor: Chef Joel Olson.

8-12 years
1 lesson @ 2 hrs., $65/$55 McLean district residents.
1248.312          M, 3/26          2:30-4:30 p.m.

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Kids’ Sushi
It’s not just raw fish! Kids have fun preparing Miso Soup with Shrimp and Peas • California Rolls • Spicy Tuna Rolls Inside-Out Rolls. Instructor: Chef Joel Olson.

8-12 years
1 lesson @ 2 hrs., $65/$55 McLean district residents.
1249.312          Tu, 5/1          4-6 p.m.

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Kids’ Tarts
Learn basic tart dough and work with phyllo and puff pastry while preparing: Warm Tomato and Mozzarella Tart Crab and Swiss Tart • Chocolate and Peanut Butter Tart Apple Tarts. Instructor: Chef Joel Olson.

8-12 years
1 lesson @ 2 hrs., $65/$55 McLean district residents.
1250.312          Th, 5/3          4-6 p.m.

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Classes for Parent & Child

Cooking with Dad
Enjoy a Sunday afternoon in early spring cooking with your child, grandchild or special friend. On the menu: Meatball and Cheese Calzones with Tomato Dipping Sauce • Antipasto Salad with Homemade Italian Dressing • Almond Crisps. Instructor: Chef Joel Olson.

6 years and older, with a parent
1 lesson @ 2 hrs., $100/$80 McLean district residents. Class fee includes payment for one child and one adult.
1241.312          Su, 3/18          3-5 p.m.

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Parent & Child Doughnuts
Come and learn to make doughnuts from scratch! Make then take: Yeast Doughnuts • Cinnamon Sugared Doughnuts • Honey Glazed Doughnuts. Instructor: Chef Joel Olson.

6 years and older, with a parent.
1 lesson @ 2 hrs., $100/$80 McLean district residents. Class fee includes payment for one child and one adult.
1242.312          M, 3/19          2:30-4:30 p.m.

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Cooking with Dad
What a great way to spend a Sunday afternoon with Dad! Make and then enjoy: Potato Rolls • Swedish Meatballs Heavenly Mashed Potatoes • Scandinavian Sugar Cookies. Instructor: Chef Joel Olson.

6 years and older, with a parent
1 lesson @ 2 hrs., $100/$80 McLean district residents. Class fee includes payment for one child and one adult.
1243.312          Su, 4/29          3-5 p.m.

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Parent & Child Egg Rolls
Come and learn to make egg rolls from scratch! Make then take: Rice and Vegetable Egg Rolls • Sweet and Sour Dipping Sauce. Instructor: Chef Joel Olson.

6 years and older, with a parent
1 lesson @ 2 hrs., $100/$80 McLean district residents. Class fee includes payment for one child and one adult.
1244.312          M, 4/30          2:30-4:30 p.m.

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