Teens Cooking Classes
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Teens
After School
Welcome to our teen cooking classes, where you have the choice to sign up for a 10-week culinary course or participate in our individual classes. Your teens will learn all the basics and techniques to become a Real Food Chef. Each week they'll be introduced to a new culinary concept where we cover topics and create dishes accordingly. In every class, students can expect to make 2 to 3 dishes depending on the complexity of the recipes. These classes are perfect for both beginners and intermediate levels of cooking experience. We'll group them according to their age and cooking experience.
Cooking Classes for Teens in Miami, FL
Unleash Your Teen's Culinary Potential
Ignite your teen's culinary passion with The Real Food Academy's 10-week culinary course, designed to transform them into Real Food Chefs! Whether they're beginners or already comfortable in the kitchen, our classes cater to all levels, providing a supportive space for growth and discovery.
Available as a full comprehensive course or individual sessions, each week unveils a new culinary adventure, where teen chefs learn everything from kitchen safety and cooking techniques to creating delectable dishes using real, unprocessed ingredients. They will craft 2 to 3 dishes per session, exploring a range of topics and cuisines—from mastering the basics of breakfast cooking to the intricacies of international cuisines like Italian pasta making and Asian culinary traditions. These diverse lessons ensure that teens have a well-rounded understanding of the culinary world.
Upcoming Classes
All About Bread and Pizzas
After School Class Teens
Wednesday 4:30 PM - 11:00 PM
November 20th, 2024
HOW TO BECOME AN AMAZING TEEN CHEF
After School Course Teens
Wednesdays 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
January 8th, 2025 through March 12th, 2025
HOW TO BECOME AN AMAZING TEEN CHEF SESSION 2
After School Course Teens
Wednesdays 4:30 PM - 7:00 PM
January 8th, 2025 through March 12th, 2025
Dish by Dish, Skill by Skill
Teen Cooking Class Weekly Curriculum
- Week 1
- Week 2
- Week 3
- Week 4
- Week 5
- Week 6
- Week 6
- Week 7
- Week 7
- Week 8
- Week 9
- Week 10
Week 1
Intro To Culinary and Create Your Own Breakfast
An introduction into the culinary arts, this week's agenda covers kitchen safety, cooking equipment and cooking techniques. Kids will also learn to create their own breakfast.
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Week 2
All About Bread and Pizzas
Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history, it has been a prominent food in large parts of the world making Pizza the leader in all the dough!
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Week 3
Plating and Food Presentation and Plating Techniques
Improving the presentation of a dish adds value to the dining experience. This class will teach you all the tricks in how to create award-winning-looking dishes using your creativity and food styling techniques.
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Week 4
Homemade Pastas and Sauces
In this class, we'll disclose the secrets of how to make perfect pasta even without a pasta machine. These recipes have been carefully put together by Chef Giuseppe who was born in Italy and spend all his life in an Italian Family's own restaurant.
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Week 5
Yakitori Grilling and Sushi Making
Yakitori preparation involves skewering the meat, vegetables, or seafood with Kushi. Afterward, they are grilled over a smokeless charcoal fire. We will show you amazing combinations, marinades, and sauces to go over this variety of small delicious Japanese-style skewers.
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Week 6
Food Truck Fun Meals
Food Trucks has become popular in the last few years. In some cases food trucks sell frozen or prepackaged food; others have onboard kitchens and prepare food from scratch, like sandwiches, hamburgers, French fries, and other regional fast-food fare is common.
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Week 6
Fancy Dinner
Kids will learn about what goes into making Gourmet meals. We also cover table etiquette as it's an important part of the fancy dinner.
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Week 7
Baking Championship
In this class, students will learn the basics of baking for the first part of the class. Then they'll put their skills to the test in a baking challenge with items of their choice. The challenges aim to bring the essence of using healthy alternatives as well as traditional ones.
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Week 7
The World of Hospitality
Kids will learn about the world of hospitality and how to create a buffet table. We'll do this while cooking items from the Chinese Cuisine Galore menu items.
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Week 8
Farm to Table
Farm-to-table food is healthier than processed and packaged foods. In this class, students will learn the value of farming and clean eating. We'll explain the concept of grass-fed beef, pastured chickens, organic produce, and wild-caught fish.
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Week 9
The World of Hospitality
The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food, and drinks service, event planning, theme parks, transportation, cruise line, traveling, and additional fields within the tourism industry.
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Week 10
"CHOPPED" Food Challenge Competition
In this class, students will receive a mystery basket filled with random foods. The challenge is to combine all the foods in the basket into a creative dish.
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Week 1
Intro To Culinary and Create Your Own Breakfast
An introduction into the culinary arts, this week's agenda covers kitchen safety, cooking equipment and cooking techniques. Kids will also learn to create their own breakfast.
Week 2
All About Bread and Pizzas
Bread is a staple food prepared from a dough of flour and water, usually by baking. Throughout recorded history, it has been a prominent food in large parts of the world making Pizza the leader in all the dough!
Week 3
Plating and Food Presentation and Plating Techniques
Improving the presentation of a dish adds value to the dining experience. This class will teach you all the tricks in how to create award-winning-looking dishes using your creativity and food styling techniques.
Week 4
Homemade Pastas and Sauces
In this class, we'll disclose the secrets of how to make perfect pasta even without a pasta machine. These recipes have been carefully put together by Chef Giuseppe who was born in Italy and spend all his life in an Italian Family's own restaurant.
Week 5
Yakitori Grilling and Sushi Making
Yakitori preparation involves skewering the meat, vegetables, or seafood with Kushi. Afterward, they are grilled over a smokeless charcoal fire. We will show you amazing combinations, marinades, and sauces to go over this variety of small delicious Japanese-style skewers.
Week 6
Food Truck Fun Meals
Food Trucks has become popular in the last few years. In some cases food trucks sell frozen or prepackaged food; others have onboard kitchens and prepare food from scratch, like sandwiches, hamburgers, French fries, and other regional fast-food fare is common.
Week 6
Fancy Dinner
Kids will learn about what goes into making Gourmet meals. We also cover table etiquette as it's an important part of the fancy dinner.
Week 7
Baking Championship
In this class, students will learn the basics of baking for the first part of the class. Then they'll put their skills to the test in a baking challenge with items of their choice. The challenges aim to bring the essence of using healthy alternatives as well as traditional ones.
Week 7
The World of Hospitality
Kids will learn about the world of hospitality and how to create a buffet table. We'll do this while cooking items from the Chinese Cuisine Galore menu items.
Week 8
Farm to Table
Farm-to-table food is healthier than processed and packaged foods. In this class, students will learn the value of farming and clean eating. We'll explain the concept of grass-fed beef, pastured chickens, organic produce, and wild-caught fish.
Week 9
The World of Hospitality
The hospitality industry is a broad category of fields within the service industry that includes lodging, food, and drinks service, event planning, theme parks, transportation, cruise line, traveling, and additional fields within the tourism industry.
Week 10
"CHOPPED" Food Challenge Competition
In this class, students will receive a mystery basket filled with random foods. The challenge is to combine all the foods in the basket into a creative dish.
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Teen Classes FAQs
No. All Payments and Deposits are non-refundable: When a payment or deposit is made, that day and time is no longer available to other customers on our calendar. For that reason, all payments and deposits are non-refundable.
In the case of a cooking class, the ingredients are shopped for and prepped in advance. Staff is also scheduled according to the number of people on the roster.
NO
We are surrounded by lots of free parking. However, do not park in the CVS parking lot. You may be towed if you do. Also, if you park on the street you need to use the paybyphone app.
We developed the prepaid package to help save a family some money. If you have one kid who's coming to cooking class all the time, or if you have more than one kid. We know that can become costly, so we created the package. Not for friends, sorry.
All the recipes prepared at The Real Food Academy are easily accessible on our recipes page.
You can simply type the name of the recipe in the search field to find the recipe your are looking for. If you can't remember the exact name...no problem. Just type in the cuisine type and you will quickly receive a list of all the recipes that include that cuisine.
If for some reason you require a printed copy of the recipe, please request it from the chef and they will happily provide it to you.
Yes, you still need to register for each class. When you purchase a package of classes, you are essentially purchasing credits to be deducted from each class you book. In the case of the kids classes you are purchasing 10 credits and for adult classes you are purchasing 4 credits.
The first step is to purchase the credits and the second step is to use the credits.
Our Steps
- Purchase credits.
- Choose the class you want to attend and book that class as you would normally do. The difference will be that you will not be asked for a credit card payment. You will simply deduct 1 credit from your Real Food Academy balance.
More importantly, purchasing a package of classes tells us only that you've bought a block of credits. We still you to tell us WHEN you are coming to class. Then and only then will we know the details of you or your child and most importantly whether or not your child has any food allergies.
This is why you need to register online for each class.
Yes, One thing! If your child has long hair, please have it pulled back and tied up neatly and pulled out of the face of your child upon arriving to class!
We are not limited to any one cuisine. Every week we prepare your kids favorite foods! It may be Italian one week, American the next week, Asian, Latin and more. No matter the cuisine, you can always count on us showing your kids how to prepare their favorite foods in the most health way!
No. Parents are invited to hang out in the cafe and enjoy a delicious breakfast, coffee, or even a mimosa!
We insist on this rule because your child needs to focus on the instructor. Parents can be very distracting to their children, which is not safe in many cases. Also, believe it or not, your child behaves MUCH better when Mom or Dad is not around! Please trust us on this one.
Your child will have a far better experience if you are not in the classroom. You will be invited into the classroom at the end of the class. That is when you can take pictures and when your child will have the opportunity to tell you all about their great creation. You will even have a chance to sample what they made.
We thank you in advance for respecting this rule. :)
All registrations for Saturday class are done through our on-line calendar. This will provide us the information we need in advance to be properly prepared for the class. Sorry..no walk-ins.
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Our comprehensive cooking classes for teens in Miami, FL, are more than just about learning recipes; they're about embarking on a culinary journey filled with fun challenges and delicious discoveries. Each class is an adventure into new flavors, encouraging teens to think outside the box and push their culinary boundaries.
In our Miami cooking classes for teen, they learn much more than just how to cook. Our classes focus on nutrition and fresh, whole ingredients. In a world too often dominated by processed foods, teens learn the value of nutrition-dense meals, gaining knowledge that contributes to healthier lifestyle choices.
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Cooking Classes for Teens in Miami, FL
Building Confidence and Essential Life Skills
What's cooking in our classes? Confidence, for starters. As teens chop, sauté, and simmer, they're also building essential life skills. Teamwork, leadership, and creativity simmer in our kitchen, giving teens a taste of independence and accomplishment. And let's not forget the laughter, the camaraderie, the shared triumphs over perfectly risen bread and flawlessly seasoned sauces. These are moments that stick, experiences that shape.
Dietary Accommodations
Real Flavor for Everyone
At The Real Food Academy Miami, we take pride in crafting culinary experiences that are not only delectable but also safe for every palate. Our dedicated team understands the significance of dietary accommodations, and we go the extra mile to ensure that every participant can savor our creations without worry.
From gluten-free alternatives to nut-free options, we're well-versed in a wide range of allergies and dietary restrictions. Our kitchen is equipped with the latest tools and techniques to prevent cross-contamination, and our instructors are adept at adapting recipes to suit individual needs.
You can trust that at our academy, your safety and satisfaction are our top priorities. Join us for a flavorful journey where allergies are never a barrier to delicious dining!
We offer a variety of dietary accommodations, including but not limited to:
Gluten Free
Dairy Free
Nut Free
Soy Free
Vegetarian
Vegan
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The Real Food Academy's classes go beyond the kitchen, too. They're memorable experiences that can spark a passion that may lead to future career paths in the culinary arts.
Step into the vibrant world of The Real Food Academy's cooking classes for teens and watch as they transform ingredients into art, learn valuable life skills, and develop a lifelong love for cooking. Book a class today!
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