New classes teach kids all about food, cooking

Published 3:19 pm Tuesday, September 25, 2007

Young Chefs Academy, a Mill Creek school that offers cooking classes for kids, is launching a program focused on basic cooking skills.

The MasterChef program, for children 5 to 18, teaches kitchen safety, proper food handling, food preparation, cooking and baking techniques, presentation, table setting and manners.

Children join at any time and work at their own pace through a series of classes.

At the end, children receive a MasterChef jacket and diploma.

The cost is $10 plus the monthly membership fee of $79.

For more information, call 425-379-2433 or go online at www.youngchefsacademy. com/millcreekwa.

The academy is at 15111 Main St., Suite A104 at the Mill Creek Town Center.