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January 3, 2018

Dig in with this Week’s Delicious Household Favorite

“The BEST pancake topping is MORE PANCAKES... and syrup” -Unknown   This week’s recipe is Apple Pie Pancakes! Fun Food Facts! PANCAKE HISTORY According to National Geographic, the Ancient Greeks and Romans both enjoyed pancakes sweetened with Honey. But they weren't the only ones! …

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February 7, 2018

Let’s Shellibrate This Yummy Italian Cuisine!

“Cooking is love made visible” -Unknown   This week’s recipe is... Stuffed Shells! Fun Food Facts! STUFFED SHELLS HISTORY Stuffed shells have been traditionally located from southern Italy. Due to their shape and size, they are perfect for adding delicious fillings and sauces. Our …

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April 4, 2018

Celebrate the Spring Season with Spring Vegetable Pad Thai

“I won't be impressed with technology until I can download food” -Unknown   This week’s recipe is... Spring Vegetable Pad Thai! Pad Tai's full name is kway teow phat thai. The first part, Kway teow, means rice noodles in Chinese, while the entire name means stir-fried rice noodles made in …

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April 18, 2018

Sample Some Scrumptious Skillet Roasted Chicken and Wild Rice!

"A party without CAKE is just a MEETING" -Julia Child This week’s recipe is... Skillet Roasted Chicken and Wild Rice! Skillet roasted chicken is usually cooked on a cast-iron skillet on one of the lower racks of an oven.  We've talked about the history of rice, but what about the tools used to …

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January 13, 2019

Country Breakfast Skillet and the Importance of Breakfast

"My mother's menu consisted of two choices--take it or leave it" -Buddy Hackett This week’s recipe is... Country Breakfast Skillet! This week we have something special to share: our very own Country Breakfast Skillet! This delicious skillet is made with chorizo sausage, bacon, eggs, red potatoes, …

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January 23, 2019

Salisbury Steak with a Special Ingredient

"Careful cooking is love" -Julia Child This weeks recipe is... Salisbury Steak with Gravy on a Bed of Garlic Mashed Potatoes! This week's recipe contains a special ingredient that we don't use very often. But we'll get to that shortly! Salisbury Steak is a scrumptious meal made with ground …

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February 6, 2019

This Mouthwatering Salad will Impress Any Guest

"Homemade with Love. In other words, I licked the spoon and kept using it." -Spicy Goulash This week's recipe is... Winter Spa Salad with Lemon Chicken This week we have a very special recipe. Made from spinach, kale, celery, cranberries, cucumber, parsley, tomatoes, chickpeas, and mandarin …

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February 20, 2019

These Special Subs fit in One Hand!

"Cooking with kids is about harnessing imagination, empowerment, and creativity." -Guy Fieri This week's recipe is... Bell Pepper Meatball Subs! This week we have something very different--in a good way! Made from ground beef, breadcrumbs, chopped parsley, parmesan, egg, garlic cloves, salt, …

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March 6, 2019

This Isn’t Your Normal Grilled Cheese

"The secret ingredient is always cheese." -Unknown This week's recipe is... Peachy Grilled Cheese and Bacon Sandwiches! This week is a special take on the classic grilled cheese sandwich. This week's recipe is Peachy Grilled Cheese and Bacon Sandwiches. The Peachy Grilled Cheese and Bacon …

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March 27, 2019

Thai Soup for the Soul

"Cooking is love made visible." -Unknown This week's recipe is... The Best Thai Coconut Soup! This week we have a fun flavorful Thai dish. The recipe of the week is "The Best Thai Coconut Soup!". The Best Thai Coconut Soup is made from ginger, garlic, onions, bell pepper, mushrooms, snap …

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April 3, 2019

The Perfect Soup for Vegetarians

"The kitchen is the heart of the home" -Unknown This week's recipe is... Corn and Yellow Pepper Soup! This week is special. This week we have the perfect soup for vegetarians which can be easily modified to be a vegan dish. The recipe of the week is "Corn and Yellow Pepper Soup!". Corn and …

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April 17, 2019

This Flexible Taco Dish Fits any Occasion.

"Cooking is one of the great gifts you can give to those you love" - Ina Garten This week's recipe is... Fish Taco Burrito Bowls! We have a fantastic dish this week. This week we have a flexible taco dish that fits any occasion. And that recipe is "Fish Taco Burrito Bowls!". Fish Taco Burrito …

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May 1, 2019

This Dish will Positively Skew Your Taste Buds

"May this kitchen be blessed with the smell of delicious cooking" - Unknown This week's recipe is... Mango Curry Chicken Skewers! This week we have a dish that will positively skew your taste buds. And that recipe is "Mango Curry Chicken Skewers!". Mango curry chicken skewers are made from …

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May 22, 2019

Try this Mouthwatering Argentinian Dish

"Eating is a necessity but cooking is an art" - Unknown This week's recipe is... Argentinian Chimichurri Meatballs! What Argentinian dish includes meatballs, chimichurri, and is absolutely mouthwatering? That recipe is Argentinian chimichurri meatballs! Argentinian chimichurri meatballs are …

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June 13, 2019

Hawaiian Teriyaki Sliders with a Side of Macaroni Salad

"Cooking with kids is about harnessing imagination, empowerment, and creativity" - Guy Fieri This week's recipe is... Hawaiian Teriyaki Sliders and Macaroni Salad! What's better than sliders? Nothing, absolutely nothing. That's why this week we are going to make some Hawaiian Teriyaki …

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September 27, 2019

This is the Chicken Recipe You’ve Been Looking for.

"Kids want to saute, to cut the pizza, to see how the ingredients come together. If you let them do the fun stuff, they'll develop skills and interests that will stay with them forever" - Guy Fieri This week's recipe is... Braised Chicken with Mustard Greens and Polenta! Welcome back to our …

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October 3, 2019

You need to try this Mouthwatering Traditional Filipino Meal

"Parents ask their kids if they want to cook with them and tell them to go peel a bag of potatoes. That's not cooking - that's working!" - Guy Fieri This week's recipe is... Filipino Menudo with Pork Lumpia! What's orange, delicious, made of pork, and our recipe for the week? That's right! …

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October 10, 2019

This Recipe is Good, Healthy, and Easy to Make

"When I cook with my son, I might chop vegetables and have fun with different shapes. Cooking is a way to teach kids about other things, like reading or math with all of the weights and measures. There are so many things that are part of cooking that are also very educational." - Emeril …

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October 31, 2019

This Recipe will be the most Popular After Thanksgiving

"It is greater work to educate a child, in the true and larger sense of the world, than to rule a state" - William Ellery Channing This week's recipe is... Thanksgiving Leftover Sliders! Who doesn't love Thanksgiving leftovers? if you're like us, then Thanksgiving leftovers are amazing. So …

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November 14, 2019

This Sweet and Sour Recipe is Stuffed with Flavor

"Cooking is at once child's play and adult joy. And cooking done with care is an act of love" - Craig Claiborne This week's recipe is... Stuffed Eggplant Rings with Sweet and Sour Pepper Jelly! This week's recipe is awesome. It is amazing. It is no other than Stuffed Eggplant Rings with Sweet …

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November 28, 2019

The Recipe That Will Make You Coocoo for Couscous

"Homemade with Love. In other words, I licked the spoon and kept using it" - Spicy Goulash This week's recipe is... North African Meatballs with Date Couscous! Today we are cooking up something we've never cooked up before. Something so special and spectacular that it will make all the other …

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  • My 11 year old daughter was born to cook and she had the time of her life!
    She learned a lot of cooking skills, made a ton of great food and played games in the process.
    They also gave her a very nice printed booklet with recipes, and made a wonderful YouTube video of the class.
    Lindy, San Mateo
  • I used them last week for my twins (boy/girl) 9th birthday party. It was fantastic!
    The location, decorations, etc. were all top notch.
    They handled all the details from start to finish (set up and clean up too!)
    Carolyn, Redwood City
  • Best summer camp my 8 year old daughter ever had! She's comfortable and confident in the kitchen now,
    either cracking eggs, or rolling cookie dough, or mixing on the side.
    She is always so happy at the end of day talking about what they learned!
    Newaur, Burlingame
  • Our kids are 14 and 12, and enjoy cooking immensely.
    This is a wonderful little school - easy-going and knowledgeable instructors,
    inviting little kitchen, very clean and friendly.
    Lisa, San Jose
  • I love to cook with my daughter.
    She has taught both my husband and her friends how to cook these dishes.
    Her confidence in the kitchen is astounding.
    This is the ONLY camp that she has asked to repeat next year.
    An, Burlingame
  • My 7 year old son has been begging for cooking lessons. He had a blast!
    They made so much food, Dad enjoyed it for dinner and
    he was so impressed that his son had made it all from scratch.
    Sharon, Redwood City

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Simmone

Simmone is one of our fantastic Chefs & she is part of our Product Team at Junior Chefs Stars. Born and raised in San Francisco, Chef Simmone’s fondest memories where growing up in the kitchen with her grandmother and mother cooking and baking using food to bring the family together. A tradition that she continues with her own son. When Chef Simmone is not cooking in the kitchen you can find her on the soccer field referring youth soccer and coaching baseball.
(ServSafe, First Aid & CPR Certified)

Dina

Dina joined Junior Chef Stars in 2017. She has worked in the finance industry over 10 years and now serves as our Program Director. She grew up learning how to cook from her mother. After becoming a mother herself she developed a passion for cooking, making wholesome meals for her family is priority. When Dina is not at the office you will find her driving her kids to soccer practice or a gymnastics recital. Her hobbies include cooking, running and volunteering around the community.
(First Aid & CPR Certified)

Yazmin

Yazmin is one of our newest employees at Junior Chef Stars, she found her love of cooking from a very young age. Her favorite memories are helping her mother out in the kitchen and making tortillas by hand with her grandmother. She further advanced her culinary skills by taking cooking classes in school which gave her the confidence and creativity in the kitchen. She loves trying new recipes and experimenting with different flavors.
(ServSafe, First Aid & CPR Certified)

Mikey

Mikey was born in the Philippines, while raised in the Bay Area. From a very young age he developed his love for cooking from his mother and sister. He grew up cooking and eating traditional Filipino food. He has years of experience working in the food industry and worked at Boudin Bakery for 4 years prior to joining Junior Chef Stars. He loves to cook different types of traditional Filipino food and he loves creating brand new flavorful dishes. .
(ServSafe, First Aid & CPR Certified)

Angelina

Angelina was born and raised in the SF Peninsula. Despite her young age, her passion for cooking is very old school. Staying true to her Nicaraguan roots, Angelina enjoys using fresh fruits and vegetables in her creations and cooking meals from scratch. Making good honest food is something she keeps very close to her heart. If you don’t catch Angelina cooking in the kitchen, you can more than likely find her at school, dancing, working out, and of course, eating. She’s excited to share her love for food with anyone who’s willing to try something new.
(ServSafe, First Aid & CPR Certified)

Mary

Mary, joined the Junior Chef Stars Team in 2017. She’s a certified baking fanatic and loves to bring in delicious treats to share with our team! Mary grew up in Utah and moved to the Bay Area as a teenager. She grew up loving to cook and bake with her mother Dorothy, another amazing baker (we can verify this). When Mary isn’t working she loves all things gardening and never turning down a belly rub from her adorable cat Rex, whom we all think looks like the cat from Puss in Boots.
(ServSafe, First Aid & CPR Certified)

Kyle

Chef Kyle graduated from Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts in San Francisco with an Associate’s Degree in Occupational Culinary Arts. While living in the Philippines, he started cooking at the age of 8 with the primary reason to help take care of his younger brother while his parents were at work, until he developed a passion in food and cooking. He believes that Julia Childs once said that “People who love to eat, are ALWAYS the best people.” In his spare time he enjoys watching the cooking for family, experimenting with recipes and making cupcakes with his nieces at home.”
(ServSafe, CPR & First Aid Certified)

Russell

Chef Russell is one of our most experienced instructors and has a key role within the product development team at Junior Chef Stars. Growing up in the Bay Area he was exposed to all sorts of different cuisine, and was taught by his father (a former chef), the proper culinary skills in the kitchen from a young age. Along with the formal education and etiquette of the food industry he learned from school he’s always been inspired to cultivate his own dishes at home. Russell loves experimenting with flavors and sharing his creations and knowledge of food with others. Constantly coming up with new ways to blend and fuse certain dishes or enhance their flavors. He loves taking his time cooking, and does so among friends who join in for one of his delicious dishes.
(ServSafe, CPR & First Aid Certified)

Julia

Julia is one of the newest employees of the JCS team. Although she is relatively new to the culinary field, her love and knowledge for cooking has grown tremendously. When Julia is not working hard in the kitchen as one of Junior Chef Stars assistants, you can find her guarding the goal on the soccer field.
(ServSafe Certified) 

Linda

Linda is one of Junior Chef Stars amazing instructor assistants, she has been part of our team since 2017. Linda has always had a passion for working with kids and has three adult children of her own. Linda loves spending time with her two grandkids in her free time and loves to share her love of cooking & baking with them.
(ServSafe, First Aid & CPR certified)

Marley

Here’s the real runner of the show, our CEO, Chief of Chewing & Executive Shedder. Marley LOVES food, ALL kinds. He practically begs to take a bite of anything that gets in his rural area. But with his love for food comes his love for people, he is a social ninja who somehow gets everyone to love him upon first impression! Greeting them at the door being nothing but a ball of positive energy. In tough times, we look to Marley for solutions.
(Eating & Chewing Certified)

Ivy

Cooking and baking has always been a fun activity in Ivy’s family, especially baking sweet treats that can be shared with others. Comfort food is a staple in her home, and she loves to share all different recipes with family and friends. Ivy has experience in Early Childhood Education and has previously worked as a teacher aide with kindergarteners at local schools in Pacifica, where she currently lives and grew up.
(ServSafe, First Aid & CPR Certified)

Joel

Joel serves as the Business Manager for Junior Chef Stars. He has an extensive knowledge of all things business. Joel graduated from California State University, Bakersfield with a Bachelors of Science in Business Management. Joel has worked in the banking and finance industry for over 11 years and has now found his place at Junior Chef Stars. He has grown up learning to cook all things from his Mother. Joel enjoys spending time with his family learning how to create exciting new dishes and sharing his heritage through the medium of cooking with all of the staff and students here at Junior Chef Stars.
(ServSafe, CPR & First Aid Certified)

Brian

Chef Brian is Junior Chef Stars Owner. He attended the California Culinary Academy of San Francisco in 2001 for its famed Le Cordon Bleu’s Hospitality Management program. Brian brings with him many years of sales, business management, marketing experience and of course his culinary expertise.
Brian gained a passion for cooking from being in the kitchen with his Father and Grandfather as a small child. His favorite cooking memory is baking chocolate chip cookies with his mom as a child. Brian currently lives in Pacifica with his partner and his dog. He enjoys sharing his knowledge and passion for cooking with others and spending as much free time as he has in the kitchen with his friends and family.
(ServSafe, CPR & First Aid Certified)