Description:
Located in the Green Mountains of Vermont, less than 45 minutes from Burlington International Airport, The Kid's Culinary Academy of Vermont offers an extensive week of training for kids who are interested in learning and expanding their Culinary Knowledge.
In 2009 we offer not only full culinary training in our complete commercial kitchen, but also training in aquaponics (integrated growing of tilapia fish and culinary micro-greens) in our greenhouse, organic square foot gardening, shitake mushroom growing and harvesting, olive oil herbing, organic food nutrition and mineral supplementation from culinary sea salts and much, much more. Our culinary training includes:
- Knife skills
- Cooking techniques
- Cake decorating
- Soups & salads
- Meat & vegetable cookery
- Menu planning
- Nutrition
- Breads & pastries.
- International cuisine
- Sauces
- Decoration
- Pies,
- Cookies.
- Menu planning
In addition, we cover food history, different cultures and how it affects our cuisine.
Daily afternoon excursions to many Vermont food-oriented sites are also planned for residential campers including:
Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream Factory
Mt. Mansfield Ski Resort Gondola Ride
Cold Hollow Apple Cider Mill
Cabot Cheese Factory
Vermont Teddy Bear Factory
Lake Champlain Chocolate Factory
Carmen Brook Maple & Dairy Farm
Vermont State Park at Lake Carmi
Vermont Berry Farm
Maple Grove Sugar House Factory
Nature Wildlife Walk
Leahy Echo Center
Trout Hatchery of State of Vermont
Nordic Farm
Green Mountain Blue Cheese Farm
Lake Champlain Ferry Boat
Adams Turkey Farm
Boyden Valley Vineyard
Lake Placid Winter Olympic Village
A great time in the kitchen. Bon Appetite !!
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