Monday · Nov 23
Italian Classics
- Focaccia with caramelized onions and herbs
- Vine-ripe tomato and basil bruschetta
- Chicken parmesan with fresh spaghetti and classic marinara
- Chocolate olive oil cake with chocolate ganache
Ages 10–18 · Thanksgiving week
Fall Teen Cooking Camp.
Monday Nov 23 & Tuesday Nov 24, 2026 · 10am–2pm. Two days of real kitchen skills, a different cuisine each day, and a lunch they cook themselves.
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10–18Ages
10am–2pmFour hours a day
2 daysItalian + French
$75Per day · $150 both
LunchThey eat what they make
The menu
Two days. Two countries. Eight dishes.
Basic knife skills, sauces, meat and vegetable prep and pastry making, all taught hands-on in a real teaching kitchen.
Tuesday · Nov 24
French Countryside
- French onion soup with a Swiss Gruyère crouton
- Brie in puff pastry with apple chutney
- Classic beef bourguignon, roasted potatoes, green beans amandine
- Bananas Foster over vanilla ice cream
What they'll learn
Skills they'll use for the rest of their lives.
Chef David's goal is to empower kids to cook like the chefs they see on TV, using the same commercial-kitchen techniques he learned as a teenager himself.
Knife skills
Sauces
Meat & vegetable prep
Pastry making
Kitchen safety
“It's really opened my eyes to new ways to cook.”
Pricing
Pick a day, or do both.
Single day
$75
- Monday Italian or Tuesday French
- Four hands-on hours, 10am–2pm
- Lunch they cook themselves
The full camp
Both days
$150
- Italian Classics + French Countryside
- Eight dishes, start to finish
- Knife skills, sauces, prep and pastry
Payment by Zelle (dmjamrock@gmail.com) or Venmo (@David-Jamrock) once Chef David confirms your spot.
Enroll
Save your teen a spot.
Fill this out and Chef David will text you to confirm. Space is limited so every camper gets real time at the stove. Prefer to text? Send your teen's name and your contact info to (831) 537-3500.
Summer camps
See you next summer.
Summer 2026 ran three-day camps in Hollister and a five-week series in Los Banos at the Merced County Spring Fairgrounds, with Italian, French and Asian days plus a baking and pastry week. Summer 2027 dates are coming. Join the news list at the bottom of the page to hear first.
For parents
The details.
No. Camp starts with the basics, like how to hold a knife safely, and builds from there. Kids who already cook will still learn plenty.
Comfortable clothes they don't mind getting messy, closed-toe shoes, and long hair tied back.
Yes. Students dine on their own creations at the end of each day.
Let Chef David know on the sign-up form or by text before camp so he can plan around them. Our kitchen also handles nuts, dairy, eggs, gluten, fish and shellfish, so we can't promise a completely allergen-free kitchen.
After Chef David confirms your spot, pay by Zelle (dmjamrock@gmail.com) or Venmo (@David-Jamrock). Gift certificates work for teen camps too.