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The process is the point.

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    Youth + adults

    The Next Course (weekly cohort)

    6-month high school hospitality cohort. Weekly skill-building toward a culminating Menu Pitch with a Durham restaurant partner.

    Date
    Oct 17, 2026 – Mar 30, 2027
    Location
    Culinary Classroom (HQ), Durham
    Fee
    Free

    Applications are open.

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    What the work changes

    We measure belief, not meals served.

    We teach culinary education fortified in social emotional learning to impact individual and communities social determinants of health.

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    4,305students reached annually
    92%average attendance
    90%leave more confident in the kitchen
    35+Durham partners
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    Our manifesto

    “The ice cream is not the point. The process is the point.”

    Cooking asks us to pay attention, wait, correct, and trust a process we cannot rush. The finished dish is proof that the learning happened.

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