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The Flavor Lab

Curiosity meets chemistry, math, and kitchen technique. Young cooks experiment, develop original recipes, and build confidence through hands-on culinary discovery.

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Food + STEM

Level 100

A culinary lab where curiosity meets chemistry, math, and real kitchen technique.

Theme

Food + STEM

What this is

Flavor Lab helps rising sixth through eighth graders discover their expansiveness through culinary mastery. It is offered inside partner middle schools and through Kind Kitchen's culinary classroom.

Who it's for

  • Rising sixth through eighth graders
  • School enrollment or a public in-house cohort

How it works

  • Partner-school cohorts
  • Kind Kitchen classroom cohorts
  • Pitch showcases

What grows

  • STEM confidence
  • Food-handler knowledge
  • Original recipe development

Find a Flavor Lab class

School cohorts enroll through their school; public cohorts appear in Classes.

Entry point

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Test Kitchen Summer

food + R&D

Themed three-day culinary immersions for young people ready to experiment.

Test Kitchen Summer turns the kitchen into a place for research, development, and joyful experimentation. Students test ideas, learn from what changes, and build something together.

Who it’s for

  • Students in 3rd grade and up

How it works

  • Three-day summer immersions
  • Small in-house cohorts

What grows

  • Creative experimentation
  • Collaborative problem solving
  • Technique and kitchen confidence

Find a summer session

Public sessions appear in Classes when summer registration opens.

Classes

A young cook studies measurements beside bowls and kitchen tools
Youth + adults$125 per studentPartner group

How to be a Good Egg

πŸ₯š How to Be a Good Egg = Food + Care 5 weeks. 5 ways to cook an egg β€” from a simple scramble to real cookies and beyond. Every technique unlocks a question: what does it mean to be a good egg, and how do you stay one in a carton of 12? 🐣 The arc moves from personal β†’ interpersonal β†’ community β€” starting with knowing yourself, moving to how you connect with others, and landing on how you show up in your community.

How to be a Good Egg - Cohort 1
Oct 21, 2026 – Dec 2, 2026 Β· 1 more date

A young cook studies measurements beside bowls and kitchen tools
Youth$50

Flavor 101

Flavor 101 is for young people who love food but haven't found their thing yet β€” the kid who wants to cook but isn't sure where to start, or who's curious about everything from knife skills to social media recipes and just needs a place to explore.

No upcoming dates

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