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We train your staff on the skills and systems it takes to cook confidently from scratch, more and more everyday!
See which of our services will best help you the most in your situation!
These trainings are scheduled during any regular live production day, and are completely customized to work with your equipment, in your teams everyday work environment, to meet your most urgent training needs, all during live production!
Your team will learn how to:
✅ Prepare a fully customized, scratch-cooked, whole foods–based menu that meets child nutrition guidelines—giving your staff the skills and confidence to recreate it independently in the future.
✅ Design menus that feature local ingredients, adding a Farm to School element that supports your community and gives you something meaningful to promote to students, parents, and staff.
✅ Process, prepare, and season whole foods so they not only meet nutritional standards but also look and taste great to kids—helping increase participation and reduce waste.
✅ Incorporate more fresh, whole ingredients into your everyday menus with practical, kid-approved ideas that make healthy food appealing and accessible.
When: Great thing about “Live-Setting” classes is they are the right choice to train on any regular school day. No need to wait for “PD” days, non-student days or half days for training.
Why choose “Live-Setting”:
You want the freedom to schedule trainings anytime you want!
you don't want to wait for half or off-days to train your people.
You want your team to learn foundational cooking skills that they will use everyday.
You want the satisfaction of seeing your team produce a beautiful, scratch cooked menu from start to finish then serve it to real students and get their instant feedback!
You want to continue collecting your valuable meal reimbursements while training.
Time Commitment: We will have a couple advanced planning meetings plus the duration of an entire workday on the day of the “Live-Setting” event. And we are with your team through the whole thing from start to finish!
Location: The school kitchen of choice. These training are intended to be inserted into an established kitchen team’s regular, everyday work environment.
More Details: Here are specific examples of this style of class:
Check out this Overview and Recap of an actual “Live-Setting” training
Sometimes the best learning happens away from the rush of service. Our “Lab-Setting” trainings create a focused, low-pressure environment where staff can practice new skills and build confidence before bringing them back to cook for the kids!
Your team will:
✅ Learn to prep, season and cook vegetables so they taste great to kids.
✅ Learn to make kid-tested and approved recipes utilizing whole, fresh food ingredients.
✅ Learn how to work more efficiently through a better understanding of recipes.
✅ Learn to season foods to achieve the “World Flavors” people love.
✅ Learn best practices for purchasing, receiving, storing, and preparation of cooked and raw meats, fresh fruits and vegetables, other ingredients used in scratch cooking.
✅ Understand salt’s critical role in cooking and how to use it wisely in a school food environment to meet regulations and make foods taste great!
When:
Best when scheduled on early release, half-days, or non-school days.
Why:
You’d like a more controlled training environment, focusing on specific skills that all staff members can participate in and benefit from.
Duration:
3-6 hours generally
Location:
Depending on the content, these trainings can be performed in a kitchen or a non-kitchen location such as a meeting room.
A strong kitchen culture starts with strong connections. Our “Team-Builder” events help staff build trust, communication, and pride in their shared work of feeding kids.Its an awesome way to start off the year, or a great way to get in the team spirit anytime of year.
We’ll focus on:
Collaborative cooking challenges
Fun, skill-building activities that strengthen teamwork
Encouraging respect and support across roles
Creating positive energy to carry back into the kitchen
When:
Best when scheduled on early release, half-days, or non-school days.
Why:
You want an event that includes the whole team, where they can:
Get to know each other better
Enjoy and opportunity for creativity
Learn some new skills that will benefit your program
Duration:
2-5 hours generally
Location:Depending on the content, these trainings can be performed in a kitchen or a non-kitchen location such as a cafeteria.
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