This Spring Break, we’ve planned super fun, interactive online experiences for elementary school-aged kids between March 15th and March 26th. These activities will provide kids with the opportunity to explore their local food system, meet local food champions, and continue learning about growing and cooking. One of these upcoming events is a virtual cooking class for the whole family with our good friend and long-time Growing Chefs volunteer Chef Linda Olson!
SOUP-RISE COOKING CLASS
(ages 5-13)
THURSDAY, MARCH 18TH
5:00-6:30PM PST
Chef Linda has planned a fun and exciting “choose your own adventure” style recipe and live cooking class for kids and families (adult supervision recommended). Join us as we learn how to make a delicious and nutritious vegetable soup that you can easily customize to your family’s personal tastes. Learn about seasonal vegetables and find out what mirepoix is and how to make one. There will be plenty of hands-on opportunities to learn and practice kid-friendly kitchen skills during this event.
We’re incredibly grateful and excited to have Chef Linda join us for this event and we’d love for you to get to know her as well!
How did you get into cooking?
I discovered my passion for food and flavours while working at the Stock Market on Granville Island. At the same time, I met my future husband who loved cooking and encouraged me to pursue a career in food.
Why do you think it's important to get kids involved in the kitchen?
I believe that when kids take an active role in growing and preparing food, they are more likely to try new things and give healthier foods a chance.
Why you support Growing Chefs?
I think a lot of people have lost touch with the true value of food and local food systems. I believe that understanding where your food comes from is important for people of all ages, but the earlier you learn it, the better! The growing aspect of Growing Chefs is just as important as the cooking aspect in my opinion.
What's your favourite local food this time of year?
It’s a tough time of year for local food! Lots of squashes and root vegetables that have made it through the winter. I also grow tomatoes in an indoor hydroponic garden so I’m loving having fresh extremely local tomatoes for dinner!
Chef Linda is the Kitchen Manager at Truffles Fine Foods. Started in 2005 by owner Nin Rai, Truffles Fine Foods honed its excellent reputation by catering for the film industry in the Greater Vancouver area. Based out of South Vancouver, Truffles quickly grew its reputation as being able to meet the most demanding requirements of sets and film starts – from one-day shoots to full-length feature films, with all of the necessary equipment to provide delicious food, snacks, and beverage service. It didn’t take long to notice that the skills, experience, and equipment in the film catering industry could easily transition to providing the same high-quality service to non-film clients. After working in the high-pressure environment of film catering, it was a simple evolution to offer catering for other types of events, big or small.
Participation in this event is $10. If this cost is a barrier to participating for you and your learner(s) please reach out to us at admin@growingchefs.ca. We will make sure that everyone who wants to participate in our online learning events is able to. Please note this ticket price does not include the cost of ingredients, you will be sent a shopping list in advance and be responsible for sourcing your own ingredients.