My name is Tracey Doty, the owner and founder of Lil’ Chef School, established in 2010. We are located in Irvine, formerly known as Young Chefs Academy. We are a children’s cooking school that offers birthday parties, cooking classes, workshops, special events, field trips and camps to children from ages 3 to adult. We specialize in kitchen safety, and teach children how to cook by introducing various age-appropriate cooking techniques. ​We also teach children how to set and clear a table, execute proper table manners and introduce various cooking utensils and appliances and their use. We educate students on nutrition and we use all fresh ...

I love teaching culinary arts. I have been in the foodservice business for over 35 years teaching in a Community College for 12 of those years. I love to find high-quality food products for the students and showcase them in dishes pleasing to the eye as well as the palate. There is such beauty in a properly executed dish served to a guest who is important to you. The best part of teaching is when a student makes a recipe they have never made before. To watch their face light up with joy at what they have accomplished is so worth the time invested for both of us....

I'm a professionally trained Chef. I've taught private classes in the past Also a first level sommelier

I love teaching people how to cook, especially ethnic dishes. When people understand the basics of cooking, they don't need recipes... just skill and inspiration.