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 have been cooking for the past 12 years & i Love what i do. My experience in many cuisines & working in others countries such as Dubai & my experience LA worked over 25 restaurants. I get to brake all the rules

It’s all about passion. I love what I do, which makes it that much more enjoyable to teach it to others. I’ve been a culinary instructor for about 11 years, starting as a teacher with C-CAP which is a non-profit that prepares students to work in hospitality. My specialities are pastry and baking and cake decorating, though I’ve taught classes ranging from pasta making to Ethiopian cuisine. Having attended The Cooking and Hospitality Institute of Chicago and later Le Cordon Bleu, I have an associate’s degree in pastry and baking, and a bachelor’s degree in culinary management....