2026
Summer Culinary CampS
Kids, Tweens, and Teens Culinary Summer CampS
Registration is Open!
2026 Summer Camps - Limited Space Available!
Blue Ribbon Cooking, located in the heart of Seattle, offers world-class culinary summer camps for beginner to advanced students from 4 to 17 years old. With the guidance of our professional chef instructors, students learn how to work safely in the kitchen with confidence and independence. From classic culinary skills to baking from scratch, our camps offer students the opportunity to learn how to create delicious savory and sweet creations in the kitchen.
2026 Camp Dates Listed UNDER Camp DescriptionS Below
Classic Culinary Camp
Camp mornings will be spent learning to craft a fresh and nutritious full meal, including, but not limited to, sauce making, working with different proteins, homemade pasta, and sushi rolling. The afternoons will be focused on traditional baking techniques. This will include a variety of both savory and sweet recipes, including homemade bread, farmer’s market quiches, cookies, cakes, and so much more. As their graduation project, on Thursday your camper will bring home dinner for four people, which they will be excited and happy to share with you!
Camps run Monday through Thursday from 9 am-3 pm
Ages 7 - 17
Price: $795
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June 15 – 18
June 22 – 25
June 29 – July 2
July 6 – 9
July 13 – 16
July 20 – 23
July 27 – 30
Aug 3 – 6
Aug 10 – 13
Aug 17 – 20*email info@blueribboncooking.com to join a wait list
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Apron
Professional-quality chef’s knife
Blue Ribbon electronic cookbook
Daily lunch
Daily culinary ingredients
Take-home dinner for four on the final day
Payment in full due at registration. Camp fees are non-refundable. With three (3) weeks notice, the camp fee may be transferred for up to two (2) years towards a future camp or any of our events, classes, or merchandise. Blue Ribbon will retain 50% of the camp fee for any cancellations made within two (2) weeks of the start of camp session to cover the purchase of supplies and ingredients.
Tour of Asia
The entire week will focus on Southeast Asia’s delicious cuisines and culinary history—from Japanese sushi rolls and chicken teriyaki to Pad Thai to Chinese chicken chow mien and Vietnamese spring rolls. Every class will take your taste buds to a different stop on this flavorful tour as we explore Japanese, Chinese, Thai, Vietnamese and Korean cuisines. On Thursday, your camper will bring home a delicious Asian dinner for four, which they’ll be excited and proud to share with you.
Camps run Monday through Thursday from 9 am-3 pm
Ages 7 - 17
Price: $795
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Apron
Asian kitchen utensils
Blue Ribbon electronic cookbook
Daily lunch
Daily culinary ingredients
Take-home dinner for four on the final day
Payment in full due at registration. Camp fees are non-refundable. With three (3) weeks notice, the camp fee may be transferred for up to two (2) years towards a future camp or any of our events, classes, or merchandise. Blue Ribbon will retain 50% of the camp fee for any cancellations made within two (2) weeks of the start of camp session to cover the purchase of supplies and ingredients.
Tour of Italy
Join Blue Ribbon for this exciting new camp that will take your tastebuds on a tour of all the wonderful cuisine Italy has to offer. The entire week will focus on Italy’s delicious foods and culinary history—from fresh pasta, sauces, risotto, pizza, polenta, gnocchi, and much more. As their graduation project, on Thursday your camper will also bring home an Italian dinner for four people, which they’ll be excited and proud to share with you!
Camps run Monday through Thursday from 9 am-3 pm
Ages 7 - 17
Price: $795
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Apron
Pasta tools
Blue Ribbon electronic cookbook
Daily lunch
Daily culinary ingredients
Take-home dinner for four on the final day
Payment in full due at registration. Camp fees are non-refundable. With three (3) weeks notice, the camp fee may be transferred for up to two (2) years towards a future camp or any of our events, classes, or merchandise. Blue Ribbon will retain 50% of the camp fee for any cancellations made within two (2) weeks of the start of camp session to cover the purchase of supplies and ingredients.
Tour of Mexico and Latin America
Join Blue Ribbon for this exciting new camp that will take your tastebuds on a tour of all the wonderful cuisine Mexico and Latin America have to offer!
Camps run Monday through Thursday from 9 am-3 pm
Ages 7 - 17
Price: $795
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Apron
Pasta tools
Blue Ribbon electronic cookbook
Daily lunch
Daily culinary ingredients
Take-home dinner for four on the final day
Payment in full due at registration. Camp fees are non-refundable. With three (3) weeks notice, the camp fee may be transferred for up to two (2) years towards a future camp or any of our events, classes, or merchandise. Blue Ribbon will retain 50% of the camp fee for any cancellations made within two (2) weeks of the start of camp session to cover the purchase of supplies and ingredients.
Comprehensive Baking
Are you looking for the next frontier in baking? Learn how to bake from scratch! Grab a rolling pin and put on an apron! We’re going to be sifting, whisking, kneading, mixing, and measuring as we bake savory and sweet creations from scratch. Create flaky pie crusts, yeasted doughs, cake decorations, and much more! The highlight of this comprehensive week is our Thursday iron chef dessert competition, when students create their dessert masterpieces. Students bring home samples of their work throughout the week to share with family and friends.
Camps run Monday through Thursday from 9 am-3 pm
Ages 7 - 17
Price: $895
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July 6 – 9
Aug 17 – 20
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Essential baking utensils
Blue Ribbon electronic cookbook
Daily lunch
Daily culinary ingredients
Take-home gourmet baked goods throughout the week
Payment in full due at registration. Camp fees are non-refundable. With three (3) weeks notice, the camp fee may be transferred for up to two (2) years towards a future camp or any of our events, classes, or merchandise. Blue Ribbon will retain 50% of the camp fee for any cancellations made within two (2) weeks of the start of camp session to cover the purchase of supplies and ingredients.
Advanced Culinary
Students that have attended a Blue Ribbon summer camp, or the equivalent, can join us for an advanced course in cooking. This class will springboard off our basic culinary camp and explore advanced techniques and skills. Learn traditional French methods and modern culinary practices. Savory and sweet dishes will be elevated to new levels in this creative and fun culinary class.
Camps will run Monday through Thursday from 9 am-3 pm
Ages 7 - 17
Price: $895
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Aug 10 – 13
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An advanced cookbook
Daily gourmet Lunch
Daily culinary ingredients
Take-home gourmet dinner for four on the final day
Payment in full due at registration. Camp fees are non-refundable. With three (3) weeks notice, the camp fee may be transferred for up to two (2) years towards a future camp or any of our events, classes, or merchandise. Blue Ribbon will retain 50% of the camp fee for any cancellations made within two (2) weeks of the start of camp session to cover the purchase of supplies and ingredients.
Pre-Camp
Learning to bring your family together with nutritional meals can start at any age. Through hands-on participation, students will be introduced to commonly used kitchen tools and proper methods of kitchen safety.
Camps run Monday through Thursday from 9:00 am-noon
Ages 4 - 7
Price: $435
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July 13 – 16
Special Note: Pre-campers do not use ovens, and the knives they use are plastic serrated knives manufactured specifically for use by young children. Pre-Camp typically has a one to five ratio of adults to campers, so we have lots of eyes on them throughout the day to help ensure they’re making good choices in a modified kitchen environment.
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An apron
Recipe book
Daily lunch
Certificate
Take home treats each day
*Special Note: Pre-campers do not use ovens, and the knives they use are plastic serrated knives manufactured specifically for use by young children. Pre-Camp typically has a one to five ratio of adults to campers, so we have lots of eyes on them throughout the day to help ensure they’re making good choices in a modified kitchen environment.
Payment in full due at registration. Camp fees are non-refundable. With three (3) weeks notice, the camp fee may be transferred for up to two (2) years towards a future camp or any of our events, classes, or merchandise. Blue Ribbon will retain 50% of the camp fee for any cancellations made within two (2) weeks of the start of camp session to cover the purchase of supplies and ingredients.
