Dear Chef Noah

Antilles school had an after school cooking class for years taught by Mrs. Watts -- maybe give them a call.

Thanks I for got to say he lives on St Croix

Hi Sauceress I wish I could give you more info. I have thought about teaching a cooking class and in the past when I checked on other cooking classes, I didn't come up with much.

I know the Complex has the kitchen set up and I've even met the cooking teacher. When we talked, he made it sound like I could set something up and teach a class using their facilities. I've tried to call him a few times and only got a message with no return call.

It's great to hear about your grandson getting so excited about cooking. I started my career when I was 14 at my father's restaurant. Portioning liver, picking up cigarette butts and toothpicks from the parking lot, peeling potatoes, washing dishes...you know, the really important stuff 🙂

Most child labor laws allow children under 16 to work as long as they don't exceed a certain number of hours a week and they don't work past 8 p.m. on a school night, or something to that tune. If he's really interested, try to get him a dishwashing job somewhere on island a few nights a week so he can see the REAL kitchen world. It's not all smiley Crocs and book signings like FoodTV sometimes advertises. I think working your way up in a kitchen at a young age builds a strong work ethic for life. Some people thrive on the kitchen chaos, some people are scared away.

Sorry I don't have more info. Anybody else know about cooking classes?

Noah

Thank you so much for your response an for those PM's. I will try to convince him to do the dish washing thing.. although at home I am told he uses his sister as his sou chef lol