UCLA Teaching Kitchen
The UCLA Teaching Kitchen was developed as an educational, interactive space to meet the needs of the campus community in areas of nutrition education, food insecurity, culinary skills, and community engagement. Programs will range from Medical School students, to faculty and staff wellness programs, to summer camps, to student groups.
Spring 2024 In-Person Single-Session Workshops
Learn a delicious, healthy recipe while practicing basic knife skills and important cooking methods. Using either vegetarian or vegan ingredients, participants will create their own flavorful Veggie Quesadilla with Fresh Guacamole! Not only will students gain confidence in fundamental cooking skills, they’ll finish with a tasty homemade meal! Each Culinary Bootcamp workshop will be the same, choose the one that works best for your schedule.
Registration for each workshop will open two weeks prior to the scheduled class time, mark your calendars!
Spring 2024 offerings:
-Thursday 4/11/24, 12-1:30p
- Monday 4/29/24, 12-1:30p
-Thursday 5/23/24, 12-1:30p
Baking bread is one of the most amazing combinations of art and science, it's an important life-skill, and it's also a hobby that provides great stress-relief! We'll learn recipes and methods to make rustic, healthy, delicious French Bread that each participant will be allowed to take home! Each “Bread for Beginners” offering includes 2 workshops over 2 days: Workshop 1 to make the dough and Workshop 2 to bake the dough. You must be able to attend both days. Each Bread for Beginners workshop will be the same, choose the sessions that works best for your schedule.
Registration for each workshop will open two weeks prior to the scheduled class time, mark your calendars!
Spring 2024 offerings:
- Thursday 4/18/24 & Friday 4/19/24, 12-1:30p
- Tuesday 5/7/24 & Wednesday 5/8/24, 12-1:30p
- Monday 5/20/24 & Tuesday 5/21/24, 12-1:30p
Cooking Workshop focusing on vegan cuisine. Learn delicious, healthy, affordable recipes that are good for the planet AND our bodies. Whether you live a vegan lifestyle or not, learning versatile ways of using fruits, vegetables, and grains can help you become a more well-rounded cook! In this workshop we’ll learn to make a tasty Teriyaki Stir-Fry! Each That Plant-Based Life workshop will be the same, choose the one that works best for your schedule.
Registration for each workshop will open two weeks prior to the scheduled class time, mark your calendars!
Spring 2024 offerings:
- Tuesday 4/23/24, 12-1:30p
- Monday 5/13/24, 12-1:30p
- Tuesday 5/28/24, 12-1:30p
We all need a treat sometimes, this workshop provides delicious baking recipes made with healthier ingredient swaps so we can enjoy those treats even more! We’ll learn to make Lemon Poppy Seed Cake – you’d never know it's healthier! Each Healthier Baking 101 workshop will be the same, choose the one that works best for your schedule.
Registration for each workshop will open two weeks prior to the scheduled class date, mark your calendars!
Spring 2024 offerings:
- Monday 4/15/24,12-1:30p
- Tuesday 4/30/24,12-1:30p
- Wednesday 5/22/24, 12-1:30p
There are so many delicious cuisines to celebrate from around the world and we can't wait to learn some tasty, healthy dishes that represent different cultures and geographies! We'll be touring the globe with some great recipes in these various workshops. In Session 1 we'll learn to make tasty Chipotle Portobello Tacos. In Session 2 we'll learn to make tasty Sushi. In Session 3 we'll learn to make tasty Biryani.
Registration for each workshop will open two weeks prior to the scheduled class date, mark your calendars!
Spring 2024 offerings:
- Thursday 4/25/24, 12-1:30p
- Tuesday 5/14/24, 12-1:30p
- Thursday 5/30/24, 12-1:30p
Past In Person and Virtual Workshops
If your club or department would like a specially curated workshop, here are some ideas of workshops we've offered in the past. Reach out to Chef Julia to create something one-of-a kind!
Baking Workshop focusing on recipes that make healthy ingredient swaps! Each week we'll learn how to make a new delicious baked treat while progressively building our knowledge as all-around bakers!
Click here to view our full library of Recorded Teaching Kitchen workshops!
Don't get us wrong, salads are amazing, but there are so many more tasty recipes that can be made without a full kitchen! Learn quick, healthy, & delicious recipes that can be made with minimal equipment.
Click here to view our full library of Recorded Teaching Kitchen workshops!
Cooking and Baking workshop focusing on a traditional recipes from different cuisines around the world. Learn pastries from France, noodle dishes from Japan, and many other authentic dishes from various cultures.
Click here to view our full library of Recorded Teaching Kitchen workshops!
Under $10 - Less than 30 minutes! In these workshops you'll learn easy, nutritious, and affordable recipes that can be made in a short amount of time. Fast food doesn't have to be unhealthy and healthy food doesn't have to be expensive! We'll learn to make Overnight Oats, Southwest Taco Salad, & One-Skillet Mediterranean Chicken & Rice! (vegan & GF options will be available).
Click here to view our full library of Recorded Teaching Kitchen workshops!
Easy & delicious recipes made in the microwave and/or cold items that can be made with basic tools like a knife, cutting board, and bowl
Click here to view our UCLA Teaching Kitchen Instagram account!
Contact
For more information about the space and programs, please contact:
Julia Rhoton (jrhoton@recreation.ucla.edu) Culinary Arts Coordinator
Key Funding Partners
- UCLA Recreation
- Marcie Rothman
- Semel Healthy Campus Initiative (HCI)
- Community Programs Office (CPO)
- Food Studies Minor/College Lowenstein Foundation
- David Geffen School of Medicine
- State of CA
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