The Junior Chef Academy was developed following conversations with the World Food Championships. There was a growing need to involve more youth in food sports as a gateway to culinary careers. in 2022, through the TURN Festival's Perfect Bite Championships, the idea of a competitive middle school food program that would compliment the existing adult food competition took hold.
The Junior Chef Academy launched in March of 2023 with 50 middle school applicants. Twenty of those students would make the initial cut and begin a 9 month journey toward the World Food Championships.
Kelly's Fund proudly supports this new program and will be seeking local partnerships, donations, and sponsorships to elevate the existing program and grow others like it.
In 2023, every meeting of the Junior Chef Academy is filmed as an episode. Those episodes are linked below.
The Junior Chef Academy launched in March of 2023 with 50 middle school applicants. Twenty of those students would make the initial cut and begin a 9 month journey toward the World Food Championships.
Kelly's Fund proudly supports this new program and will be seeking local partnerships, donations, and sponsorships to elevate the existing program and grow others like it.
In 2023, every meeting of the Junior Chef Academy is filmed as an episode. Those episodes are linked below.