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Need to spice up the boring old ketchup to the delicious potatoes and/or sweet potato fries? Try this gourmet dipping sauce as an alternative. Serve it alongside your favorite appetizer bites or spread it on crusty bread to give your sandwiches a whole new kick!

No cake is complete until it’s beautifully iced and covered in homemade buttercream frosting. Enjoy this luxuriously creamy and silky goodness over your layered cakes, cupcakes or simply on its own right from the spatula! Buttercream Frosting Recipe Ingredients 1 stick unsalted butter, room temperature 2 cups confectioners sugar 1/4 teaspoon salt 1 tablespoon vanilla…

This month, we bring you the Dynamic Duo from our Semester Class at Taste Buds Kitchen, Sammy and Alex.  We knew they were a special pair when they brought us a plan for their very own restaurant called All Around the World, where “kids eat for $5 and eat free on Saturday,” and it is “romantic…

We are very excited to have Susie as our first Chef of the Month for 2015.  She is a long-time TBK camper and Chef-in-Training, a certified chocolate lover, and has a warm personality that always brightens our day. Age: 9 Neighborhood: The Upper East Side First Culinary Creation: Chocolate Pasta at Taste Buds Kitchen Favorite…

Since recently joining the TBK team, Shauna has received rave reviews from clients through all kinds of events that she hosts with us from After School Semester programs to Adult BYOB Workshops! First Culinary Creation: The first thing I really remember making on my own was a vanilla cake in an Easy Bake oven when…

Nicholas was nominated by our founder Jessi as our December Chef of the Month, as he is our most loyal Gingerbread House Workshop attendee! Nicholas also came by this October for our Halloween Haunted House Workshop and will be coming back soon for his SIXTH Gingerbread Workshop with us at TBK. First Culinary Creation: “Valentine’s day…

We are very happy to launch our new website! There are a few big changes from the old website that we thought would be helpful to point out. The most obvious change for everyone is the new look and feel of the website, which has aligned with our multi-kitchen model from our New York City…

Our April Junior Chef of the Month is Sabine!  Sabine cooks with us in one of our after school clubs and was chosen because she is an amazing budding chef who loves to cook. First Culinary Creation: I can’t remember! Favorite Recipe: Sushi, me and my mom make the sushi. My mom takes care of…

Our March Junior Chef of the Month is Sammy!  Sammy is a budding chef in one of our after school clubs and was chosen because he is so animated, inquisitive and open-minded.  Plus, he is such an adventurous eater! First Culinary Creation: Ribs!  They’re my favorite food.  I like when they’re nice and juicy. Favorite…

Congrats to Charlie for being our January Chef of the Month!  Charlie has been coming to Taste Buds Kitchen for weekly private cooking lessons since September.  Charlie is one of Taste Buds Kitchen’s most advanced child chefs, creating delicious dishes like Handmade Pasta, Risotto, Chocolate Soufflé, Crab Cakes and Creme Brule!  Whenever Charlie is in…

Congrats to Caroline English for being our December Teacher of the Month!  Caroline teaches after-school classes all throughout the city and rocks it! Favorite Recipe to Teach: Quiche! There are so many fun variations of it and kids are always surprised that they love it in the end! First Culinary Creation: Probably fudge with my…

Thursdays mean bake sales for Taste Buds Kitchen in the summer. Each Thursday from 11:30-noon and from 3:30-4, we held a bake sale to benefit our favorite charity – Cookies for Kids Cancer – a foundation dedicated to raising funds for pediatric cancer research. Taste Buds Kitchen campers had so much fun each week baking,…