With a few tips and the right tools for the job, cooking with small children can be fun, safe, and less messy than you think. By Alexandra Frost “Mom, can I help?” It’s a phrase that exhausted parents trying to crank out dinner—while playing ...

To raise adventurous, self-sufficient and health-conscious eaters, get kids in the kitchen. It may sound too simple, but those are just a few of the benefits when kids learn to cook. Cooking builds life skills, promotes healthy eating, boosts confidence ...

Young, aspiring chefs are learning about the most important ingredient when cooking – love. On Tuesday, kids in the Young Chef’s Academy got in the kitchen to cook up a meal for their moms. Chefs aged 9 to 15 got to tour the kitchen at Fyr and work with the executive

Cooking with kids can be a challenge. There's the mess, the chaos, and concerns about safety. But the whole point of Mark Bittman's new cookbook "How to Cook Everything Kids," is to get your young chefs comfortable with the kitchen. Now, I can't tell you ...

If you buy something from a link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Erin DeJesus was most recently contributing editor of Eater, and has held various writing and editing roles at the brand since 2010. A James Beard Award winner ...