What is Proud Mitten Culinary Concepts?
Simply put… we are a community cooking school.
Our space, however, is so much more than a space with culinary classes! We weave community, local foods, and fresh ingredients by COOKING, CREATING & COLLABORATING TOGETHER!
Proud Mitten Culinary Concepts is a Neighborhood teaching kitchen which provides a collection of hands-on culinary class offerings. Chef education for all ages and abilities, reaching our community and beyond.
Our chef instructors provide seasonal classes as individual skill based classes, personalized gatherings for custom events, and much more.
Proud Mitten Culinary Concepts is a hub for budding chefs and their students. Community-minded and focused on risk reduction for chefs looking to showcase their talents, our space provides a flexible environment removing barriers to entry into the Michigan culinary scene.
An array of educational hands-on classes and cuisines always captivate our neighborhood and beyond.
Our creative chefs take advantage of our seasons and fresh Michigan-grown ingredients. This expansion from Proud Mitten Shared Kitchen will provide hybrid space for continued client growth and enrichment opportunities for both chefs and their customers.
We offer cooking classes for kids, adults, team building and more!
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We have options for elementary school and beyond. From days off school and after school series, to summer camps, we got you!
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Bring your team to connect outside of the office or workplace! Check out what we have to offer your group!
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Grab a family member or a friend, or even come solo to be inspired to learn of a new cuisine or concept. We look forward to seeing you!
The PARC is an alcohol-free environment; no spirits allowed onsite.
See what (& who) is cooking at culinary concepts
Our selection of active chefs and instructors are listed below - check out their individual sites to view upcoming classes and sessions available to book in our beautiful PARC community kitchen!
The Simple Kitchen
Chef Kristin is a former elementary school teacher turned chef- after graduating from the Schoolcraft College Culinary Arts program 10 years ago, she blended her love of education and cooking, and The Simple Kitchen was born. She teaches cooking/baking classes for all ability levels for ages Pre-K through adult. Hope to see you in the kitchen!
Taste: A Cook’s Place
Owner Mary Spencer has been teaching cooking classes for 30 years. She is a self-taught cook with a tremendous curiosity about everything food. With an emphasis on fresh ingredients and seasonal cuisine, Mary’s cooking class repertoire includes a multitude of ethnic classes, classes on a variety of techniques which include savory cuisine, as well as baking. Her classes are loaded with tips and stories that make for an instructional and enjoyable evening. Taste offers a variety of culinary classes for adults as well as team building events and private parties.
PARClife
We provide compassionate, community-based ABA therapy in social, recreational, and natural environments for individuals with autism and other thinking and learning differences. PARC Life Learners are developing skills in the kitchen with safety and cooking, along with other culinary enrichments.
Chefs/Instructors:
Reserve HERE!
Click here to reserve your kitchen date(s) - be sure to select CULINARY CONCEPTS for the location.
*Must be existing client of Proud Mitten Shared Kitchen and/or Culinary Concepts to book space.
Contact Proud Mitten to get started today!
IMPORTANT REQUIREMENTS
Food Handlers Certificate: Shared Kitchens require a high level of sanitation and need to maintain high standards at all times. Most small businesses already have their ServSafe Certificate. If you do not and are just starting out...all that is involved is taking the course in a class environment or on- line and then taking a short exam. ServSafe www.servsafe.com will help you determine what material you may need, where and when classes are offered.
Licensure: You will need your business license in order to work in our kitchen as a small business. This license applies to those looking to get their business off the ground by producing food and selling in it within the community. Proud Mitten requires you have your own license to be able to identify working in our commercial environment.
If you do not have your license yet, we can be part of the process.
Liability Insurance: Must be CURRENT and up to date. Likely, you will be carrying your own liability insurance to run your business. You will need to provide your own liability insurance.
IF YOU DO NOT HAVE ALL OF THE ABOVE, WE CAN STILL HELP. CONTACT US TO SET UP A TIME TO TALK ABOUT YOUR BUSINESS NEEDS. EVERY SMALL BUSINESS IS UNIQUE.
LET'S TALK ABOUT HOW WE CAN ACCOMMODATE YOUR COMPANY IN OUR COMMUNITY ENVIRONMENT.