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2019 Spring Kids Food Festival
May 11, 2019 @ 10:00 am - May 12, 2019 @ 5:00 pm
From the event organizer:
The Kids Food Festival welcomes families with children of all ages, interested in learning about balanced food choices in a fun and engaging environment that empowers children to make these decisions for themselves!
Appetites of all sizes will enjoy:
- Balanced Plate Scavenger Hunt
- The James Beard Foundation Future Foodies Pavilion: ticketed hands-on cooking classes. Buy tickets through our Official Ticketing Partner here!
- Kids Food Festival Community Performance Area: free performances including cooking demos and live entertainment.
James Beard Foundation Future Foodies Pavilion Ticketed Hands-On Cooking Classes:
May 11
10:00 Healthy Lunch with America’s Test Kitchen Kids
11:00 Northern Tiger
12:00 Pastry Chef Thiago Silva: Better Chocolate
1:00 Chef Mike of The Clam + Market Table: Strawberry Rhubarb Yogurt Parfaits
2:00 The Beard House: Kitchen Sink Oatmeal Cookie Sandwiches from the James Beard Foundation’s Cookbook Waste Not: How to Get the Most From Your Food
3:00 Cooking with BuzzFeed: Rainbow Pancake Pops, hosted by Erin Phraner
4:00 Kwame Williams of Vital Dining: Avocado Chocolate Mousse
May 12
10:00 Cooking with Red Rabbit: Terrific Tostados with Mango Salsa
11:00 Cupcake Decorating with Handstand Kitchen*
*This class is an additional $15, as each ticketed child receives their own Handstand Kitchen Intro to Baking 17-Piece Set (retail value $25)
12:00 Classic American-Italian dishes with Parm
1:00 Marley Family Cooking Class: Summer Quinoa Salad
2:00 Grandaisy Bakery: Piccolo Pizzaiolo Making Bianca con Pecorino
3:00 Stay tuned while we cook up some fun!
4:00 Cricket Azima, Founder and Big Cheese of The Creative Kitchen and Kids Food Festival: Fresh, Flavorful, & Fun Salsa
Free Performances Featured on our Main Stage:
May 11
10:00 Activities Hosted by CMOM
10:30 Cooking Demonstration by MasterChef Junior Season 7 Contestants Shannen and Ben
11:00 Rock-a-Baby
12:00 Cooking Demonstration by MasterChef Junior Season 7 Contestant Che
12:30 Joy Bauer, MS, RDN, one of the nation’s leading health authorities and the national dietitian for LaCroix Sparkling Water
1:00 Rock-a-Baby
2:00 Karma Kids Yoga
2:30 The Teen Kitchen, Recipes We love to Cook by Emily & Lyla The Kitchen Twins
3:00 Musical Performance by Monkey Do! Yoga
3:30 Cooking Demonstration by MasterChef Junior Season 7 Contestants Ashley and Kyle
May 12
10:00 Cooking Demonstration by MasterChef Junior Season 7 Contestant Tallulah
10:30 Interactive Book Reading of MC Veggie Fresh Rocks the Mic with Author and Registered Dietitian Shanon Morris, MS, RD, CDN
11:00 Monkey Do! Yoga
11:30 Cooking Demonstration by MasterChef Junior Season 7 Contestant Matthew
12:00 The Pineapple Explorers Club
1:00 Family Yoga with Heidi Kristoffer
1:30 Cooking Demonstration by MasterChef Junior Season 7 Contestant Matteo
2:00 Silva Dance Company & Capoeira Arte Dança
3:00 Cooking Demonstration by MasterChef Junior Season 7 Contestant Tal
3:30 Activities Hosted by CMOM
Food Allergy Disclaimer: The Kids Food Festival is not an allergy-free festival. We will not assume any liability for adverse reactions to foods consumed, or items one may come in contact with while eating at any of our events.
