“My 15-year old daughter just finished a fantastic 2-week teen cooking camp at the fully stocked commercial kitchen of Paulding & Co in Emeryville. The kids cooked and ate a wonderful variety of breakfast and lunch dishes each day, learned basic and advanced culinary skills, had lessons from well-known local guest chefs and purveyors, shopped at Berkeley Bowl and ended the session with a team competition of preparing multiple dishes and drinks for a panel of guest judges. They also prepared and served a meal for a local senior center. The instructors were talented and enthusiastic. She came away with new skills, a new appreciation of food, and new confidence. It’s tough to find a summer program for teens, let alone a great one like this. Bon Appetit!” — L.T.