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But 'He's Been Making Omelets Since He Was 3 . . .'
Ali Dawson, 15, left, and Meredith Allen, 14, at the C'est Si Bon Cooking School's Kid Chefs Summer Camp in Chapel Hill, N.C.
(By Juli Leonard -- The News & Observer)
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L'Academie de Cuisine , Bethesda, 301-986-9490, http:/
Courses: Weeklong preteen and teen cooking camps run from mid-June to mid-August for ages 9-12 and 13-17. All are currently filled, but last-minute openings do occur.
Who's Signing Up Preteens squeamish about raw chicken to older teens able to tackle advanced dishes.
What Parents Are Demanding "Kids tell us that their parents are making them come and they don't want to be here. That's what they say on Monday. By Friday, they don't want camp to end."
What Teens Are Making Mozzarella and chicken roulade with sun-dried tomato veloute, apple charlotte, moussaka, yakitori, tiramisu.
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Pali Overnight Adventures Camp , Running Springs, Calif., 888-678-6637, http:/
Courses One-week culinary camp for ages 10-16, $1,485; two-week session, $2,895. Twelve kids per session, taught by former hotel and restaurant chef.
Who's Signing Up Kids with a definite interest in cooking, mostly evenly split between boys and girls.
What Parents Are Demanding "They want to flesh out their kids' résumés. The trend in California is toward specialty camps" that teach a particular skill.
What Teens Are Making Crab cakes with ginger cream and mango salsa, pork tenders with chayote pickles, caramelized pecan upside-down apple pie.
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The Greenbrier resort , White Sulphur Springs, W.Va., 800-228-5049, http:/
Courses Two-hour cooking classes for ages 6-12, Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday or Saturday, July 18-Aug. 30, $95 per child per class.
Who's Signing Up Kids of guests at the resort.
What Parents Are Demanding The classes are small and very popular, so there's always a waiting list. Parents have been known to lie about their child's age to try to get the child into a class.
What Kids Are Making Orange cake with cream cheese icing, beef and cheese burrito with guacamole, toffee chocolate chip bars.
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