Portland Cookshop
About
SE Portland Community Cooking School with Kids and Family Tracks
Portland Cookshop (founded by Meredith Mortensen) is a teaching kitchen on SE 26th Avenue running after-school classes, weekend family sessions, kids series, and summer camps led by Portland-area chefs and food artisans.
Kids Programs
- Cookshop Kids - elementary-series multi-week programs
- Baking with Kids - one-off baking-focused sessions (e.g. brownie bake-off)
- Junior Chef Series - skill-themed standalone classes (e.g. Chinese dumplings)
- Summer Culinary Camp - week-long sessions
- Summer Cooking + Art camps run jointly with Make Do Art Studio
What's Included
- All ingredients and equipment in the teaching kitchen
- Chef-led instruction from Portland-area culinary professionals
- Recipes to take home
- Meal eaten together at the end of each class
Experience
Casual neighborhood-school feel rather than restaurant-pro environment. Kids work in age-appropriate groups; co-taught summer camps with Make Do Art Studio blend cooking and creative project work for a longer-format experience.