Kids Can Cook!

Parents tend to worry or doubt their children can accomplish hard things and in The Silver Lake Kitchen we give them the opportunities, the tools and the permission with guidance.

Hi, I'm Chef Mary, the founder & chef at The Silver Lake Kitchen. I launched the summer camp in the summer of 2021 and after school classes in the fall of 2022 with the support of the Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Echo Park & Atwater community.

I'm a certified chef and nutritionist with over 20 years of cooking experience. I've taught children and adults to cook  through out my entire career. In the winter of 2024 I published my first children's book The Vita Gang Mysteries, Who Stole Vita D? A culinary mystery adventure book to help educate children about the importance of health eating.