Teen Intensive: Culinary
Culinary | Available
Nithya Krishnan, 171's longtime Young Chef's Cooking School instructor, will be teaching a variety of dishes! Your teen will have fun learning about ingredients, spices, and cooking techniques that they can bring home and try out with your family.
PLEASE NOTE: We are unable to accommodate allergies and specific diets in this camp. If you have any questions, please give 171 a call and talk with Kristi, our Program Manager. Thank you for your understanding.
Nithya Krishnan
Nithya Teaches: Young Chefs’ Cooking Classes, Summer Camps, and Outreach Programs
Nithya Krishnan’s journey as a self-taught cook started very early in her life. As a teenager, she took over kitchen responsibilities for her mother’s catering business while doubling as a preschool teacher.
Nithya conducts private cooking lessons on demand featuring multi cuisine menus from around the world . She has currently embarked on a small food service venture dubbed “CoolDesiAunty Kitchen” in Painted Post, NY . But her passion for helping people learn about food culture is still going strong . She believes that anyone can master a recipe if they have the interest, the patience, and the open-minded palate! Nithya teaches all ages, and for her youth culinary classes hopes to get kids excited about cooking!