Community kitchen · Baltimore
Italian-rooted Waverly nonprofit where kids and families cook with real chefs
The Forge is the new home of The BIT Center, a Baltimore nonprofit at 3009 Greenmount Avenue in Waverly. It began in 1955 as an Italian cultural circle. Today it runs community health, food access and gastronomy programs, plus B-More Pasta and Be a Chef for a Day. Cooking classes are booked through the center's Eventbrite page.
The best-known event is the National Children's Gastronomy Festival, now in its 10th edition. Children ages 5 to 14 each get a station with a guest chef and make one dish from start to finish. They measure, knead, taste and clean up. Ingredients, equipment and aprons are provided, and younger siblings get a toddler space. The 2026 festival ran on October 24 and 25 with twelve guest chefs.
Taueret K. Thomas leads gastronomy education and cooks for special events such as The Longevity Luncheon. This is a good fit for families and anyone who wants their class money to support a neighborhood food program. It has a 5 rating on Google from 2 reviews.
Kids & families
Classes and camps for young cooks
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Birthdays and private parties
Written from The Forge of The BIT Center’s own site and class listings, October 2026. How we write these
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At The Forge, 3009 Greenmount Avenue, Baltimore, MD 21218, home of The BIT Center's community food hub in Waverly.
Cooking classes are listed on The BIT Center's Eventbrite page, which is linked from the center's homepage.
Children ages 5 to 14 cook. Younger siblings have their own toddler space so the whole family can stay.
They cook. Each child works at a station with a chef and makes one dish start to finish, including measuring, kneading, tasting and cleaning up.
For the children's festival, ingredients, equipment and aprons are all provided.
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