Kids’ cooking school · Tampa
Healthier takes on kids' favorites, with Saturday classes at Armature Works
Kids & families
Classes and camps for young cooks
Beginners
No experience needed
Birthdays & groups
Birthdays and private parties
Team events
Team building with a chef running the room
The Real Food Academy Tampa is the local branch of a kids-focused cooking school that Chef Maria Cummins founded in 2008. Her cooking draws on her Venezuelan roots, and her rule is "We don't change the dish, we change the ingredients." Kids cook familiar food with better oils, natural sweeteners and unprocessed ingredients. The Tampa team serves the wider area and has no single storefront.
Saturday kids' classes run from 11 to 1 at the Show + Tell Kitchen at Armature Works. Recent menus include homemade cheese tortellini with tomato soup, a poke bowl with honey soy roasted chicken and vegetable fried rice, and turkey empanadas for Thanksgiving. There are also homeschool sessions at Northdale Park & Recreation Center and holiday camps at St John's Episcopal School.
Birthday parties are the other big draw, and they can happen at your home. The school also runs field trips, after-school programs and team building. Parents wait outside the classroom and come in at the end to taste what their kids made. The Tampa location holds a 5.0 Google rating from 23 reviews.
Written from The Real Food Academy Tampa’s own site and class listings, October 2026. How we write these
Read from their own listings and checked weekly. Prices are per person.
2 hours · Hands-on
Next: Sat 7 Nov, 11am
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2 hours · Hands-on
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$50 per person · 1.5 hours · Hands-on
Next: Fri 4 Dec, 5:30pm
2 hours · Hands-on
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2 hours · Hands-on
Next: Sat 12 Dec, 11am
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No. Kids focus better without parents in the room. You're invited in at the end to take pictures and sample what your child made.
At the Show + Tell Kitchen at Armature Works, 1910 N Ola Ave, Tampa, from 11:00 AM to 1:00 PM.
No. All payments and deposits are non-refundable because staffing and ingredients are planned around registrations.
Yes. They can adapt recipes for gluten-free, dairy-free, nut-free, soy-free, vegetarian and vegan diets if you tell them in advance. They can't guarantee a completely nut-free environment.
Yes, for kids' parties and adult parties of 14 or fewer, with a corkage fee of $15 per 750 ml bottle of wine or a $40 flat fee for beer.
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