COLLEGE STATION, Texas (KBTX) – Texas A&M is hosting summer camps throughout the season to keep kids learning and growing, including a new offering this year: Caneck Culinary Camps.<\/p>\n
The camps are led by Chef Brandon Williams, who said the program is meant to welcome local kids into the campus kitchen and introduce them to the culinary sphere.<\/p>\n
\u201cI wanted to bring the kids together in the Brazos Valley community for a fun adventure with the culinary world,\u201d Williams said. \u201cJust to introduce people into our world, things what we do and what we learn and just to show them how exciting it can be.\u201d<\/p>\n
Williams said campers will learn kitchen fundamentals, including cooking techniques and knife skills.<\/p>\n
\u201cA typical day is going to be…full of information,\u201d he said. \u201cWe\u2019re just going to go over basics of the culinary world as far as cooking techniques and knife skills.\u201d<\/p>\n
Students will also cook as part of the experience. Williams said day one will focus on preparation for a meal finished on the second day.<\/p>\n
\u201cOn day one of the camp, what we\u2019ll do is we\u2019ll go into a little bit of marinating, the pre-prep for a lot of the items that we\u2019ll be cooking on the second day,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n
Williams said the camp is also designed to build confidence and independence.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen you learn how to cook, the confidence it gives you \u2014 that, \u2018Hey, I can actually kind of take care of myself a little bit,\u2019\u201d he said. \u201cThat cooking aspect of it will just boost that confidence tremendously in the children.\u201d<\/p>\n