The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the inaugural Teaching Kitchen Symposium! We’ve wrapped up two incredible days filled with inspiring sessions, valuable insights, and meaningful connections. 🎉 We concluded Day 2 with two impactful general sessions. In "Equipping Healthcare and Public Health Professionals Working in Teaching Kitchens for Leadership and Advocacy in Food System and Policy Change," attendees learned strategies to leverage teaching kitchens for advocating policy changes that improve public health. Shad Marvasti, MD, MPH, Christina Badaracco, MPH, RD, LDN In "Behind the Kitchen Sink: Reflections from Teaching Kitchen Innovators," we heard from leaders, both on stage and in the audience, who shared their takeaways from the Teaching Kitchen Symposium and how they plan to apply that knowledge to their work and also grow their newly made connections. Hope Barkoukis, Linda Shiue, MD, Chef, DipABLM Congratulations to all the presenters and attendees for making the Symposium a great success! Your passion and commitment to the teaching kitchen movement are truly inspiring. Safe travels to everyone, from near and far! Excited for #TKCSymposium2025? Sign up for our newsletter to be the first to hear the big announcement: http://eepurl.com/illRvb #TKCSymposium2024 #nutritioneducation #policychange #teachingkitchens #teachingkitchen #culinarymedicine #foodismedicine

Here’s our wrap-up of Breakout Session, Round 3 at the Teaching Kitchen Symposium! 🎉 In “Virtual Culinary Classroom: Technology Tips for Teaching Kitchens,” attendees learned how to create engaging virtual content, with tips on class setup, equipment essentials, and live streaming to reach diverse audiences. In “Ages and Stages in the Kitchen: Culinary and Nutrition Education for Youth from Pre-K to College,” educators explored how to design age-appropriate curricula, from sensory activities for toddlers to teen cooking skills. The University of Utah spoke about Cultivating Health by connecting farmers, healthcare, and food-insecure communities. They also showcased The Wellness Bus during the session "Innovation in Action." Experts highlighted how this mobile space serves diverse populations with programs that are continuously refined based on participant feedback to meet the needs of their evolving communities better. Thank you to all the participants and speakers for making this breakout round a success! Lynn Fredericks Linda Novick O'Keefe Terry Braggs Mayumi Uejima-Carr Ashley Dunworth Cindy Chou, RDN Alexandra Hernandez, MS, RDN, CD Ellen K. Maxfield Sarah Zou, MPH, RD, CDE Shannon Jones

Here’s our wrap-up of two groups from Breakout Session, Round 2 at the Teaching Kitchen Symposium! 🎉 In “A Deeper Dive into Strategic Approaches to Gaining Buy-In and Funding for Your Teaching Kitchen Program,” attendees collaborated to develop tailored funding strategies, craft elevator pitches, and discover innovative ways to secure financial support. Speakers in “Metrics that Matter: Evaluating Impact on Measures of Food Literacy, Eating Habits, and Health Outcomes Among Teaching Kitchen Participants,” provided valuable insights on assessing the impact of teaching kitchen programs on food literacy and health outcomes, highlighting essential evaluation tools and methodologies. Congratulations to all for offering powering takeaways! Sian Cotton, PhD Nate Wood, MD, MHS, Chef, DABOM Olivia Thomas Lauren Beckwith Ghislaine Challamel, MS Jennifer Massa #culinarymedicine #teachingkitchens #teachingkitchencollaborative #TKCSymposium2024 #fundingstrategies #securingfunding #foodismedicine

So excited for this 2nd day of the Teaching Kitchen Symposium! The first general session this morning with Sian Cotton, PhD, Olivia Thomas, and Nate Wood, MD, MHS, Chef, DABOM about Strategies for Securing Support and Funding for your Teaching Kitchen & Related Programming was amazing!

🎉So great to see Nate Wood, MD, MHS, Chef, DABOM on stage representing Yale New Haven Health & Yale School of Medicine at the The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative Conference!

I am elated to be here with friends and colleagues, old and new, at the symposium for The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative! Feeling inspired by the great work being done by so many and the growing interest on Culinary and Lifestyle Medicine. Inadequate food access and nutrition are a leading cause of preventable chronic diseases and mortality around the world. The work being done in this area has incredible potential to holistically move us toward better health and longer lives. Some of you already know that I love to cook and bake. It’s pretty frequent that I will sink half a Saturday or Sunday into making something new. Also, as an introvert, preparing and sharing food is one of the ways I enjoy to contribute to group gatherings. I started down this path almost 20 years ago while working as a wellness coach during undergrad. My goal with people was to help them cultivate a positive relationship food—a place where much less willpower is required to make a healthy choice. Ultimately, it was for the selecting, preparing, and eating of food to become an indulgent and restorative experience rather than a draining one. Working with so many people on this led me to deeply explore it for myself and foundationally changed my own relationship with food. Cummins Inc. launched a Teaching Kitchen 8 years ago with the opening of our near-site medical clinic in Southern Indiana, the Cummins LiveWell Center. Chef Sandy and other team members at Premise Health have built truly impactful programs and improved the lives of so many. It has been an absolute success and I’m excited for what we have planned for the future! A shout out and thank you to all of you who are doing great work and promoting Culinary Medicine and Teaching Kitchens. Thank you! And a big thank you to my alma mater University of Utah for hosting the symposium this year! Special shout out to Drs. Rachel Goossen and Richmond Doxey for leading the way for shared medical appointments with University of Utah Health! #teachingkitchens #culinarymedicine #lifestylemedicine

We’ve just wrapped up the first general session of the day, “Strategies for Securing Support & Funding for Your Teaching Kitchen & Related Programming.” A huge thank you and congratulations to Sian Cotton, PhD, Olivia Thomas, MD, RD, and Nate Wood, MD, MHS, Chef, DABOM for their excellent presentations and thoughtful responses during the panel discussion. In this session, they shared practical strategies for engaging stakeholders, building strong partnerships, and aligning your mission with potential funders. Attendees walked away with valuable, actionable tools to bring their teaching kitchen initiatives to life and ensure long-term success. We appreciate our presenters for such an inspiring discussion! #culinarymedicine #teachingkitchens #teachingkitchencollaborative #TKCSymposium2024 #fundingstrategies #securingfunding #foodismedicine

Welcome to Day 2 of the inaugural Teaching Kitchen Symposium here at the University of Utah! 🎉 We’re back LIVE, ready to dive deeper into the power of teaching kitchens and their impact on public health and nutrition. 🌿 Today, we’re continuing the journey with even more inspiring sessions, hands-on workshops, and discussions led by experts in the #foodismedicine space. We’re excited to see how these insights will continue to shape communities everywhere! Stay with us as we bring you all the action from Day 2. #TKCSymposium2024 #teachingkitchens #nutritioneducation #saltlakecity #culinarymedicine #chefmd #registereddietitions #teachingkitchencollaborative

Yes! What an honor to have Patty Corona sharing the incredible work and community that Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center brings.

Our Director of Cooking for Salud and Kitchenistas Engagment spoke on a panel with nutrition and medical professionals on the power of building collaborations between community organizations and healthcare. At Olivewood Gardens & Learning Center we thrive on partnerships that uplift our community to bridge gaps between culinary medicine, teaching kitchens, healthcare and community. Thanks to The Teaching Kitchen Collaborative for hosting this conference and inspiring better health and food systems change.