New Owners Celebrate the Relaunch of National Children’s Culinary School in Rogers

Young Chefs Academy is focused on providing a nurturing hands-on environment for children to learn valuable culinary skills and inspire its students to develop a lifelong love of cooking. Through the introduction of new techniques, unique ingredients and interactive tools, each experience cultivates creativity through experimentation and education in the kitchen.

Young Chefs Academy owners, Becky & Ben Ibarra, have been fully immersed into the business since February 1 and are currently gearing up for exciting Grand Reopening activities coming soon to the Rogers Academy at 5208 Village Pkwy, Suite 6, Rogers, AR 72758.

“We couldn’t be more excited to welcome Becky and Ben and their two wonderful children to the YCA Family,” states Julie Burleson, Young Chefs Academy Founder & CEO. “Their passion for our mission and core values, along with their business experience and commitment to following a proven business model will benefit the children and families of Rogers for years to come.”

Young Chefs Academy has earned the loyalty of children across U.S. communities for more than a decade. Local Benton County parents can now join the tens of thousands of families across the country and obtain top-notch culinary instruction for their children.

Children enrolled in Young Chefs Academy will have the opportunity to participate in educational classes in a state-of-the-art kitchen. The unparalleled curriculum at Young Chefs Academy provides new classes each week and ongoing program additions allowing students an opportunity to explore new themes, recipes, cultures, and so much more, all while building culinary skills. Events and classes are fueled by the mantra, “mise en place,” which translates to “everything in its place.”

Young Chefs Academy offers interactive cooking classes, camps, parties, special events, and field trips where students learn proper food handling, kitchen safety, culinary techniques as well as creative meal preparation, and so much more. Members are automatically enrolled in the exclusive MasterChef™ program where they earn patches as they work to achieve the coveted MasterChef status.