Choosing meals and making a plan
Request a consultationBuilding independence through a love of cooking.
Personalized, hands-on adaptive cooking instruction for adults with developmental disabilities — shaped around each person’s interests, goals, and pace.
Cooking brings real life into one place: making choices, following a sequence, using tools safely, creating something, and sharing it with other people.
Each learner follows a personalized growth plan that includes the following elements:
Shopping for ingredients
Kitchen and food safety
Preparing and cooking food
Organizing and cleaning up
Sharing food with others
At home, hands-on, and at your pace.
Start in a familiar kitchenMost instruction happens in the participant’s home, using the tools, space, and routines they encounter every day.
Take learning into the communitySessions can include grocery shopping or eating out, where participants practice choice-making and everyday interactions.
Build from the person’s interestsWe adjust the pace, level of support, and next step around the participant — not the other way around.
Meet Romeo, a chef who knows that good teaching starts with respect.
Before founding The Social Kitchen, Romeo spent seven years working as a professional sous chef in Sweden. He trained kitchen staff and apprentices, led through the pace and pressure of professional kitchens, and developed a deep respect for food safety and craft.
Today, he brings that experience into a different kind of kitchen. His approach is practical, patient, and collaborative: listen first, find what matters to the person, and build from there.
Self-Determination Program and private pay
The Social Kitchen accepts California Self-Determination Program funding and works with private-pay participants. We’ll talk about your goals, location, and funding during an initial consultation.
Frequently asked questions
Who are sessions for?
The Social Kitchen works with adults with developmental disabilities who want to grow their skills and confidence around food, cooking, and everyday routines. Every participant starts in a different place, so the first step is a conversation about fit.
Where do sessions happen?
Most sessions take place in the participant’s home kitchen. Participants and families may also arrange an appropriate third-space kitchen, such as one at a church or community organization. Grocery shopping and eating-out outings can be part of the experience, too.
What areas do you serve?
The Social Kitchen currently serves parts of the San Fernando Valley and central and west Los Angeles, including Koreatown, Hollywood, Hancock Park, Culver City, Beverly Hills, and nearby communities.
Could The Social Kitchen be a good fit?
Book a time for a free 60-minute consultation. We’ll use that time to learn more about the participant, answer your questions, and talk about whether The Social Kitchen may be a good fit.
You can also contact us directly at info@thesocialkitchen.net.
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