Your Live Instructors
AKA Your New Flavor Besties
Our chef instructors lead sessions, both in-person and online where students learn foundational techniques, flavors, and principles - not rigid steps. We call it the Courageous Cooking Method, and it's all about embracing what's seasonal and abundant, whether from the farmer's market or your fridge. This approach helps cooks gain skills and the freedom to trust their intuition.
Brent Foster
Olivia Clulow
American Comfort Classics with a focus on local sourcing. Exquisite American flavors. Outstanding in the Field Alum.
Professional chef with international Michelin star experience. Leader of our UK experience, and Cook Club
Kendall Lane
Makenna Held
Culinary Director, Executive Chef, michelin-trained chef, lead instructor at La Peetch and Chief Culinary Officer at RecipeKick
RecipeKick CEO, developer of the Courageous Cooking Method. Founder of the Courageous Cooking School at La Peetch, star of La Pitchoune: Cooking in France
More coming soon….
Executive & Production Team
Mai-Ya Meraseau
Kendall Lane
American Comfort Classics with a focus on local sourcing.
Professional chef with international Michelin star experience.
Ruby Peel
Santana Benitez
Administrative magician and live class production. The glue and get shit done-er.
Asian flavors, pan-Caribbean + Puerto Rican specialties, Flavor bombs. ReceipKick Adventures Trip Leader & Video Production
Anna Barab
Makenna Held
Culinary Director, Executive Chef, michelin-trained chef, lead instructor at LaPeetch.
RecipeKick CEO, developer of the Courageous Cooking Method.
Other Talent on RecipeKick
Elevated southern comfort food & entertaining tips and tricks.
Southeast Asian cuisine, passionate gardener and bread baker.
Mariano Balderas
Alex Roman
Professional chef and restaurant consultant. Michelin experience. Expertise in Mexican, Spanish, Chinese and French cuisine.
Former chef & teacher, with a preference for French and New American cuisines.
Katie Rosenhouse
Stuart Folkes
Professional baker and recipe developer.
Private caterer and cooking instructor with a passion for French techniques.