The Dizzy Whisk Kids Parties and Cooking Lessons in Vancouver BC

Fall Programmes are filling up! Register Now!

2011-08-29T13:45:00.000-07:00

What a great summer its been! Our summer camps were a fabulous success and we're already planning a longer session next summer.

Our fall season is just around the corner and we are running after school sessions in North Van on Mondays after school, and in Vancouver on Wednesdays after school.

Registration is open. Please see our website for further details.

Fall Programmes at The Dizzy Whisk

2011-07-07T11:13:00.000-07:00

We hope you're having a great summer.

Right now we are in the middle of Session 1 of Summer Camp and it's going great!

We are already planning for the Fall and we'll be running after school programmes starting in September. Programmes will run on Mondays and Wednesdays in Vancouver, and on Thursdays in North Vancouver.
Spaces are limited!

Please contact us for more information at info@dizzywhisk.com

Dizzy Whisk on Shaw Express TV

2011-06-09T13:38:00.000-07:00

Summer Camps - only a few spaces left.

2011-06-03T08:55:00.000-07:00

Camps are running in North Van for the first two weeks of July and we only have a few spaces left. If you're interested, contact us asap.

Announcing Summer Camps in North Van in July!

2011-03-30T23:21:00.001-07:00

We are running two weeks of incredible hands-on cooking and baking camps in North Van from July 4-15. Sign up for either or both weeks. Registration is open and forms are on our website.

Spring classes are full in North Van. We still have a few last places available at our Vancouver location! Classes start very soon so contact us now if you're interested.

Watch this space for some really exciting news about summer 2012 - out soon!

Spring Courses filling up fast!

2011-03-10T08:13:00.000-08:00

We are running courses this Spring (April-June) at two venues - in North Van and in Vancouver. Space is filling up fast so if you're interested see our Program page on our website www.dizzywhisk.com for more details or contact us immediately at 778 998 3530 or by email at info@dizzywhisk.com

The Dizzy Whisk in The Vancouver Sun!

2010-12-30T22:29:00.000-08:00

We are thrilled to announce that The Dizzy Whisk was profiled in The Vancouver Sun yesterday.
Take a look at

http://www.vancouversun.com/life/Lessons+life/4035432/story.html

It's been a really busy year - we've taught at private schools, in community centres and in private homes. Our Birthday Parties continue to attract demand from across the Lower Mainland, and 2011 promises to be more of the same, with two great Winter Sessions planned in both North Vancouver (9 classes) and at UBC (10 classes).

Classes start on Jan 6 and Jan 10. Registration is underway - and space is limited. Contact us as soon as possible in case you're interested.

Wishing all our friends a Happy and Healthy New Year!

WINTER CLASSES AT THE DIZZY WHISK

2010-11-22T20:34:00.000-08:00

What a great winter we've got planned.

On December 16 at 5pm we have our hands on Xmas Baking Workshop which will take place at UBC. Enrol directly through the Old Barn Community Centre. Contact Jessica at 604 822 9295 or by email at rec@oldbarn.ca

This winter we are running classes in Vancouver at UBC. Contact Jessica for more details. Classes begin on January 10.

We are also running classes in North Vancouver, beginning Jan 13 at 3.45 pm. To register email us directly at info@dizzywhisk.com

Stirring It Up (Local Cooking Classes) - Savvy Mom.ca article

2010-10-26T01:16:00.000-07:00

Feeling like you’re in a family food rut? We’ve found a few fun ways to help you ‘stir’ things up on the culinary front.

If cutting down on fast food and getting the kids more involved is a priority, then call on Dizzy Whisk Chef Hilit Nurick for a helping hand.

She’ll come to your home armed with aprons (big and small) and a raft of healthy, delicious recipes. This savvy mom of three will not only teach you and your little ones to whisk and chop, she’ll help instill in them the joy of eating good (real) food.

And yes, she will get even the pickiest of palates to try new vegetables. We saw one class making corn muffins and leek soup with nary a complaint. She calls it the “group effect”—we call it a miracle!

Nurick teaches kids at several community centres and brings the at-home birthday parties to you—complete with cookie dough loot bags—for ages seven and up.

Full Article

We're back!

2010-10-12T13:02:00.000-07:00

The Dizzy Whisk is Back after a long and adventurous summer!

This past summer we journeyed to some of the most interesting culinary destinations in the world - South Africa, Israel, Turkey and the Republic of Georgia. We brought back tons of great recipes and culinary ideas and will be using these in our current and upcoming courses.

We'll be blogging frequently on what we learned on our trip so stay tuned.

Summer Time

2010-06-18T19:02:00.000-07:00

In July/August, please contact us via email only. We will not be responding to phone messages during the summer.

Be sure to follow our blog/news daily for exciting updates from the Dizzy Whisk World Culinary Expedition!

After The Wellness Show

2010-05-04T12:01:00.000-07:00

Well, The Wellness Show is finally over. It was really great. Hilit was up on stage and ably assisted by Justine (aged 9) and Gal (aged 13) with Daniel on hand to help. Such a great atmosphere and we were really pleased by the turnout. For all the spectators who sampled the three dishes that the team made, we trust you enjoyed them as much as we enjoyed making them!

We are really busy these days. We are teaching the Discovery Programme at Brockton Preparatory in North Vancouver, and we are running an after school club at Stratford Hall Elementary School. This is in addition to the workshops at the Old Barn at UBC. We are looking at expanding to more schools and community centres and we'll keep you posted on this blog.

Some of our friends and followers have asked if we are running Summer Camps this year - the answer is no, but we are working hard at planning camps for Summer 2011. Camps take a long time to organise, and this time last year The Dizzy Whisk was only in its very early days.

Next up is The Diversity Health Fair on May 29 at the Croatian Cultural Centre on Commercial Drive. We'll be giving an on-stage demo and we are very excited by this. More info to follow.

Preparing for The Wellness Show - Celebrity Stage, May 1, 11.30am

2010-04-22T09:29:00.000-07:00

The Dizzy Whisk is a Celebrity Chef on the Celebrity Stage at The Wellness Show 2010.

This huge annual event in Vancouver attracts over 30,000 visitors. On Saturday May 1 at 11.30 am we will be on the Celebrity Stage with some of our young helpers preparing a trio of starters with samples available afterwards.

Please come join us!

Dizzy Whisk on Breakfast TV In April

2010-04-12T16:50:00.000-07:00

April is turning out to be a busy month here at The Dizzy Whisk. We were on Breakfast Tv on April 7. Hilit and the girls made a great 3-Coloured Melon in Mint Syrup Dessert. Catch the link on our front page.

We are now teaching in schools - a programme is already underway for kids at Brockton Preparatory School in North Vancouver, and we will soon be launching programming at Stratford Hall in Vancouver.

Registration is open at The Old Barn Community Centre at UBC for our Spring workshops. Visit the website at www.oldbarn.ca

Last but not least, set your calendars for May 1 when The Dizzy Whisk takes to the Celebrity Stage at The Wellness Show in Vancouver. This huge annual event focuses on some of the city's top chefs, and we are thrilled to be taking part. Read more about it on The Wellness Show website at www.thewellnessshow.com

We look forward to staying in touch.

Should teachers be telling parents what snacks their kids should eat?

2010-03-18T16:18:00.000-07:00

In todays's Globe and Mail (March 18 2010), there is an interesting article on whether schools or teachers should have any say in the snacks parents give their kids for school. Clearly the writer is very against this.

My take: This is not so straightforward. As a parent, it is easy to see why one should be against this. No parent wants to be told that what they are doing is wrong. For someone who is really concerned about increasing levels of obesity and poor health amongst kids due to bad eating habits, it is more of a problem. It is easy to see how a teacher, with a real love for kids, might be terribly frustrated if a child is given junk food to bring to school every day.

Take a look at www.globecampus.ca/blogs/family-view

What do you think?

There is a lot going on at The Dizzy Whisk these days!

2010-03-10T22:54:00.000-08:00

What's new at The Dizzy Whisk?

We are bringing Dizzy Whisk programming into more schools and community centres - we have created "The Dizzy Whisk Way" which is a fully fledged cooking course for kids that can be adapted to any school curriculum. It focuses on the four main areas of Breads, Soups and Starters, Mains and Desserts.

We plan to roll out a new workshop in the Spring - please stay tuned.

We're thrilled to announce that we have been invited to give a Dizzy Whisk demo on the Celebrity Stage at the 2010 Wellness Show. The show is one of the largest annual shows attracting over 30,000 people and we are very excited to be taking part alongside some of the best chefs in Vancouver. Bring your kids and come see us in action! For more details visit www.wellnesshow.com

We have added a host of new programmes that take place in your own home. Following many requests we are now teaching nannies to cook in the family's own kitchen - get a few nannies together and benefit from wonderful healthy meals for your family!

And then we come to our Dizzy Whisk Birthday Parties which are hugely popular - if you are interested in a birthday party, please make sure to book well in advance - we do parties during the week in addition to weekends.

Finally, have you heard about our new Dizzy Whisk Cookie Dough Loot Bags? Enough with loot bags that just get thrown out - these cookie dough loot bags make around 20 great cookies and come with baking instructions.

We look forward to keeping you posted.

The Olympics are in town! What do you think about the sponsors?

2010-02-23T08:55:00.000-08:00

Well, its been crazy around Vancouver these past few days with the Olympics going on - downtown is normally pretty sleepy, but these days you have to fight the crowds everywhere - and while the weather hasn't been so great for the ski hills, it's just fantastic for us Vancouverites - the warmest winter in 114 years apparently.

Here at The Dizzy Whisk we've been having a great time enjoying the atmosphere and the Games themselves, but what has been getting to us has been the incessant commercials urging our kids to eat junk! Now, we get the fact that sport needs sponsorship, but isn't it incongruous to see companies that are all about junk food being the main sponsors?
My guess is that a lot of kids out there will subliminally link being a great athlete with drinking Coke and eating McDonalds.
And what about the Kraft Dinner ads - they are incredibly convincing - It is easy to imagine that after seeing the latest ad, many under 15's will probably be firm believers that Kraft Dinners provide the best meal possible.

Parents really face an uphill battle in educating their kids about food and nutrition. It is tough to compete with this daily assault on our kids' good eating habits but there really is no choice - especially while diabetes and obesity remain so prevalent in our society.

So, junk food apparently rules. But we really do have an obligation to teach kids the ability to know what is real food and what is not. This is a challenge that The Dizzy Whisk intends to fight!

Stay tuned for more Olympic updates!

Schools and Community Centres - new programmes!

2010-02-23T08:40:00.000-08:00

At the Dizzy Whisk we have been hard at work creating a range of new programmes for schools and community centres.

Based on our curriculum "The Dizzy Whisk Way", we have in the past weeks been asked by both a school and a community centre to propose new programming for their students and community.
We look forward to updating you on these and other exciting developments as soon as possible.

If you are either involved in a school or community centre which you think may benefit from a programme along these lines, please let us know.

Culinary Kids becomes The Dizzy Whisk!

2010-01-23T19:11:00.001-08:00

It's been a really busy time for us these last few months.

Culinary Kids officially launched in Fall 2009 with our website and almost immediately we were busy with our first Birthday Party events. Thank you to all our early supporters! By early winter our first classes were well underway and we completed mini semesters on Soups and Appetizers and on Main Courses.

We sponsored a table at a MomCafe event at Kits beach, and we were excited to be associated with Variety - The Childrens Charity in two of their major fundraisers of 2009. We have also been thrilled to be able to contribute to the fundraising activities of Crofton House School, York House School, Jules Quesnel Elementary, Vancouver Talmud Torah School and Little Flower Academy as well.

Towards the end of 2009 we reached a few major conclusions:
1) We really needed a larger space for our class activities and are very busy working on this huge project. Until then we will be concentrating on our Kids Birthday Parties as well as a brand new and exciting family and adult oriented programs.

2) Many moms started asking us about programs for adults, and so we decided to add a number of really interesting activities aimed at adults. These include Girls Night Out cooking and baking parties, Holiday Parties (we did a great Xmas related adults cooking party in December) as well as a new Mommies and Nannies program for moms wanting to learn to cook and wanting their nannies to learn to cook as well!
With the addition of these new programs we decided to rebrand since we are not solely working with kids, and we are now The Dizzy Whisk!

What's new so far in 2010?

It's been a busy month so far and there is a lot going on.

TV- we will be helping at the Variety Telethon on TV on Jan 30. We really believe that Variety is a fantastic organisation and want to help out as much as we can.

TV- we have been asked to present a segment on City TV's Breakfast TV - watch out for us on Jan 28.

The Wellness Show - we will be presenting a cooking demo on stage at this huge show at the Vancouver Convention Centre at the end of April. Put it in your calendar now so you don't forget. Typically about 30,000 people pass through the Wellness Show doors.

We'll be blogging regularly from now on - watch out for recipes, culinary tips, info on kids cooking and eating, and other exciting news from the culinary world.

The Children's Charity

2009-11-17T01:00:00.000-08:00

The Dizzy Whisk is a proud supporter of Variety - The Children's Charity.