Does SVK Culinary Institute run cooking classes for children?

Yes. The Little Chef Course for Regular Kids runs in the summer, winter and spring holidays: six days, three hours a day, with 15+ recipes. SVK's kids' classes are for children aged 10 and above.

How much does the kids' course cost?

The Little Chef Course for Regular Kids is AED 499 for the in-person group class. The Little Chef course for people of determination is AED 99 online. Private classes are priced on request, so ask SVK.

Are there cooking classes for children of determination?

Yes. SVK runs special classes for people of determination, including a Little Chef course for age 10+ that covers daily life skills, everyday cooking, and cutting and chopping across nine simple recipes.

Where is SVK Culinary Institute?

Al Ghanim Building, next to the Royal Falcon Hotel, near Salah Al Din metro station, Deira, Dubai. SVK shares full location details once your course is confirmed.

Message SVK on WhatsApp at +971 58 595 5160 or email shweta.veggiekitchen@gmail.com to choose a course and batch time.

What are the opening hours?

Google lists Tuesday to Saturday 10:30AM-6PM and Sunday 12:30-3PM, closed Monday. These are opening hours, not class times; SVK shares batch timings when you enquire.

SVK Culinary Institute

Life SkillsCooking

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Deira

Ages10+years and up
PriceAED 499a course, lowest price
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SVK Culinary Institute is the Dubai kitchen of Shweta's Veggie Kitchen (SVK), a vegetarian and eggless cooking school led by Chef Shweta Gupta. Alongside its cooking, baking and bread courses, it runs a Little Chef Course for children in the summer, winter and spring holidays: six days of three-hour sessions, with 15+ recipes that mix cooking and baking, at AED 499 for the in-person group class. SVK's kids' classes are for children aged 10 and above. There is also a Little Chef course for people of determination, and SVK holds children's cooking events such as its Junior Superstar Chef competition. Classes run in small groups or one to one, live online or in person, on weekdays and weekends, and students who complete a course receive a certificate. The kitchen is in the Al Ghanim Building next to the Royal Falcon Hotel, near Salah Al Din metro station in Deira, and SVK shares full location details once your course is confirmed. It is rated 5.0 on Google from 26 reviews.

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The activity

Cooking, explained

Kids' cooking classes teach children to follow a recipe from start to finish: measuring, mixing, safe chopping and using an oven or hob with an adult close by. Along the way they practise maths (weights, fractions and timing), reading (following each step) and patience while something bakes. Younger children usually start with no-bake or decorating tasks, while older ones can make a whole dish on their own. Cooking suits children who like hands-on, sensory activities more than competitive sport, and it can help fussy eaters, because children are often keener to try food they have made themselves. It is also a life skill they keep using at home.

Who it's for

Children aged 10 and above, which is the age SVK gives for its kids' classes. The Little Chef Course for Regular Kids runs in the school holidays, and a separate Little Chef course is for young people of determination. Some general courses also take children: the 15-day crash course in cooking is listed for age 10+. Everything SVK teaches is vegetarian and eggless, and it also runs Jain courses with no onion or garlic. Ask SVK which batch suits your child.

What to expect

The Little Chef Course for Regular Kids is six days of three-hour sessions in the holidays, with 15+ easy recipes that combine cooking and baking. The Little Chef course for people of determination starts with the basics: daily life skills, everyday cooking, and cutting and chopping, across nine simple recipes. SVK keeps its group batches small so each student gets personal attention, and it shares batch timings once you enquire. Students who complete a course receive a certificate. SVK also posts one-off sessions on Instagram, such as a mum-and-child class on 13 October 2026. Ask SVK on WhatsApp about trial classes and what to bring.

Highlights

Little Chef Course for kids: 6 days, 3 hours a day, in summer, winter and spring holiday batches; AED 499 group, in person (chefshwetagupta.com)
Kids' classes for children aged 10 and above (chefshwetagupta.com)
Little Chef course for people of determination: Fridays, AED 99 online (chefshwetagupta.com)
Vegetarian and eggless recipes, taught live online or in person in Dubai (chefshwetagupta.com)
Children's cooking competition, Junior Superstar Chef; Season 2 was held in June 2025 (Instagram)
Rated 5.0 on Google from 26 reviews (Google listing)

Why parents rate it

What parents say on Google

SVK Culinary Institute is rated 5.0 on Google from 26 reviews: 25 five-star and one four-star. In the Google reviews shown on SVK's website, parents mention Chef Shweta's patience with children, hands-on lessons and their children taking part in SVK cooking competitions, and one mother describes the progress her son, a young person of determination, made in his sessions.

The facts

Ages: Kids' classes: 10 and above
Prices: Little Chef Course for Regular Kids: AED 499 (group, in person, 6 days)
Little Chef course for people of determination: AED 99 (online)
Private classes priced on request
Schedule: Little Chef Course for Regular Kids: 6 days, 3 hours a day, in summer, winter and spring holiday batches; Little Chef course for people of determination: Fridays; batch timings shared on enquiry
Trial: Ask the provider
Where: Al Ghanim Building, 607, next to the Royal Falcon Hotel, near Salah Al Din metro station, Deira, Dubai
How to book: wa.me/971585955160 · +971 58 595 5160 · [email protected] · chefshwetagupta.com/our-courses
Opening hours: MonClosed
Tue–Sat10:30am–6pm
Sun12:30–3pm

Questions parents ask

Good to know

Book by WhatsApp on +971 58 595 5160 or email [email protected]; SVK shares location details and batch timings once your course is confirmed (chefshwetagupta.com)
Group classes and private one-to-one classes; private class charges depend on what you need and how long (chefshwetagupta.com)
Mum-and-child session "Mom's Magic & Me" on 13 October 2026 at 10:30AM: three recipes, AED 99 (Instagram, 23 September 2026)
Google lists opening hours of Tuesday to Saturday 10:30AM-6PM and Sunday 12:30-3PM, closed Monday; these are not class times (Google listing)
Wheelchair-accessible car park (Google listing)