5 ingredients or less

Inspiring kids to cook.

Yummy food. Simple ingredients. Join the movement and learn to cook authentic, from-scratch meals without the complicated prep. Just five ingredients or less.

Kid Chef Winston beating batter with a hand mixer in his chef's whites
Cooking since age 3!
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Meet Kid Chef Winston

I’ve been cooking since I was three years old. Now my mission is to prove that you don't need a fancy culinary degree or a big grocery budget to make incredible food. Whether we are rolling out fresh pasta, grilling yakitori, sautéing chicken adobo, folding the perfect dumpling, or prepping steak tacos — my rule is simple: keep it to five ingredients or less, and have fun cooking!

No fancy jargon, no expensive gadgets — just authentic, hands-on cooking.

Let's get into the kitchen.

Folding dumplingsBasting vegetable skewers on the grillSeasoning a fried egg

Daily Bites & Farmers Market Pop-Ups

From fresh gelato at the neighborhood stand to 60-second dumpling tutorials, see what’s on the chopping block today.

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The Archives: Where It All Started

I wasn't always making perfect meals. Dive into the early days from when I was six or seven years old, figuring out the kitchen one ingredient at a time. Proof that the best time to start learning is right now.

Young Winston in a chef hat