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The Raddish Story
Delivering culinary experiences that nurture kids’ confidence in the kitchen and beyond.
Raddish by the Numbers
9 years
Shipping cooking kits across the globe
2 Million+
cooking kits
shipped worldwide
500K Kids
learning to cook
with Raddish
400+
recipes developed
Donated 200K
to our partner charities
45K Members
in our Facebook
community
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Our Story
We believe kids who cook, eat; that cooking is the foundation for a healthy, wholesome life.
In 2006, I left behind my career as a middle school social studies teacher to teach cooking to kids. I quickly discovered the kitchen is the tastiest place to learn, and through cooking, kids discover diverse cultures, mix math, simmer science, taste history, and so much more. I successfully operated kids’ cooking classes, camps, and parties in the Los Angeles area for over a decade, and when I became a mom, I saw firsthand that cooking with my own kids presented a powerful opportunity to discover, learn, laugh, connect, and make memories together. Raddish Kids was created in 2014, bringing our experience and expertise into family kitchens across the country -- and today, the world!
Raddish prepares kids for all stages of a delicious life: arming them with the culinary confidence to help their parents make dinner, to bake muffins for a neighbor, to prepare after-school snacks with their friends, and in time to feed their own families. We believe that cooking is fun! But it also offers an ideal way for kids to take risks, learn from their mistakes, follow directions, foster creativity, curiosity, and resilience, become independent, and try new things.
We believe in the power of food to bring families together, to build communities, to expand conversation, and to strengthen relationships.
More than ever, we remain committed to the power of food, and in 2020 we gave away 50,000 cooking kits to families in the early days of the pandemic, we partnered with World Central Kitchen to feed kids across the country, and launched a Raddish Scholarship program for underserved kids with a passion for cooking.
It was a true honor to be named to the top 100 female founders by Inc. Magazine, and rank in their top 500 fastest growing companies. But ever since the first Raddish kit shipped from my garage over 8 years ago, my greatest joy and proudest accomplishment continues to be knowing that Raddish is a beloved part of childhood for hundreds of thousands of kids.
Happy Cooking!
Samantha Barnes, Founder + CEO
And the Raddish Team
Our Team
While our team may be considered small we are passionate and dedicated to bringing you and your family the best experience here at Raddish Kids. With over 14 years of experience teaching kids to cook, our chefs and educators curate each kit theme, test every recipe, and aim to bring something new each month.
