about
atelier vivi
atelier vivi
Real ingredients, thoughtfully designed recipes, and beautiful spaces. Our goal is to build a place where kids cook, explore, and fall in love with food.
It's not about getting it perfect. It's about being curious, using your hands, and enjoying the process.
Small-group cooking classes for children, designed to build confidence through hands-on, start-to-finish cooking.
In each class, kids prepare a complete meal – learning how to move through a recipe from beginning to end.
Classes are structured but relaxed, with careful guidance so each child can participate fully while building independence.
The focus is on cooking, not just assembling – giving kids a deeper understanding of how food comes together.
about
staff
susie
founder / lead instructor
Susie spent over a decade working in tech, at companies like Google, LinkedIn, and Samsung. But her interest in food has always been a constant — shaped by a love of cooking, hosting, and bringing people together around the table. Alongside her work in tech, she trained professionally at San Francisco Cooking School and spent time working in restaurant kitchens, deepening her understanding of how food is prepared and experienced.
After becoming a mother, that interest evolved into a deeper focus on cooking with children. She became especially drawn to the process of introducing new ingredients and flavors in a way that feels approachable, engaging, and meaningful.
She now teaches cooking classes for children in NYC public schools as well as small private group settings, with an emphasis on building confidence through hands-on experience. Her approach is thoughtful and structured, while leaving room for curiosity, independence, and discovery.
julia
assistant instructor
Julia grew up in a big Italian Midwestern family, where cooking was both daily ritual and connection. With a mother who gardened and composted and grandparents who ran a Calabrese restaurant, she developed an early respect for ingredients, tradition, and the act of feeding others.
She studied design and anthropology, later grounding her work in food systems after a formative Food History course. Since then, she has worked with farmers markets in Chicago, contributed research to Food Tank, and farmed organically in northern Italy. Now based in New York, she creates community-driven experiences that encourage thoughtful, sustainable ways of cooking and eating.
Julia teaches cooking across NYC public schools, guiding students through hands-on, start-to-finish meals that build confidence and curiosity. Her approach weaves together technique, culture, and care—helping young cooks develop an intuitive relationship with food that extends beyond the kitchen.