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How it All Started
Raddish was founded on the belief that cooking is about far more than food—it’s a powerful way kids learn about the world and themselves. In 2006, former middle school teacher Samantha Barnes left the classroom to begin teaching cooking to children. Through hands-on lessons, she quickly discovered that the kitchen naturally blends learning and creativity: kids explored culture, practiced math, observed science in action, and connected with history—all while cooking.
While teaching, Samantha noticed a disconnect. Her students loved watching cooking shows and talking about recipes, yet many had never actually cooked. To bridge that gap, she launched a mobile cooking school, bringing practical culinary education to kids through after-school programs, camps, and classes. Later, as a parent, the value of cooking together became even clearer. The kitchen wasn’t just a place to prepare meals—it was a place to
connect, laugh, learn, and build memories as a family. In 2014, Samantha created Raddish Kids - a culinary education company that offers monthly cooking and baking subscription boxes for kids.
Our Why
Raddish was founded on the belief that cooking is the foundation of a healthy, engaged, and connected childhood and life. Learning to cook should be fun, hands-on, and just as essential to growing up as any other activity. The kitchen is where kids take risks, learn from mistakes, follow directions, and build creativity, curiosity, resilience, and independence.
Through edible education, cooking becomes a way for kids to explore diverse cultures, mix math, simmer science, and taste history. Our goal is to prepare kids for every stage of a delicious life—from helping make dinner and baking for neighbors to feeding their own families one day.
Raddish Kids Awards
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Parents’ Choice
Gold Award Winner: Exceptional Quality & Educational Value -
USA Today
Voted in Top 10 Best Subscription Boxes for Kids -
SUBTA Cube Awards
Award Winner: Best Customer Service
Our Culinary Expertise
Across the Raddish Kids team, there is a combined 40+ years of culinary expertise. Different from many other cooking subscription companies for kids, Raddish takes the culinary arts very seriously and believes that it is a craft science and art and should be treated as such whether you are making recipes for Michelin restaurants or for kids and families to make in their homes. We leave the gimmicks and novelty tricks to others and focus on insanely delicious recipes that are carefully crafted to be approachable for kids, healthy, and exciting for the whole family. Nearly half the team went to culinary school and ended up at Raddish Kids for the combined purpose and mission of a love of food, cooking, and baking and a shared love of spreading knowledge and teaching those skills and experiences with kids. For example, Maegan Zelner, Raddish’s COO, joined the Company in 2014, inspired by the mission and most importantly the quality approach to the materials and recipes. Each day at Raddish, she can leverage her culinary training from Le Cordon Bleu as well as her business acumen to help scale and reach as many kids and families as possible.
Families Love Raddish
"I love cooking for my family! I can do most recipes on my own with a little help from my mom and dad. It’s really cool!"
I gifted Raddish to my grandson and he made raviolis in his first kit! The smile on his face brought me so much joy!
"My kids have Down Syndrome
and the accessible directions are incredible. I’m amazed at how independent they’re able to be with Raddish!"
What Editors are Saying
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“A must for any food-loving kid… It’s like having a super fun cooking class delivered right to their doorstep.” -
“As a parent who has struggled with getting my kids to eat things that I cook for them, watching them truly enjoy something they cooked for themselves was priceless.” -
“The recipes aren’t just kid friendly, they’re good for the whole family. They’re wholesome, flavorful and great to add to the regular rotation.”
Team Behind the Product & Curriculum
Maegan Zelner
COO
Maegan is the Chief Operating Officer of Raddish Kids, where she oversees operations and driving strategic growth across the business. She has led major initiatives including the launch of Raddish’s charter and homeschool programs, as well as the expansion and development of the product line into baking subscription boxes and global cooking kits.
Maegan holds a Bachelor of Science in Business from Indiana University and a Masters Degree in Culinary Arts from Le Cordon Bleu, bringing both operational expertise and culinary education to her leadership at Raddish. Maegan uses Raddish in her own home with her 5 and 7 year old daughters!
Piper Mount
Product & Operations
Piper is head of product and operations at Raddish Kids and is the creative force behind every cooking and baking kit. She leads all content and product development, shaping the recipes, activities, and learning experiences that define the Raddish brand. From cooking and baking to hands-on education, Piper is deeply involved in every detail—testing and refining thousands of recipe iterations to ensure each one is kid-friendly, reliable, and delicious before it ever reaches a family’s kitchen. She has two daughters at home, age 2 and 5, who are eager taste testers for Raddish recipes.
Beyond the recipes, Piper designs the full learning experience inside each kit, creating engaging activities and designing custom kid tools used in the monthly recipes. Piper holds a Bachelor of
Arts from University of California, Berkeley.
Fast Facts
2M+
cooking & baking kits
shipped nationwide
cooking & baking kits
shipped nationwide
11+
years serving families with
our subscription boxes
years serving families with
our subscription boxes
8+
years of proprietary monthly culinary curriculum
years of proprietary monthly culinary curriculum
350+
Recipes featured in Raddish
Plus, our digital library
Recipes featured in Raddish
Plus, our digital library
1k
schools, charters, non-profits, and companies served
schools, charters, non-profits, and companies served
4+
Ages of kids we proudly
serve nationwide
Ages of kids we proudly
serve nationwide
40+
years of culinary expertise across the team
years of culinary expertise across the team
4.6+
Average rating across our cooking and baking kits
Average rating across our cooking and baking kits
