Kutie Pies Bakery Cafe (2026)

02/06/2026

🍳👨🏾‍🍳 Day 2 And we are in the Kitchen at Knead & Grind Culinary Camp!

Today we recapped kitchen safety instructions, food sanitation procedures, and the importance of PPE (Personal Protective Equipment). Then it was time to get cooking!

Chef Ethan stepped up as our Head Chef for the day, leading his fellow chefs by making kitchen assignments, delegating duties, and ensuring everyone had a role to play. Our Kitchen Manager, Chef Isaiah, jumped in and helped bring the meal together by finishing the fried chicken.

Now for the real chef moment… I accidentally grabbed cornmeal from the store instead of flour! 😳 But what do great chefs do when things don’t go as planned? We pivoted!

Using creativity and teamwork, we improvised and used pancake flour as our chicken coating. And let me tell you… it was a Chef’s Kiss! 💋👌🏾

Today’s lesson wasn’t just about cooking. Our young chefs learned:

✅ Teamwork
✅ Leadership
✅ Kitchen Management
✅ Problem Solving
✅ Food Presentation
✅ Working Fast While Maintaining Quality
✅ Pivoting Without Panicking

Most importantly, they learned that mistakes happen, and successful chefs find solutions.

We wrapped up the day with an amazing brunch, lots of laughs, and memories that will last a lifetime.

I’m so proud of these young chefs and excited to see their growth over the next few weeks!

Dream Big. Cook Bigger. ❤️

02/06/2026

🍴👩🏾‍🍳 DAY 1 COMPLETE! 👨🏾‍🍳🍴

Today marked the first day of our Knead & Grind Culinary Summer Camp, and before we started cooking, we focused on learning what it takes to work safely and professionally in a kitchen.

At Knead & Grind, we believe:

“You must know what to do in the kitchen before you play in the kitchen.”

Our young chefs spent the day learning essential culinary life skills and workforce development concepts that every food service professional must know. Today’s instructional lessons included:

✅ Food Safety & Sanitation
✅ PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
✅ RTE Foods (Ready-to-Eat Foods)
✅ Temperature Controls & Food Danger Zones
✅ Cross-Contamination Prevention
✅ Raw Food Handling Procedures
✅ Proper Handwashing & Kitchen Hygiene
✅ Teamwork, Responsibility & Kitchen Expectations

Food safety isn’t just about cooking—it’s about protecting ourselves and others. These are real-world skills used every day in restaurants, bakeries, hospitals, hotels, and food businesses across the country.

We also want to extend a warm welcome to our Summer Camp Intern, Samiya, a Senior at Jackson State University majoring in Social Work. Samiya will be assisting with camp operations, youth engagement, and helping create a positive learning environment for our campers this summer. We are excited to have her as part of The Knead Cooperative family!

Today’s lesson reminded us that great chefs aren’t just creative—they are knowledgeable, disciplined, and committed to doing things the right way.

Thank you to our campers, families, volunteers, and supporters for an amazing first day! We can’t wait to get into the kitchen and put these skills into practice throughout the summer.

Cook. Create. Build. Lead.

🍓🥕🥖👩🏾‍🍳👨🏾‍🍳

02/06/2026

🍴👩🏾‍🍳 DAY 1 COMPLETE! 👨🏾‍🍳🍴

Today marked the first day of our Knead & Grind Culinary Summer Camp, and before we started cooking, we focused on learning what it takes to work safely and professionally in a kitchen.

At Knead & Grind, we believe:

“You must know what to do in the kitchen before you play in the kitchen.”

Our young chefs spent the day learning essential culinary life skills and workforce development concepts that every food service professional must know. Today’s instructional lessons included:

✅ Food Safety & Sanitation
✅ PPE (Personal Protective Equipment)
✅ RTE Foods (Ready-to-Eat Foods)
✅ Temperature Controls & Food Danger Zones
✅ Cross-Contamination Prevention
✅ Raw Food Handling Procedures
✅ Proper Handwashing & Kitchen Hygiene
✅ Teamwork, Responsibility & Kitchen Expectations

Food safety isn’t just about cooking—it’s about protecting ourselves and others. These are real-world skills used every day in restaurants, bakeries, hospitals, hotels, and food businesses across the country.

We also want to extend a warm welcome to our Summer Camp Intern, Samiya, a Senior at Jackson State University majoring in Social Work. Samiya will be assisting with camp operations, youth engagement, and helping create a positive learning environment for our campers this summer. We are excited to have her as part of The Knead Cooperative family!

Today’s lesson reminded us that great chefs aren’t just creative—they are knowledgeable, disciplined, and committed to doing things the right way.

Thank you to our campers, families, volunteers, and supporters for an amazing first day! We can’t wait to get into the kitchen and put these skills into practice throughout the summer.

Cook. Create. Build. Lead.

🍓🥕🥖👩🏾‍🍳👨🏾‍🍳

01/06/2026

Sponsor Spotlight & Thank You! 🌟

The Knead Cooperative and our Knead & Grind Culinary Summer Camp would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to Cash Saver Midtown for their generous sponsorship and support of our youth culinary program!

Because of their commitment to our community, our young chefs will have access to fresh ingredients and essential supplies that help bring hands-on culinary education to life. Their donation included:

🍎 Fresh Fruits
🥕 Fresh Vegetables
🌾 Flour
🧂 Seasonings
🥤 Beverages

These contributions help us teach children the importance of cooking with fresh ingredients, healthy eating habits, food preparation skills, and the value of farm-to-table learning.

Community partnerships like this make it possible for us to provide meaningful culinary experiences that build confidence, workforce skills, creativity, and healthy lifestyles for the next generation.

Thank you, Cash Saver Midtown, for investing in our youth and helping us inspire future chefs, entrepreneurs, and leaders!

💚From all of us at The Knead Cooperative!

Cook. Create. Build. Lead.

29/05/2026

My heart is full. 💚

Thank you to all of the families who joined us for our Knead & Grind Culinary Summer Camp Parent Orientation tonight. Seeing so many excited campers and supportive parents in one room reminds me why this work matters.

We are ready for an amazing summer of learning, growing, cooking, and creating memories together.

See you Monday, young chefs!

25/05/2026

Need flexible summer plans for the kids? Let them TRY camp for a day!

The Knead & Grind Culinary Camp is now offering Single Day Culinary Experience Passes for ages 7–18.

$65 Per Day
Monday–Thursday
8:00 AM – 4:00 PM
Early Drop Off: 7:45 AM
Late Pickup: 4:15 PM

Perfect for:
• Busy schedules
• Trying camp before committing to a full week
• Extra summer enrichment
• Young foodies who love to cook

Campers will enjoy:
Hands-on cooking labs
Lunch/tasting experiences
Creative culinary activities
Team building & confidence building
The full Knead & Grind experience

Limited spots available. Pre-registration required.

To register call or text:
(901) 480-9511

Christ City Church
531 McLean Blvd.
Memphis, TN

Cook. Create. Grow.

25/05/2026

Summer Camp starts NEXT MONDAY and we are so excited to welcome our young chefs, creators, entrepreneurs, and future leaders to the Knead & Grind Culinary Summer Camp with The Knead Cooperative.

Parents, you still have time to register!

Our program is designed for youth ages 7–18 and includes:
• Hands-on cooking & baking
• Culinary entrepreneurship
• Healthy eating & nutrition
• Gardening & hydroponics
• Team building & life skills
• Fun themed activities & enrichment

Need extended programming after camp hours?

Ask about the NEW Knead & Grind Culinary Club + Enrichment Program, our after-camp experience designed to give students even more opportunities to create, learn, collaborate, and grow through culinary arts, innovation, mentorship, and enrichment activities.

You can sign up for just ONE week or as many weeks as you’d like.

Camp Dates:
June 1 – July 2, 2026
Monday – Thursday

Spots are limited and registration is still open.

Register now:
https://the-knead-cooperative.square.site/knead-and-grind-culinary-summer-camp

21/05/2026

COMMUNITY PARTNERS… WE NEED YOU! 💚

This summer The Knead Cooperative is expanding our Knead & Grind Culinary Summer Camp by launching the NEW Knead & Grind Club + Innovation Hub for youth ages 7–18 and we are currently looking for community partners, entrepreneurs, creatives, instructors, and professionals to help us create meaningful experiences for our youth this summer!

We are seeking individuals interested in facilitating 90-minute enrichment sessions on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM between June 1 – July 2.

We are looking for:
• dance instructors
• yoga & wellness instructors
• beginner DJ instructors
• entrepreneurs & business owners
• branding/media creatives
• gardening educators
• fitness instructors
• arts & creative mentors
• self-care/confidence mentors
• workforce readiness professionals

This is your opportunity to:
• pour into local youth
• share your gifts & expertise
• gain community exposure
• network with families & organizations
• help build future leaders

As a grassroots nonprofit, our budget is limited; however, a small honorarium or stipend may be available if funding permits.

Programming will be held at:
Christ City Church
531 McLean Blvd
Memphis, TN

If interested, please message me directly with:
• your area of expertise
• preferred date(s)
• any setup/material needs

Your time. Your talent. Your impact.
Let’s build brighter futures together. 💚

Email or text: [email protected]
(901) 480-9511

21/05/2026

ATTENTION EXISTING CAMPERS & PARENTS 💚
AND FUTURE CAMPERS + POSSIBLE CLUB MEMBERS!

Working parents… we heard you.

Many families expressed the need for safe, structured, engaging activities beyond traditional camp hours and we’re excited to officially introduce the NEW addition to our summer programming through The Knead Cooperative…

THE KNEAD & GRIND CLUB + THE INNOVATION HUB

This is more than just “after camp.”

This is a youth enrichment and leadership experience designed to help children and teens:
• create
• lead
• build confidence
• explore entrepreneurship
• develop life skills
• engage in wellness & movement
• participate in gardening & creative projects
• explore media, branding & content creation
• connect through mentorship and team building

MONDAY – THURSDAY
1 PM – 5 PM

Featuring:
• enrichment activities
• entrepreneurship
• wellness
• gardening
• leadership development
• creative projects
• mentorship
• movement & recreation
• gym enrichment days
• beginner DJ courses
• yoga & mindfulness
• dance & movement activities
• content creation & branding
• team challenges & leadership projects

FRIDAY SPECIALTY EXPERIENCES
• Cake Lab - 8am - 11am
• Innovation Hub Fridays - 11am - 5pm
• Full Day Friday Experience - 8am - 5pm

The Innovation Hub is where creativity, leadership and innovation come together through:
• cookbook creation
• entrepreneurship projects
• content creation
• journaling
• branding exercises
• media exposure
• team projects
• wellness conversations
• and more!

Whether your child is already enrolled in camp, looking for extended enrichment hours, or interested in joining the Club experience only, we would love to have them this summer!

Register today: https://the-knead-cooperative.square.site/our-programs

19/05/2026

Thank you to WREG News Channel 3 Live at 9 for having me back to talk about growing vegetables and herbs inside your home.

I truly believe service should be in everything that you do. Whether I’m catering an event, mentoring children, teaching families how to grow food at home or standing in a TV studio talking about herbs in mason jars… it all comes from the same place for me. Purpose.

God did not place us here just for ourselves. We are supposed to pour into other people, serve others and leave something behind that helps somebody else grow.

We talked beginner herbs, easy vegetables, hydroponics, healthy meals and ways families can grow food right from their kitchen windowsill. Children are so much more connected to healthy eating when they help grow and prepare the food themselves and that’s one of the things we focus on heavily at The Knead Cooperative.

Honestly once I started talking about food, gardening and these babies, the nerves went right out the window.

Now if your child loves cooking, baking, gardening, creating or just being in the kitchen every five minutes, sign them up for the Knead & Grind Culinary Summer Camp this summer in Midtown Memphis.

We’ll be teaching cooking, baking, gardening, nutrition, entrepreneurship and life skills all summer long for ages 7 to 18.

And shoutout to everybody that watched me trying to hold it together under them studio lights because between the nerves and this perimenopause chile… somebody could’ve slid a fan over there to the plant lady.

Thank y’all for continuing to support every vision, every class, every plate and every purpose driven idea I bring to life.

Tuesday	09:00 - 17:00
Wednesday	09:00 - 17:00
Thursday	10:30 - 18:00
Friday	10:30 - 18:00
Saturday	11:30 - 18:00

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