Chef Kent Getzin Consulting

Chef Kent Getzin Consulting Leader in the transformation of the child nutrition industry. Continue to earn reimbursements while receiving quality skills you teams can use tomorrow!

We inspire confidence and purpose in school nutrition professionals, empowering them to serve beautiful, nourishing meals that kids love! With 42 years of successful, innovative foodservice industry experience, Creative Culinary Solutions is prepared to assist with just about anything food-industry related that you can imagine. Through Kent Getzin Consulting, I offer a wide variety of consulting s

ervices to schools and restaurants. Services will include but are not limited to:

SERVICES

"Live Setting" Meal Preparation Trainings: Train your teams in their live work environment, during production. No need to wait for early release days to train your teams. "Live Setting" Meal Preparation Trainings will help your staff learn and retain more of the information they learn because they will see the immediate results, being served to your students! Designed to meet new professional standards regulations.

- Menu and Recipe Development
- Administrative Review Prep
- Wellness Policy Update Assistance
- New School Food Service Director Training
- Interim Director and Transitional Services
- Live and Webinar Speaking Events
- Troubleshooting, Technical Assistance and problem-solving your most complex food service issues.

Mexican cuisine is one of our absolute FAVORITE world flavors to work into school menus. Heavy on the fresh veg and big ...
05/05/2026

Mexican cuisine is one of our absolute FAVORITE world flavors to work into school menus. Heavy on the fresh veg and big flavors!

I take my job VERY seriously...But thankfully part of my job is to show you how much FUN cooking can be šŸ„ø
04/30/2026

I take my job VERY seriously...

But thankfully part of my job is to show you how much FUN cooking can be šŸ„ø

Taco Tuesday, anyone?? Once you realize how easy it can be to serve meals that taste good AND fuel your kids, it'll blow...
04/28/2026

Taco Tuesday, anyone?? Once you realize how easy it can be to serve meals that taste good AND fuel your kids, it'll blow your mind.

These birria tacos are one of my favorite recipes to teach in school kitchens.

A special thanks to Juan Zamorano for sharing his delicious birria recipe from San Diego Unified!

04/27/2026

A strong kitchen culture starts with strong connections.

Our Team-Builder events are designed to bring school nutrition teams together through collaborative cooking challenges, skill-building activities, and a lot of shared laughter along the way.

These sessions help school food pros build trust, improve communication, and strengthen the pride that comes from the shared work of feeding kids every day.

Theyā€™re a great way to kick off a new school year, or to re-energize a team anytime during the year.

Teams leave with new skills, stronger relationships, and positive energy they carry right back into the kitchen.

Most Team-Builder events run 2ā€“5 hours and work well on early release days, half-days, or other non-school days. They can take place in a kitchen or another school space like a cafeteria.

When kitchen teams feel connected, great things happen!

Hey there! its almost Friday! You made it! Whoop!Remember my new Chilaquiles recipe that Melanie tested out for me?Well,...
04/23/2026

Hey there! its almost Friday! You made it! Whoop!

Remember my new Chilaquiles recipe that Melanie tested out for me?

Well, I have a couple more recipes that I am looking for a few lovely school food folks like yourselves to try out!

Now, these aren't "untested" recipes. I have made them but these are a couple breakfast ditties I want to test with a real food service team and on real kids to get thought and opinions on!
Plus, they are really freak'n tasty or I wouldn't even put out the offer.

And, no worries about failing, either. I'm going to walk you through the whole thing all the way! Think of it as a remote cooking class! You just need to commit to sharing your results and a few pics.

Here is a pic to entice. Oh, and ZERO added-sugar!

More that one school can give it a go!

So who is in?

Earth Day reminder from the kitchen:Scratch cooking reduces packaging waste, supports local farms, and helps kitchens us...
04/23/2026

Earth Day reminder from the kitchen:

Scratch cooking reduces packaging waste, supports local farms, and helps kitchens use ingredients more efficiently.

Small changes in how we cook can make a big difference.

Happy Earth Day! šŸŒŽļøšŸ©µ

One question I get a lot is: Whatā€™s the difference between a Live-Setting training and a Lab-Setting training?Both appro...
04/21/2026

One question I get a lot is: Whatā€™s the difference between a Live-Setting training and a Lab-Setting training?

Both approaches are hands-on and focused on helping school nutrition teams build the skills and systems needed to cook more meals from scratch. The difference is really about the environment and the learning experience.

šŸ„•Live-Setting trainingsšŸ„• happen during a regular school day in your own kitchen. Your team prepares a scratch-cooked menu to full scale from start to finish and serves it to students, all while learning practical techniques they can use every day. Itā€™s real-world training in your real work environment.

šŸ„•Lab-Setting trainingsšŸ„• take place away from the rush of service, usually on early-release or non-student days. This setting gives staff time to slow down, focus on specific skills, and build confidence before applying those techniques back in their kitchen.

Both approaches help teams strengthen skills, improve kitchen systems, and move toward doing more and more scratch cooking every day.

If either (or both!) of these sound like exactly what your team needs, let me know! I'll walk you through next steps.

We think Bradley said it best "Thank you for the food today. I liked the food. You guys made good food." Thanks Bradley ...
04/16/2026

We think Bradley said it best "Thank you for the food today. I liked the food. You guys made good food." Thanks Bradley šŸ„¹ feedback like this makes it all worth it!

Thanks so much Melissa, excitement in the kitchen is always the goal!
04/14/2026

Thanks so much Melissa, excitement in the kitchen is always the goal!

No ifs ands or buts about it, scratch cooking programs succeed because of people!Over the years Iā€™ve learned the most su...
04/09/2026

No ifs ands or buts about it, scratch cooking programs succeed because of people!

Over the years Iā€™ve learned the most successful programs all have something in common: teams who feel confident, supported, and proud of the work they do.

Equipment can help. Systems matter. But the real transformation happens when school food pros realize they have the skills and support to make great food from scratch every day!

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