Become a Home Plate Teacher
This program is designed for accomplished home cooks, trained chefs, restaurant chefs and dietitians who want to turn their knowledge and passion for cooking into a profitable and low-cost business or to simply augment their own current business. With minimal investment, you can create a personalized and engaging cooking experience right from your home kitchen. Whether you’re hosting one to four participants, or even small families or groups, this program allows you to create a personalized and enriching culinary experience. You’ll inspire creativity, healthier eating habits and culinary confidence in your students while earning an income doing what you love, when you want. With a well-stocked kitchen and a passion for cooking, you’re almost ready to begin. Throw in a pleasant personality and you’ve got a Home Run!
Start Teaching with your Home Plate Mentor
With Polly Talbott’s Home Plate, you’re not just teaching cooking; you’re sharing skills, fostering healthier habits, and building a profitable business. It’s simple, rewarding, and tailored to your lifestyle. Let’s make your home kitchen the heart of a delicious new venture!
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A Passion for Cooking
Meet Polly Talbott

About Polly Talbott
Polly Talbott, CCP, started out baking with her grandmother as a child and continued this passion with a degree in Home Economics from Otterbein College. She has dedicated her life to the culinary arts through restaurant management, research and development, and food styling for photography in the New York Tri-State area; in 1999 she founded A la Carte Culinary Services in Lynbrook, New York. For 22 years, she owned and directed the successful cooking school, teaching people of all ages. Polly now enjoys teaching private classes and pursuing her passions, including ballroom dancing, biking, traveling, and spending time with her grandchildren, Leo and Emilia, who are budding chefs themselves.