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Originally our cooking school was an offshoot of the famed "Peter Kumps" in New York City. Peter Kump was well known as the prodigy of James Beard and his school was generally regarded as one of the most prestigious cooking schools in the USA. Having run Peters school for a number of years we first opened the satellite "Peter Kumps" school in Northern New Jersey, which was fully owned and operated by us. In 1994 we moved to Sewickley and again launched a satellite school. Unfortunately, Peter's untimely death, coupled with our failed attempt to purchase the other Peter Kumps Cooking schools, lead to the renaming of our school to SCA(PA). Today the famed New York school has changed it's name to The Institute of Culinary Education and is a frequent advertiser on Food TV. We have renamed three times, firstly to Sewickley  Cooking Studio when we were based in Sewickley, then to Sweetwater Cooking when we moved to our current location in the Southside and finally to Gaynor’s School of Cooking. However, we believe that the Peter's philosophy of avocational cooking education to professional standards is alive and well at our school. Most of all, we have fun!

Visit Gaynor's School of Cooking at www.gaynorsschoolofcooking.com. 

Trib Total Media is publishing a Cookie Recipe Swap Cookbook and Our Kitchen Stories is helping out! Proceeds from the book will benefit Operation Santa Claus.

Recipes photos and stories can be emailed to  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it . Remember to include your name, address, and daytime phone number.

Details about how to purchase the cookbook, coming in October. Proceeds from the sale of the Cookie Recipe Swap Cookbook will benefit Operation Santa Claus, a non-profit organization that works in conjunction with the Salvation Army to deliver holiday meals to thousands of needy families throughought the region.

For more information please visit: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/cookieswap2010/.