These Sherman Oaks restaurant owners started a training kitchen to inspire the next generation

Restaurateurs Emily and Tom Kaplan want to give the next generation the confidence to succeed.
So they’ve cooked up a culinary education program.
Before construction, the space that now occupies El Nido’s training kitchen was a classroom space. (Courtesy of El Nido)
Budding young chefs learn to cook healthy meals in El Nido’s new culinary training kitchen. (Courtesy of El Nido)SoundThe gallery will resume insecondsBudding young chefs learn to cook healthy meals in El Nido&rsquo