The Charlie Cart
A World-Class Mobile Kitchen Classroom
A self-contained culinary classroom on wheels, built for K-12 schools, libraries and community programs. Supports hands-on cooking lessons for up to 30 class participants.
Who Uses the Charlie Cart?
Schools, libraries and community organizations across the country. Designed for organizations that want hands-on cooking without building a teaching kitchen.
- K-12 Schools & Districts
- Public Libraries
- Community Health Organizations
- After-School Programs
Technical Specifications
- Dimensions
- 26½″ W × 61⅝″ L × 35½″ H
- Weight
- 300 lbs (unloaded)
- Power
- 120V / 15A — plugs into any standard grounded 3-prong outlet (25 ft cord)
- Water
- Self-contained grey-water recovery sink with fillable jugs — no plumbing required
- Mobility
- Rolls easily; fits in a standard van or small truck for site-to-site transport
Explore the Charlie Cart
14 zones engineered for full-class cooking instruction. Tap any number to see what's inside.
What Schools & Organizations Say
"What we aspire to see happen here with the Denver Public Schools and Cory Elementary is full engagement, volumes of lessons, parent volunteers, of which 1/3 are dads, large student classes and up to 4 times a week program offerings". As a result of this schools commitment, programming has already impacted 400 students and the media coverage for the 'last class" of the year showcased what is possible when a teacher, Principal and administration work together.
We received our Charlie Cart and are absolutely THRILLED with it. It is so well put together and you can tell a lot of care went into everything from shipping to the drawers and kitchen accessories. Thank you for creating such an invaluable resource!
THANK YOU again for all of your help in getting a Charlie Cart to the NIH campus here in Bethesda, MD. We're so excited to use it. Every time I walk by it here in the office it makes me smile. Getting ready to "road show" the cart on the NIH campus.
I'm excited to help spread the word and our garden is awesome! We're already thinking of ideas of what we want to do with our Charlie Cart. Excited to work with you all.
Ready to Bring the Charlie Cart to Your School?
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Frequently Asked Questions
Straight answers for facilities managers, principals, and procurement.
A meeting room, community room, or flexible open space works well. The cart rolls in, programs happen, and it rolls out for storage or kiosk.
Food safety requirements vary by state, city and county. Check with your local health & fire department in your county to see if there are guidelines you may need to follow.
Programs are easily adapted by age group or audience.
Programs can scale up or down based on staffing capacity. Many libraries partner with volunteers or outside experts within the community.
Charlie Cart offers live Zoom monthly orientation training along with a members-only portal with how-to videos and resources.
Turn-key mobile culinary cart, curriculum, appliances, kitchen culinary tools to support programs of 24 participants in group arrangement, training, and member network resources. Request the spec sheet for more information.
ServSafe certification may be needed for staff working directly with food and programs. This is online, inexpensive, and covers basic food handling guidelines. Work-arounds include bringing in local chefs to run programs.
No, but you will find having lesson plans, lists of ingredients, and price-cost for the lesson will lower the threshold for staff having to do that separately, along with having a script. Once comfortable, staff can adapt from other sources.
Email us at info@charliecart.org and we can answer most questions, provide additional resources, and connect you with others using the program so you can learn how they launch and maintain programs.