The Chef It Up franchise began in 2003, created by Lisa Tirone. Chef It Up party places are a completely nut free facilities and truly the best place to host your next fun-filled cooking party, event or attend some super cool cooking classes. Along with birthday parties, they also offer classes and walk-in activities. The Toms River location offers Mommy & Me style classes along with a Junior Chef Kid Cuisine Class for ages six to thirteen twice a month. You can also follow them on Facebook for all the latest info on classes and events. The guests prepare and assemble the food in the main party room and have a blast. They chop, mix, measure, roll, slice and dice and don't even realize they are learning. They have something for everyone age!