TUE
Chef Lab
Hands-on cooking in small groups, with sessions taught by our Head Chefs.
USC's premier cooking club
CHOPPEDSC
Where the food matters.
Cook together. Learn together. Tour LA on Beli.
Now recruiting20-person e-board80 members
Sign up for Chopped SC
Launching Spring 2027 · @choppedsc
Three ways to cook with usTUE · THU · SAT
Your week at Chopped SC
THU
Skills Studio
Demonstrations and recipe workshops. Knife skills, technique and the fundamentals.
SAT
Beli Food Tours
Restaurant touring across LA. We log and rank every spot together on Beli.
Every member, every session. All cooking levels welcome.
Spring 2027JAN 12 – FEB 6
Opening month
TUE
THU
SAT
The kitchen brigadeSPRING 2027
Meet the chefs
Our first brigade is being chosen now. As each seat fills, it gets a face, a name and a signature dish. Tap any seat to see its portfolio page. Want one of these seats? Sign up and pick your position.
15
Head Chefs
Chosen by interview with a food portfolio. They teach Chef Lab sessions to Sous Chefs, and their food photos are featured here with full credit.
05
Pastry Chefs
They lead the club's desserts, breads and bakes.
One seat · Saturdays
Beli Connoisseur
Our restaurant expert. The Beli Connoisseur plans Saturday food tours across LA and keeps the club's rankings honest.
- Picks the spots for every Beli Food Tour
- Keeps the club's Beli list and rankings up to date
- Leads the table talk on what's on the plate and why it works
60
Sous Chefs
The heart of the kitchen. Cook, learn and eat with the club all semester.
All cooking levels welcome. See how to join
10
Blind Taste Testers
Ten USC professors taste our dishes blind and tell us what works. A new panel every semester.
For USC faculty · Rotates each semester
Professors, come taste with us
Each semester a new panel of 10 professors joins our blind tastings. You taste without knowing who cooked, score each dish and tell us what you'd change. No cooking required. Sign up to be considered for an upcoming semester.
Resident foodieZERO PROOF
The Tipsy Barmaid
Chopped SC's resident foodie, Evelyn Jones, mixes for your parties. Non-alcoholic parties, of course 😉
Contact for pricing or collaboration details:
choppedsc@gourmets.infoInquiriesWE READ EVERY ONE
Contact us
Questions, collaborations, sponsorships or just saying hi. Pick what fits and we'll get back to you.
Businesses & restaurants
Collaborate with us
Host a Beli Food Tour, run a tasting, teach a session or partner on an event.
Send an inquiryBrands & sponsors
Sponsorship
Ingredients, equipment, venues or funding. Put your name in front of USC's food lovers.
Talk sponsorshipUSC faculty
Become a blind taste tester
Professors, join a semester panel for our blind tastings. The panel rotates every semester.
Sign up to tasteStudents
Join the club
Pick your position: Head Chef, Pastry Chef or Sous Chef.
Sign upParties & events
Book the Tipsy Barmaid
Zero-proof bartending for your party. Ask about pricing and menus.
Ask about pricingEveryone else
General inquiries
Press, questions, ideas. If it's about food, we want to hear it.
Ask us anythingSpots are limitedSPRING 2027
Join the kitchen
80 member spots plus a 20-person founding e-board. Founding e-board members get to call themselves founders. All cooking levels welcome.
80 member spots
The kitchen brigade
Head Chefs
By interview with a food portfolio. Teach Chef Lab sessions to Sous Chefs. Your food portfolio is featured on this website with credit.
Pastry Chefs
Lead the club's desserts, breads and bakes.
Sous Chefs
Cook, learn and eat with the club all semester.
15 seats · by interview
Becoming a Head Chef
1
Log your interest
Choose Head Chef on the sign-up form.
2
Build your portfolio
Photos of dishes you've cooked, plus any recipes or kitchen experience.
3
Interview with the board
Talk food, technique and what you'd teach.
Head Chef perks
- Your own portfolio page on the Chopped SC website, with your photo and story.
- Your food photos, featured on the site with full credit to you.
- Teach Chef Lab sessions to our Sous Chefs every Tuesday.
- Cook alongside a 15-chef cohort of USC's best home cooks.
Now recruiting
Founding e-board
19 open seats on a 20-person board, alongside our founder. Own a clear responsibility from day one.
The founding perk
Put "Founder" on your resume.
The founding 20-person e-board builds Chopped SC from the ground up. Every member can list themselves as a Founding Member of Chopped SC on their resume and LinkedIn. That title only exists once.
Leadership & operations
- Co-President1
- VP of Operations & Secretary1
- Treasurer & Finance2 seats
Cooking & experiences
- Education & Curriculum2 seats
- Head Chef Development1
- Sous Chef Development1
- Events2 seats
- Restaurant Experiences (Beli)1
Media & partnerships
- Campus Collaborations1
- Marketing & Social Media2 seats
- Videography1
- Photography & Design2 seats
- Sponsorship & Partnerships2 seats
DM "BOARD" + your role choice
Message @choppedscAboutEST. SPRING 2027
Where the food matters.
Chopped SC is USC's premier cooking club, for students who love food, whether you've never held a chef's knife or you already cook for your whole floor.
We meet three times a week. Tuesdays we cook in Chef Lab, Thursdays we sharpen technique in Skills Studio, and Saturdays we tour LA's restaurants on Beli and talk about what made each plate work.
The club was founded by Evelyn Jones, a USC Leventhal School of Accounting student who spent 12 years in hospitality before USC. She's bringing what she learned in restaurants to a kitchen full of Trojans.
Cook together. Learn together. Tour LA on Beli.