A crowd-favorite entertainment offering during the 2025 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival is Cookin’ with the Jammin’ Chefs, who have returned once more to share their culinary-inspired beats.
Cookin’ with the Jammin’ Chefs
Cookin’ with the Jammin’ Chefs is a performance where Cast Members dressed as chefs use cooking tools like pots and pans as percussive instruments. In addition to creating music, the chefs will interact with the crowd and dance alongside several costumed characters.
The Jammin’ Chefs perform at the Paradise Gardens, which is the same location they have used since 2023. The Chefs were briefly moved to the Hollywood Pictures Backlot in 2022, but also performed at the Paradise Gardens prior to the park closures in 2020.
Each performance includes appearances by four characters. Chip and Dale have joined the chefs for the past several years, but Daisy and Clarabelle were added in 2022. Daisy and Clarabelle replaced two performers named Chili and Pepper, who danced in costumes matching their names.
The performance has not changed drastically in the past several years, with only minor adjustments to the music being played. After escorting the characters into the space, three of the chefs use their kitchen-inspired platforms to create a fun percussion beat.
Between musical sections, a fourth chef will interact with the crowd and tell jokes.
After performing for a while using their oven-style stations, Chip and Dale will help the chefs bring out two metal shelves strung with even more kitchen tools.
As they did in the prior location, the chefs will use their drumsticks to beat on the lids, pots, and pans to create energetic music.
The performance concludes with a group musical number. The three chefs work together to make a beat while the fourth chef sings along. The characters dance along to the musical rhythm.
Cookin’ with the Jammin’ Chefs is scheduled to take place every day during the 2025 Disney California Adventure Food & Wine Festival at 10:45 a.m., 11:45 a.m., 12:45 p.m., 2:45 p.m., 3:45 p.m., and 4:45 p.m. Since the performances take place outside, they can be changed based on the weather.
Since our last video of the Jammin’ Chefs was taken back in 2017, we recorded a brand new video of their 2025 performance. You can watch the full show below:
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