Get the air in there: budding chef Colby makes sure his mix will rise, but he also knows a clever cookie needs to put his thinking hat on. Pictures: DAVID CAIRD
MINI MasterChefs are whipping up a culinary storm.
For Colby, 4, making a mess is just part of the fun.
Demand is high for children’s cooking classes, driven by the popularity of the hit Channel 10 show. School holiday and kindergarten programs are booked out, with food lovers as young as two keen to get into the kitchen. The flour flew as Colby and his kinder friends made lollipop-shaped biscuits at Gourmet Kids in Malvern.
Founder Susan Yarrow said up 250 children aged two to 15 came for weekend classes, learning to cook healthy, home-style meals.
Pasta, savoury muffins and pumpkin pies were on the menu. Ms Yarrow’s youngest student is just 20 months. ‘‘Many times a parent has said ‘my child enjoys MasterChef and I’d like to book a cooking birthday party’,’’ she said. ‘‘Children have free expression with cooking, they can make a mess and you can write it off.’’ Food writer and educator Sheridan Rogers praised children’s interest in cooking and said it was important children also knew how food was grown.
Author: Emily Power, The Herald & Weekly Times Pty Limited
Tags: Channel 10, cooking classes, MasterChef, Sheridan Rogers, The Herald & Weekly Times Pty Limited
