Kid Food Critic Michael Prados, The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge, and A Tisket a Tasket What's Inside My Basket!
July 30, 2012
Hosted by Kid Chef Eliana
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Episode Description
Listen to "Cool Kids Cook" with Kid Chef Eliana, a 12 year old cookbook author, celebrity chef, and foodie. In this episode, Kid Chef Eliana interviews Michael Prados, a 12 year old food critic and the Louisiana winner of The Healthy Lunchtime Challenge, a contest sponsored by Epicurious and First Lady Michelle Obama. Other segments include "A Tisket A Tasket, What's Inside My Basket?" where kids learn unusual facts about different foods, "Spice Detective," where Eliana gets her spy on and investigates the world's spices, "Snacktivities," where kids learn that making snacks is as easy as pie, and "Cooking Crafts," which gives kids fun kitchen-related craft ideas. You'll also hear about Kid Chef Eliana's tie to Hunger Games author, Suzanne Collins, and so much more. Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen! Bon Appetit!
Cool Kids Cook
Monday at 4 PM on VoiceAmerica Kids Channel
Join Kid Chef Eliana on "Cool Kids Cook!" Get creative in the kitchen and find the foodie in you. Discover cuisine from around the world, cooking techniques, interviews with top chefs, and of course, recipes by Kid Chef Eliana. You'll be cooking in no time! Bon Appetit! Cool Kids Cook can be heard live every Monday at 4 PM Pacific Time on the VoiceAmerica Kids Channel.
Kid Chef Eliana
12 year old Kid Chef Eliana grew up in a family of cooks. With grandparents from Cajun Louisiana, the Philippines, Cuba, and Honduras, Eliana’s recipes have international flair. She loves traveling and spending time in the kitchen with her family. Eliana says, “Cooking is so much fun. You can be creative and invent new recipes.” Eliana’s first cookbook, “Eliana Cooks! Recipes for Creative Kids” was released in October 2010. She is awaiting the publication of her second cookbook, “Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana.”
At ten years old, Kid Chef Eliana was chosen as one of 13 Latinos profiled in a museum exhibit at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. She is featured in a book called The Parents’ Guide to Raising CEO Kids by Dr. Jerry Cook and Sarah L. Cook. She has been a guest chef on Eyewitness Morning News on WWL-TV in New Orleans and has cooked with Celebrity Chef John Besh. She was a featured chef at the New Orleans Seafood Festival and the Louisiana Book Festival. She does numerous media appearances, cooking demonstrations, and book signings.
In the future, Eliana plans to design cookware for kids, create a line of spices, and host her own TV cooking show. She also wants to teach kids that good food is more than chicken nuggets and French fries. Her motto is, “Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!”
