Highly Commended in the 2025 Creative Book Awards for Best Cooking/Baking Book
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Co-founder of LEON, the famous fast-food restaurant, and award-winning chef, Allegra McEvedy brings cooking to kids.
Give enthusiastic young chefs aged 7-11 confidence in the kitchen to whip up meals that are sure to impress, with this children’s cookbook from Allegra McEvedy – writer, broadcaster, and of course, experienced chef.
45 tasty recipes come with simple, step-by-step instructions, photography of every mouth-watering dish, and hilarious illustrations, with each chapter to inform and inspire. Allegra McEvedy challenges you to test (and taste!) her recipes - so what are you waiting for?
This exciting cookbook for children offers:
- Recipes by co-founder LEON, Allegra McEvedy, who is a British chef, award-winning cookbook writer, and presenter.
- Delicious, international recipes that are exciting and sometimes challenging, to expand young chefs' cooking and baking skills.
- Technical advice and tips from Allegra that enhance lifelong skills, and inspire and educate young readers.
From family favourites like Cannelloni and Chilli, street food like Spring Rolls, sweet treats like Profiteroles, and much more, Allegra’s brand new cookbook includes classics from around the globe, bringing exciting flavours straight to your door. Chefs Wanted will cover all areas of the kitchen and deliver specialised technique pages to help your young cook become a pro.
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Chefs Wanted 9780241656587 Hardback
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Chefs wanted
Bought this as a present for a 10 year old boy whose dad is a chef. We wanted to reinforce positivity in him around catering. Glorious photography and recipes that he’ll love to make and eat - like squiggly pasta, never lonely cannelloni, masala dosa. maki sushi rolls etc. We are fans of Allegr…
Bought this as a present for a 10 year old boy whose dad is a chef. We wanted to reinforce positivity in him around catering. Glorious photography and recipes that he’ll love to make and eat - like squiggly pasta, never lonely cannelloni, masala dosa. maki sushi rolls etc. We are fans of Allegra in our house and she’s really cracked it with this great book!
- Authors:
- McEvedy, Allegra
- Country of Publication:
- United Kingdom
- Format:
- Hardback
- ISBN:
- 9780241656587
- Number of Pages:
- 128
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Publication Date:
- 03/10/2024
- Publisher:
- Dorling Kindersley Ltd
- Language:
- English
- Imprint:
- DK Children
- Year Published:
- 2024
- SKU:
- 9780241656587