Junior Chefs of the Month: Sammy and Alex
This month, we bring you the Dynamic Duo from our Semester Class at Taste Buds Kitchen, Sammy and Alex. We knew they were a special pair when they brought us a plan for their very own restaurant called All Around the World, where “kids eat for $5 and eat free on Saturday,” and it is “romantic late at night, darken lights at 6:00.”
Sammy:
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- Age: 8
- Neighborhood: Gramercy
- First Culinary Creation: Corn Bread
- Favorite recipe: Mini Quiche Fromage
- Favorite Kitchen Utensil: Whisk
- Favorite Cooking Fact: Using eggs to bind ingredients and kneading dough to help it rise.
- Wants to Cook Next: Dumplings
His response to hearing he has been selected as Chef of the Month: “OH MY GOSH!!!!!”
Alex:
- Age: 8
- Neighborhood: Gramercy
- First Culinary Creation: Red Velvet Cookies
- Favorite recipe: Chocolate Chip Cookie Blondies
- Favorite Kitchen Utensil: The KitchenAid Mixer
- Favorite Cooking Fact: Sugar is a wet ingredient only in baking.
- Wants to Cook Next: Spinach Pie
His response to hearing he has been selected as Chef of the Month: “This is the best month of my life.”