Yesterday I was invited to the Kids Takeover of PizzaExpress
on the Strand, for the unveiling of the recipe for the 2014 Let’s Get Cooking
BIG Cookathon.
The recipe for Easy Peasy Pizza was unveiled by foodie and
father of five, Alex James (who I may or may not have had a MASSIVE crush on in the 90s), together with children from Kingswood Primary
School in West Norwood, who were chosen as part of a national competition to
take over the restaurant for the morning.
The children, who were all aged 9-11, were amazing! Super
polite and very, very lovely; they greeted us, seated us, got us drinks and
then made delicious mozarella and mushroom pizzas for us right before our very
eyes! They made it look, as the name suggests, very easy peasy indeed.
Alex James described them as “an inspiration for other
would-be cooks.” He said, “I loved every
minute of the takeover at PizzaExpress. Kids are never too young to enjoy good
food, the sooner you get them involved the better. It’s a delight to watch kids
cook – they see it as a kind of magic, especially when pizzas are involved.”
And he is SO right. Cooking pizzas is a fab and very easy way to get kids involved in cooking (I've blogged about making pizzas before) - and is also a very good way to persuade them to try new toppings too!
The unveiling of the new pizza, which was inspired by an original
recipe from PizzaExpress’s founder, Peter Boizot, marks the launch of the
Cookathon, which is run by the Children’s Food Trust. The 2014 Cookathon is
supported by PizzaExpress as part of its ‘Getting Kids Cooking’ initiative and
will take place on 4 April 2014.
The Children's Food Trust runs 5,000 cooking clubs across
the UK (including the one at Kingwood Primary School!) and its aim is to give
children of all ages - as well as parents that don't cook - the skills and
confidence to make meals from scratch. This is something you all know I’m particularly passionate about and I'm very excited to be a part of it.
Next year’s Cookathon is set to be the biggest yet, and is
open to the public for the first time. It aims to get as many people cooking
the Easy Peasy Pizza recipe on the same day as possible. Daisy, Evie and I will be taking part for sure.
Oh my goodness! You and ALEX JAMES! xxxx
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