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Top chefs and awards inspire a new generation to cook
Bristol’s children will be given a helping hand to lead healthier lives thanks to the launch of a new cookery scheme.
Over a third of the city’s 10- and 11-year-olds measure as obese and on average 71 per cent of school pupils are not getting their five a day.
This is what the new Teaching a City to Cook programme hopes to combat, with this week’s launch seeing acclaimed Bristol chef Adrian Kirikmaa teaching pupils at Brightstowe Academy in Shirehampton basic cooking skills.
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Brightstowe Academy pupils in the kitchen at the launch of Teaching a City to Cook
Sugar Smart Bristol have developed the programme and produced a digital toolkit, filled with guidance to enable teachers and local community group leaders to teach children basic cooking skills.
Chefs including Adrian Kirikmaa of St Monica Trust, Josh Eggleton of the Pony & Trap, and Barny Haughton of Square Food Foundation have helped shaped the guidance and are also on hand to visit and speak to schools and local groups, to inspire and demonstrate their finesse in the kitchen.
Josh said: “For me I want to do as much as I can to ignite a spark that encourages as many people as possible to cook – both in the industry and at home.”
For the next generation who take to their new found cooking abilities, there will be video recipes for them to follow at home, and opportunities to enter competitions.
For more information about Teaching a City to Cook, visit www.bristol.gov.uk/web/live-well-bristol/teaching-a-city-to-cook
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