It's New Orleans: Louisiana Eats

Cooking For The Young And Young At Heart With the proliferation of kid s cookbooks and cooking shows these days, it s evident that the kitchen is increasingly becoming the favorite playground of many a child. This week s show is dedicated to the budding chefs of tomorrow and everyone who is young at heart. We begin with a conversation with Melina Hammer, author of KidChef The Foodie Kids Cookbook. Filled with over 75 surprisingly sophisticated and healthy recipes, the cookbook is a crash course in culinary training for aspiring young chefs and adults alike. Then we speak with Louisiana born artist Clare Crespo, who has made a career of playfully fusing the worlds of food and art. Clare created and stars as a pint sized chef in the wild and wacky video series YummyfunKooking, which has dedicated fan base of viewers young and old. After that, we re joined by Sonoko Sakai, author of RiceCraft, who gives us a lesson in how to create onigiri, a Japanese dish much like sushi, but so easy, your preschooler will want