NRI journalist launches cook school for UK kids

Hardeep Kohli,the Glasgow-based Indian origin celebrity broadcaster,was runner-up in Celebrity Masterchef.

Hardeep Singh Kohli,the Glasgow-based Indian origin celebrity broadcaster who was the runner-up in the popular Celebrity Masterchef television show,is launching a cooking school for children.

From October,Kohli,also a journalist and raconteur,will run sessions at his Cook School for Kids in south Glasgow in the mornings and afternoons as a new way to teach children all about food and nutrition in a practical and entertaining way out with the classroom.

“Food is central to my life and work and,as a father myself,I know all too well what fussy eaters kids can be – but I also know the fun kids can have when allowed to get messy in the kitchen and the tremendous sense of achievement they get when something they’ve made comes out of the oven and tastes delicious,” he told the Glasgow media.

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“I’m hoping that my new cook school for kids will help spark an interest in cooking amongst schoolchildren and,with a bit of luck,parents will benefit through having sous chefs in the kitchen at home and,who knows,might even find themselves treated to a slap up meal courtesy of their own kids.”

Recently,Kohli’s month-long ‘Chat Masala’ show drew crowds at this year’s Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

The new school’s co-owner,Domenico Del Priore,said: “Playing host to Hardeep’s Cook School for Kids is exactly the kind of venture that we are interested in getting involved with.

“We want to revolutionise our kids’ eating habits and promote a healthier,more varied,diet and it is our hope that,with Hardeep’s help,we can achieve just that.”