Cricket Azima publishes "Everybody Eats Lunch"
Cricket Azima, another food studies alum, recently published her book Everybody Eats Lunch an exciting interactive children's cookbook that is one part cookbook, one part toy, and one part adventure with children from around the world! This fun-shaped and engaging cookbook creatively explores culture and ethnic lunch foods typically eaten by today's children from around the world. Each page is devoted to a different country, featuring colorful removable images of the food to move and explore; underneath each is a recipe for the international dish featured.Cricket Azima is a dynamic young professional chef who specializes in cooking for and with children. She is the founder of The Creative Kitchen (www.thecreativekitchen.com), Food Editor for Kiwi Magazine, Director of Kids' Programs for Kidfresh, and Director of Culinary Curriculum and Recipe Development for Batter Up Kids Culinary Center. Since 1999, Cricket has been teaching cooking classes to over 1000 children of all ages at various locations in New York City. As an instructor, Cricket is one of a kind. She strives to teach more than a recipe or basic cooking technique, with a teaching philosophy that is based on "the educational benefits of cooking." Cricket developed her cooking and teaching philosophy while pursuing her Master's degree in Food Studies and Food Management at New York University (NYU). She is also a graduate of Boston University and The Institute of Culinary Education.