{"id":25627,"date":"2025-01-17T18:06:41","date_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:06:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/?p=25627"},"modified":"2025-01-17T18:06:42","modified_gmt":"2025-01-17T18:06:42","slug":"kids-cooking-academy-inspires-young-culinary-enthusiasts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/kids-cooking-academy-inspires-young-culinary-enthusiasts\/","title":{"rendered":"Kids Cooking Academy Inspires Young Culinary Enthusiasts"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div>\n\n<p><em>By Celestine Chacon | December 9, 2024<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kids Cooking Academy, founded by Chef Kester Robinson, has been making a significant impact on the lives of hundreds of children since its establishment in 2019. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chef Robinson, who is also the executive chef at The Pergola Experience, a local restaurant, shared that his passion for cooking evolved into a desire to give back to the community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The academy provides young learners with valuable culinary skills and insight into potential career opportunities within the tourism and hospitality industry. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Last year alone, the program engaged over 100 students, including participants from orphanages, equipping them with professional training and motivation to pursue careers in the culinary or tourism sectors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Chef Robinson highlighted the academy\u2019s commitment to sustainability by incorporating environmentally friendly materials such as bamboo, banana suckers, and coconut shells. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>These locally sourced items are repurposed to meet international culinary standards, providing an innovative and eco-conscious approach to the training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Looking ahead, the Kids Cooking Academy will focus on secondary school students, offering specialized programs to prepare them for the growing demands of Guyana\u2019s thriving tourism and culinary industries.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The academy has partnered with the Guyana Tourism Authority and the Ministry of Tourism to host several culinary competitions and training programs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The most recent event was the Junior Tourism Cooking Competition, which provided a platform for young chefs to showcase their skills.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Kids Cooking Academy continues to play a vital role in nurturing the next generation of chefs while promoting sustainable and innovative practices in the culinary arts.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>By Celestine Chacon | December 9, 2024 The Kids Cooking Academy, founded by Chef Kester Robinson, has been making a significant impact on the lives of hundreds of children since&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":25594,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[365,350],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-25627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-human-development","category-news"],"amp_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25627","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=25627"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25627\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":25628,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/25627\/revisions\/25628"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/25594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=25627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=25627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ncnguyana.com\/2023\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=25627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}