When Victoria MacKechnie took a year out from her career in finance and wealth management, she ended up in Sydney teaching children to cook, and enjoyed the experience so much that she came home and set up her own company, Kids in the Kitchen, which offers cooking classes and summer camps for mini chefs between the ages of five and 18.
“I wanted to show children that good quality, healthy ingredients, cooked well, are delicious. The tactile and creative process involved in cooking appeals enormously to them, and they are fascinated by how they can transform raw ingredients into tasty dishes,” she says.
Kids in the Kitchen summer camps (for ages 8-12 years) will be held in Loreto Abbey, Dalkey, Co Dublin from June 22nd to July 31st. The cost is €200 per week, or €360 for two weeks. See www.kidsinthekitchen.ie, or call 01-6678831.
FoodActive summer camps, which will combine cooking with exercise and nutrition, and offer after-camp care up until 5.15pm, will be run at the Teresian School in Donnybrook this summer (June 22nd to July 31st), due to works being done at its previous base at St Conleth’s. Booking is now open for this summer at www.foodactive.ie, or call 086-8066111.