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14 Year-Old Kid Chef Eliana Wins Second Taste Award

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New Orleans-based 14-year-old Kid Chef Eliana (Eliana de Las Casas), award-winning chef, cookbook author, and radio show host, is a Taste Award winner in the Best Kids Program category for her role as host of “Cool Kids Cook,” her weekly web radio show on the VoiceAmerica Kids network. The TASTE AWARDS are the highest awards for the Lifestyle Entertainment Industry. They are the premier broadcast awards show celebrating the year’s best achievements in Food, Fashion, Home, and Lifestyle programs on Television, in Film, Online, and on Radio. Her award was given at a red carpet event at Grauman’s Egyptian Theater in Hollywood, California on January 15, 2014. Although Kid Chef Eliana could not attend the awards ceremony, a representative accepted the award on her behalf.

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The accomplished award-winning young chef and cookbook author’s weekly radio show, “Cool Kids Cook,” is on VoiceAmerica, the Internet’s largest talk radio network with over 9 million monthly listeners. Notable guests on her radio show feature some of the top chefs in the nation including Jose’ Andres (“Made in Spain” on PBS), Andrew Zimmern (“Bizarre Foods” on Travel Channel), Pastry Chef Gale Gand, Melissa d’Arabian (“Ten Dollar Dinners” on Food Network), former White House Executive Pastry Chef Bill Yosses, and so many more.

Eliana says, “This is my second Taste Award and I’m so honored to have won. It’s especially meaningful because my VoiceAmerica Kids producer, Perry Damone, passed away last month and I dedicate this award to his memory. Mr. Perry gave me my radio show and for that, I’ll be forever grateful.”

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Cool Kids Cook is in its third season and for its special 100th episode in October 2014, Kid Chef Eliana interviewed James Beard Award-Winning Executive Chef of Commander’s Palace, Tory McPhail. Other notable guests this past year include Chef David Binkle, Food Services Director of Los Angeles Unified School District; Chef Alexander Weiss, Season 1 Winner of MasterChef Junior; Iron Chef UK Judy Joo; Produce Marketing Association President, Cathy Burns; Healthy Lifestyle Advocate and Cookbook Author Reed Alexander; and Celebrity Chef Emily Ellyn.

She has shared the cooking stage with Chef John Besh, filmed with Chef Aaron Sanchez (Food Network) and Chef Carla Hall (ABC’s “The Chew”), and appeared on national television. She was recently featured in TeenVogue magazine and writes a monthly column for Ingredient magazine.

Her mission is to encourage families to cook together and to inspire kids to become culinary explorers. As Eliana always says, “Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!”

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14-year-old Kid Chef Eliana Celebrates 100th Episode of Cool Kids Cook Radio Show

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14-year-old Kid Chef Eliana Celebrates 100th Episode of Cool Kids Cook Radio Show

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New Orleans – 14-year-old culinary sensation, Kid Chef Eliana (Eliana de Las Casas), host of “Cool Kids Cook,” her weekly web radio show on the VoiceAmerica Kids network, celebrates her 100th episode with an interview of James Beard Award-Winning Chef Tory McPhail of the famed New Orleans restaurant, Commander’s Palace. The show will air on Monday, October 20, 2014 at 6pm CDT (7pm EDT, 4pm PDT) on http://www.coolkidscookradio.com.

The accomplished young chef and cookbook author’s weekly radio show, “Cool Kids Cook,” is on VoiceAmerica, the Internet’s largest talk radio network with over 9 million monthly listeners. Notable guests on her radio show have featured some of the top chefs in the nation including Jose’ Andres (“Made in Spain” on PBS), Andrew Zimmern (“Bizarre Foods & Bizarre Foods America” on Travel Channel), Pastry Chef Gale Gand, Melissa d’Arabian (“Ten Dollar Dinners” on Food Network), former White House Executive Pastry Chef Bill Yosses, and so many more. Eliana says, “I can’t believe I’m in my third year of the show. I’m so excited to interview Chef Tory McPhail. He follows in a long line of legendary chefs at Commander’s Palace and I wanted to spotlight Louisiana in this very special episode of Cool Kids Cook. I’m very honored to have Chef Tory on my show.”

Kid Chef Eliana has had a big Fall already. She is featured in the October 2014 of TeenVOGUE magazine. She is also featured in a book by Ramin Ganeshram called FutureChefs (Rodale), which released October 7, 2014. Eliana will be a featured chef on the WWL-TV Stage at the Louisiana Seafood Festival at New Orleans City Park on Saturday, October 11, 2014 at 12:00pm, doing a cooking demo of her Shrimp and Andouille Pastalaya.

A supporter of her local community, Kid Chef Eliana is the SoFAB Institute Kids Ambassador and the Crescent City Farmers Market Marketeer Ambassador. Her latest cookbook, Cool Kids Cook: Fresh & Fit (Pelican Publishing), debuted in Spring 2014.

Her mission is to encourage families to cook together and to inspire kids to become culinary explorers. As Eliana always says, “Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!”

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[yumprint-recipe id=’2′]12 year old Kid Chef Eliana, host of the show ‘Cool Kids Cook‘ on the VoiceAmerica Kids Channel,  grew up in a family of cooks. With grandparents from Cajun Louisiana, the Philippines, Cuba, and Honduras, Eliana’s recipes have international flair. She loves traveling and spending time in the kitchen with her family. Eliana says, “Cooking is so much fun. You can be creative and invent new recipes.” Eliana’s first cookbook, “Eliana Cooks! Recipes for Creative Kids” was released in October 2010. She is awaiting the publication of her second cookbook, “Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana.”

At ten years old, Kid Chef Eliana was chosen as one of 13 Latinos profiled in a museum exhibit at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. She is featured in a book called The Parents’ Guide to Raising CEO Kids by Dr. Jerry Cook and Sarah L. Cook. She has been a guest chef on Eyewitness Morning News on WWL-TV in New Orleans and has cooked with Celebrity Chef John Besh. She was a featured chef at the New Orleans Seafood Festival and the Louisiana Book Festival. She does numerous media appearances, cooking demonstrations, and book signings.

In the future, Eliana plans to design cookware for kids, create a line of spices, and host her own TV cooking show. She also wants to teach kids that good food is more than chicken nuggets and French fries. Her motto is, “Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!”

Kid Chef Eliana Celebrates!

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Kid Chef Eliana recently celebrated her 1st VoiceAmerica Kids Network Birthday!  For her anniversary show she interviewed world renowned food icon, Chef Paul Prudhomme.  Chef Paul Prudhomme is an internationally recognized name in the culinary industry. He is a television star, a cookbook author, a restaurateur, and a spice mogul. He has propelled the distinctive cuisine of his native Louisiana into the international spotlight and continues to push the limits by creating exciting and new American and international dishes. Chef Paul learned the importance of using the freshest ingredients while cooking at his mother’s side and continues to use only earth’s finest harvests. Chef Paul was always adventurous. His strong curiosity of life and cultural customs motivated him to leave Louisiana in his early 20’s and travel across the United States to experience every culinary environment possible. From an Indian reservation all the way to the finest, five-star restaurant, Chef Paul learned to love, appreciate and blend the flavors of his younger years with those of many other cultures.

For more on the interview, listen on demand here!

12 year old Kid Chef Eliana, host of the show ‘Cool Kids Cook‘ on the VoiceAmerica Kids Channel,  grew up in a family of cooks. With grandparents from Cajun Louisiana, the Philippines, Cuba, and Honduras, Eliana’s recipes have international flair. She loves traveling and spending time in the kitchen with her family. Eliana says, “Cooking is so much fun. You can be creative and invent new recipes.” Eliana’s first cookbook, “Eliana Cooks! Recipes for Creative Kids” was released in October 2010. She is awaiting the publication of her second cookbook, “Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana.”

At ten years old, Kid Chef Eliana was chosen as one of 13 Latinos profiled in a museum exhibit at the Southern Food and Beverage Museum. She is featured in a book called The Parents’ Guide to Raising CEO Kids by Dr. Jerry Cook and Sarah L. Cook. She has been a guest chef on Eyewitness Morning News on WWL-TV in New Orleans and has cooked with Celebrity Chef John Besh. She was a featured chef at the New Orleans Seafood Festival and the Louisiana Book Festival. She does numerous media appearances, cooking demonstrations, and book signings.

In the future, Eliana plans to design cookware for kids, create a line of spices, and host her own TV cooking show. She also wants to teach kids that good food is more than chicken nuggets and French fries. Her motto is, “Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!”

 

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