Alice's Food A-Z
Age 8+
Cooking & Food
All the things you ever wanted to know about food, also some things you probably didn’t!
Dip in and taste this edible adventure by Alice Zaslavsky – former MasterChef contestant and the host of TV quiz show Kitchen Whiz. Packed to the brim with funny food facts, clever cooking tips and kid-friendly recipes, this is a book for the fact-hungry, food-obsessed or those who like to mess about in the kitchen.
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Creators
Since competing in MasterChef Australia in 2012, Alice Zaslavsky has had the opportunity to take her meals and musings to a massive international audience. A former Deputy Head of Humanities and English teacher at a top Melbourne school, Alice now shares her edible adventures with people (especially little people) across the country with her writing and performing. She is the host of Kitchen Whiz, a food knowledge quiz show for kids 8+ on the Nine Network (Channel Go). She is also the face of the iconic Prahran Market in Melbourne and official “Adventurer-in-Residence”, providing weekly posts and monthly appearances featuring some of the country’s best chefs. Alice’s Food A-Z is her first book. For more information visit: http://alicez.com.au
Kat Chadwick was born in Pahiatua, New Zealand. She completed a Diploma in Fine Arts (majoring in print making), then spent a few years exhibiting and travelling the world. In 1995 she moved to Melbourne to study Graphic Design at Swinburne University. After gaining an Honours degree, she worked at various Melbourne design studios before establishing her own business, Designland, with her partner in life and design, Andrew Budge.
Reviews
Too often children’s cookbooks are just bad collections of cheap, cheesy content and recipes for happy-face pizzas, which makes finding a good cookbook for primary school kids or your own ‘inner child’ very difficult—until now! Alice Zaslavsky is a Melbourne-based primary school teacher who made it through to the finals of ‘MasterChef’ series five (she’s the one with the ‘big glasses’). Alice’s Food A-Z is an engaging, personal and healthy introduction to food that will intrigue kids, adults—even picky eaters! Zaslavsky’s zany sense of humour percolates throughout (think Andy Griffiths meets Heston Blumenthal) and her 40 recipes for snacks and easy dishes, scattered over 26 A-Z foodie chapters, illustrate good cooking techniques without being preachy. Liberally seasoned with interesting and engaging ‘facts’, ‘tips’ and ‘whys guys’ sections, this is a great introduction to food, food science, cooking and health for young readers. The ‘What to look for’ sections are also perfect primers to make better food shoppers. This book is ideal for the home, but will also suit lesson plans and school activities.
Books+Publishing
5 Stars!
Girl Power
There are lots of recipes for kids and adults to make; the author uses less well-known ingredients to ‘get you out of your comfort zone’ to try something new.
103.1FM Grafton
This book is a well presented fusion work packed with awesomely simple quick recipes (like banana smoothies) combined with fun food facts for the juniors (like why asparagus makes pee smell funny).
Creative Kids Tales
This is truly an outstanding journey of learning about food, its value and preparation, without being a cookbook.
Anastasia Gonis
Highly recommended
ReadPlus
If anyone can do it, Alice can, with kid-friendly design, speech balloons, cooking tips and a fair whack of culinary knowledge hiding behind all that froth and bubbles.
The Australian
Combined with beautiful photography and a pithy design, Alice’s Food A-Z Edible Adventures is a great introduction to the world of cooking, aligning Zaslavsky’s two great strengths — food and teaching — in a book that will be appreciated by kids and adults alike.
Country Living, Weekly Times
My eight-year-old daughter had this book by her side for a few days. Kids her age love facts – so we heard a lot of them during this time.
Booksellers NZ
Alice’s Food A – Z is a fantastic for children who want to become more active in the kitchen as well as being a great classroom resource for topics related to food and nutrition.
Kids' Book Review
Overall, though, this book is appealing and engaging and may be a great asset for budding young chefs at home or at school.
Reading Time
Number One, Top Ten Books for Young Cooks
The Age
5 stars. Think Andy Griffiths meets Heston Blumenthal.
Books+Publishing
Combined with beautiful photography and a pithy design, Alice’s Food A-Z Edible Adventures is a great introduction to the world of cooking, aligning Zaslavsky’s two great strengths — food and teaching — in a book that will be appreciated by kids and adults alike.
Country Living
