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Who Is Cricket? |
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Cricket’s upcoming children’s cookbook, Everybody Eats Lunch, will be published soon! For more details, click here. As the Food Editor for Kiwi magazine (www.kiwimagonline.com), a bi-monthly family magazine focused on healthy and organic living, Cricket focuses her column on international recipes and food-related culture from around the world. In addition, Cricket is the Director of Kids’ Programs for Kidfresh™ (www.kidfresh.com), an innovative company in New York City. Kidfresh™ is an all-natural freshly prepared food store for kids that also offers in-store cooking classes and events developed by Cricket. Cricket is also the Director of Culinary Curriculum and Recipe Development for Batter Up Kids Culinary Center (www.batterupkids.com). Since 1999, Cricket has been teaching cooking classes to over 1000 children of all ages at various locations in New York City, including schools, Whole Foods Market, Girl Scout groups, the Children’s Museum of Manhattan, and in her private classes. 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.” “We can learn about so much more than just food, while in the kitchen,” says Cricket. “In addition to cooking skills and techniques, children in my classes learn about history, geography, math, nutrition, science, foreign language, art, and much more.” Cricket developed her cooking and teaching philosophy while pursuing her master’s degree in Food Studies and Food Management at New York University (NYU) (http://steinhardt.nyu.edu/nutrition). And, her thesis – entitled “Children’s Cooking Classes: An Alternative Method to Enhance Learning” – led her to launch The Creative Kitchen™ in 2003, a method of cooking instruction and food education designed to inspire children to express themselves creatively in the kitchen, while reinforcing traditional education disciplines. Cricket is a graduate of Boston University and Peter Kump’s New York Culinary School (now, The Institute of Culinary Education) (www.iceculinary.com), where she also guest lectures. She served as professor of food studies and academic advisor at NYU, following graduation, and has developed curricula for various schools and after-school programs and participated in numerous television segments, which aired on various networks, including the Food Network. The Creative Kitchen™ Team: Titus Thomas freelanced as a Research Artist for critically acclaimed shows such as, Bill Cosby's The Little Bill Show, Dora the Explorer, and Backyardigans on Nick Jr. He also served as an illustrator and graphic designer for Jolinda Inc., Varcity Clothing, Zinka Clothing, Hollah.com, YSB Magazine, Shadowbox Magazine, SONY College Music, and Atlantic Studios. Titus's storyboards and character designs have been used in short films entitled Tag, Feather, Esporanza, Mad About Harry, and Nah...Son. Titus also developed educational programs for the New York City Department of Parks and Recreation and the Children's Theater. Erin Laverty helps Cricket with research, writing, editing, recipe development, and teaching. She is pursuing her Master’s degree in Food Studies at New York University (NYU), and has a passion for all things food and travel. She holds Bachelor’s degrees in Psychology and Sociology from the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), and a Master’s degree in Counseling from San Francisco State University (SFSU). Public Relations by The Lisa Ekus Group: For additional information or to schedule an interview and/or demonstration with Cricket, contact Trina Kaye at (310) 915-0970 or This e-mail address is being protected from spam bots, you need JavaScript enabled to view it |
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