The much-anticipated KidsCook Showdown, a inventive and academic cooking competitors designed to foster management, teamwork, and duty amongst kids, was held on November 20, 2025, at Canaanland Occasion Middle, Ojodu, Lagos.
The debut version featured 10 pupils aged 6 to eight from 5 colleges throughout Magodo and Omole — Distinctive Group of Faculties, Distinct Star Faculties, Olivefields College, Holiness Redeemers College, and Leso Rond Faculties.
Guided by skilled chefs, the youngsters labored in groups to organize inventive dishes whereas being evaluated on teamwork, confidence, communication, presentation, and time administration.
A distinguished panel of judges — Chef David Nuriel, Chef Asatta Allwell-Brown, and Chef Chika Melah — evaluated the young contestants, providing knowledgeable culinary insights and inspiring them all through the competitors.
After an intense and interesting cook-off, Leso Rond Faculties had been topped the general winners, incomes a money prize of N500,000. Holiness Redeemers College took second place with N250,000, whereas Distinctive Group of Faculties claimed third place, successful N125,000.
Director of Dominion Consultancy Ideas and convener of KidsCook Showdown, Enitan Tanimowo, stated the initiative was created to encourage kids to take part in cooking, serving to them domesticate duty, confidence, and important life abilities early in life.
Tanimowo acknowledged that the occasion fostered household bonding, mentorship, and social studying, as academics, mother and father, and culinary professionals cheered on the young contestants in an environment of encouragement and discovery.
“KidsCook Showdown presents kids an opportunity to develop management, creativity, and accountability in a enjoyable, inspiring setting, serving to to form well-rounded people for the longer term,” she stated.
“Our purpose is to encourage kids to view cooking not simply as a chore, however as a enjoyable and inventive solution to categorical themselves, study self-discipline, and construct confidence. Analysis signifies that over 75% of kids between the ages of 6 and eight miss out on alternatives to interact in family duties.
“KidsCook Showdown addresses this hole by making studying gratifying. Along with cooking, this program helps the United Nations Sustainable Growth Targets (SDG 3 and SDG 4) by selling good well being, well-being, and high quality training by means of sensible, hands-on actions.”
