Chefs Wanted

More Than 40 Delicious Recipes for Curious Cooks

Highly Commended in the 2025 Creative Book Awards for Best Cooking/Baking Book

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Co-founder of LEON, the famous fast-food restaurant, and award-winning chef, Allegra McEvedy brings cooking to kids.

Give enthusiastic young chefs aged 7-11 confidence in the kitchen to whip up meals that are sure to impress, with this children’s cookbook from Allegra McEvedy – writer, broadcaster, and of course, experienced chef.

45 tasty recipes come with simple, step-by-step instructions, photography of every mouth-watering dish, and hilarious illustrations, with each chapter to inform and inspire. Allegra McEvedy challenges you to test (and taste!) her recipes - so what are you waiting for?

This exciting cookbook for children offers:

• Recipes by co-founder LEON, Allegra McEvedy, who is a British chef, award-winning cookbook writer, and presenter.
• Delicious, international recipes that are exciting and sometimes challenging, to expand young chefs' cooking and baking skills.
• Technical advice and tips from Allegra that enhance lifelong skills, and inspire and educate young readers.

From family favourites like Cannelloni and Chilli, street food like Spring Rolls, sweet treats like Profiteroles, and much more, Allegra’s brand new cookbook includes classics from around the globe, bringing exciting flavours straight to your door. Chefs Wanted will cover all areas of the kitchen and deliver specialised technique pages to help your young cook become a pro.

UK Delivery:

• Free delivery on all orders of £10 or more.
• £1.49 delivery fee on orders below £10.
• UK orders are shipped via Royal Mail 2nd Class.

International Delivery:

• Flat rate delivery charges vary by country.

Dispatch and Delivery Times:

• All orders are shipped from our warehouse in Northampton, UK within 48 hours of receipt during working hours.
• UK mainland orders typically arrive within 3-5 working days via Royal Mail 2nd Class.
• International estimated delivery times:
• Europe & Channel Islands: 7 to 10 working days
• USA: 7 to 15 working days
• Rest of the World: 9 to 21 working days

View our full delivery infomation here.