Dove Self-Esteem Weekend in New York City – Thursday, October 3, 2013

Empire State Building View NYC 10-3-13

Hey Young Chefs!

I recently visited New York City to kick off the Dove Self-Esteem Weekend atop the Empire State Building. I am helping Dove achieve their goal of reaching 15 million girls by 2015 with self-esteem programming.

That was the view from the Empire State Building. It’s gorgeous!

Kid Chef Eliana & Girls at Dove NYC 10-3-13

At the Dove Self-Esteem event, I got to walk around and talk with some of the girls before the workshop started.

Kid Chef Eliana & DDLC Dove NYC 10-3-13

I was chosen as an unstoppable girl to curate the menu for the event. The menu consisted of:

Prosciutto Wrapped Breadsticks
Deviled Eggs
Chicken Salad Crossaint Sandwiches
Walking Taco (seven layer dip)
Hummus and Crudité
Fruit Salsa

Kid Chef Eliana & Executive Chef Sarah Flynn Dove NYC 10-3-13

The catering company, Shiraz Events, executed all of my recipes perfectly. They tasted just like I made them! I was so ecstatic that I got to take a picture with Executive Chef Sarah. (Sorry the picture is blurry!) I was so happy that all the girls loved the food.

Kid Chef Eliana & DJ Diamond Kuts Dove 10-3-13

There was also DJ Diamond Kuts and DJ J playing music for everyone. My mom and I danced the whole time! : )

Kid Chef Eliana & Jess Weiner Dove NYC 10-3-13

The host of the event was Jess Wiener. She is the CEO of Talk To Jess. She lead the self-esteem/girl empowerment workshop. She was great at it too!

Kid Chef Eliana & DDLC Silly Selfie Dove NYC 10-3-13

At one point in the workshop, she told everyone to take a silly selfie and post it. That’s exactly what my mom and I did! LOL.

Kid Chef Eliana & Allyson with Threads for Teens Dove NYC 10-3-13

This is Allyson and me at the Dove self-esteem event. She started Threads for Teens which gives two head-to-toe outfits to teen girls around the U.S.

I had so much fun with everyone at the event!

I just wanted to say thank you to Dove for choosing me as one of your unstoppable girls! Special thanks also to Ms. Marissa Florindi and her fantastic team at Edelman for coordinating everything, and Chef Sarah, Mr. Michael, and their fabulous team at Shiraz events.

Cool Kids Cook and Have Confidence!

Bon Appetit, Kid Chef Eliana

By Chef Eliana

Kid Chef Eliana is the author of two cookbooks, Cool Kids Cook: Louisiana and Eliana Cooks!; the host of a weekly radio show called Cool Kids Cook on Voice America, the Internet's largest talk radio network with over 9 million monthly listeners; and a media personality. Named one of the “Top 10 Most Famous Kid Cooks” in the world by The Daily Meal and Fox News, Kid Chef Eliana is a young entrepeneur on the move. She is a 2012 Winner of New Orleans’ Gambit Weekly’s “40 Under 40” award, the youngest recipient in their history. She was a competitor in SuperChef Kids, a national webisode series produced by the creators of Iron Chef®. In 2010, Kid Chef Eliana was profiled in an 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 is also a featured kid chef on ZisBoomBah.com, a national website for kid foodies. She is an Ambassador for Healthy Fare for Kids, an organization that helps restaurants across the nation add healthy options to their kids’ menus. During Superbowl XLVII, Eliana worked with the Taste of the NFL to help “kick hunger.” In the future, Eliana plans to design chef wear and cookware for kids, create a line of spices, and host her own TV cooking show. Her mission is to educate and encourage kids to become culinary explorers. As Kid Chef Eliana always says, “Cool kids cook and get creative in the kitchen!”

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