Cookery Doodle Doo launches chef clothing

Children’s cooking school; Cookery Doodle Doo has launched a new range of authentic chef clothing specifically for young cooks. The stylish chefs’ whites and aprons have been designed to the same professional standards as adult clothing – just smaller! They are made in a family run workshop in the UK, and have been inspired and mess-tested by lots of the school’s young bakers. Founded in 2011, Cookery Doodle Doo’s cooking teachers have run classes for hundreds of children over the last few years and tailored the range to encourage budding young foodies and build their confidence in the kitchen.

Cookery Doodle Doo founder Katie Elfer said “We’re really proud of the chef clothing range – lots of the children love watching Master Chef and the Great British Bake Off and they want to look the part too. Our students have been the inspiration for this range and many of the kid’s even drew me designs that they had dreamt up – some of which have made the final cut! It’s really rewarding seeing little ones develop an understanding and love for homemade food, and dressing the part can be great fun and practical when it gets a bit messy!” Not content with the usual plain white chef clothing, original printed fabrics were designed to feature animals getting busy baking cakes, kneading bread and making milkshakes to appeal to children. Katie’s son Finley, 6, said “Mum says I’m a cheeky monkey so I think that’s where the idea came from. I like the monkey one best because I like making banana milkshakes too!”

Local Businesses Working Together

The Brighton-based business was keen to use local companies and models for the launch photography and was struck by the generosity of local people to give support. Katie Elfer said “The children you see in the photos are all local kids – many of whom are students of the school! The backdrop for the woodland photography was at St Annes Well Garden where we needed to store my kitchen table overnight in the Garden Café! The cooking shots were taken in the Caribou Café and Morelli Zorelli’s Italian Pizzeria in Hove where the owners couldn’t have made us and the kids feel more welcome.

The clothing range is now available to buy online from the cooking school’s website www.cookerydoodledoo.com/shop and local independents wishing to stock the range in time for Christmas should get in touch.

Photography by Mi Elfverson