Chicago will get its first home-grown, independent PBS TV series in 30 years ? a kids’ series at that ? when the “Jr. Cuisine Cooking Show” premieres Aug. 28 on PBS outlet, WYCC-20 at 11 a.m.
The premiere episode will tape this week with the 15 permanent cast members who were selected from among some 1,000 youngsters from 36 states who auditioned for the show.
The show is targeted to children 7 to 14 and their parents.
Stars of “Jr. Cuisine” are bright, talented eight-to-14 year olds who love to cook, sing and dance and who, as it turned out, come mainly from far Chicago suburbs.
Producer and creators of “Jr. Cuisine” ? the first kids-for-kids TV cooking show ? are music producer D’Shaun of Red Dove Record Productions and his wife Cherise.
The show is an extension of the Ragland’s USA Cooking Camps culinary workshops, made available to schools, children’s organizations, churches and municipalities.
