Chefs for Children

Betty Henderson

NEARLY 50 master chefs are coming together to provide cooking classes for sick children in Spain, to help them learn about healthy eating in a fun way.

The national initiative will be held in the prestigious town of Benahavís in the south of Spain this year, on Monday, April 24.

This year’s edition of the ChefsForChildren initiative is being organised in collaboration with the Fundación Pequeño Deseo. 47 of the nation’s top chefs, many of them Michelin starred chefs will give top class culinary classes to sick children, showing them how to create nutritious but delicious meals in a fun, relaxed setting.

The children will then work alongside the chefs to create a gourmet menu that will then be served at a dinner gala with guests invited by the children at the luxury five star Hotel Anantara Villa Padierna Palace Benahavis Marbella Resort in Benahavis.

The Fundación Pequeño Deseo was created back in 2002 with the aim of making sick children’s wishes come true. Since its creation, they have granted more than 6,000 wishes to children with serious and chronic illnesses.

AFTER a successful first return to events in 2023, the U3A are organising a talk on the subject of one of Italy’s best known regions, Tuscany.

The talk will be given by retired engineer, Tony Carpenter, who has lived in Milan for many years. The talk will be held from 10.30am until 12.30pm on Friday, February 10 at St Andrew’s church in Fuengirola.

The U3A Costa del Sol are the local branch of the international Third Age Trust community for older and retired people. The international organisation promotes learning for pleasure and personal fulfilment.

The Costa del Sol U3A community has more than 400 members and dates back to 1997. The group holds a range of activities from Bridge groups and Nordic Walking to talks and coffee mornings.

The group are also holding their next quiz