The appetite for the Masterchef Junior brand is growing over in the US, where Clarkson Potter – a division of Penguin Random House – has just signed up as the brand’s publishing partner.
The new deal coincides with the current season of Masterchef Junior, airing on Fox in the States. In partnership with the show’s producers, Endemol Shine North America, the publishing arm will launch a series of titles aimed at inspiring a love of cooking in the next generation of chefs.
This will mark the second Masterchef Junior cookbook to hit shelves, focusing on the world of baking. It will be titled MasterChef Junior Bakes and will launch this October.
MasterChef Junior Bakes!will include a foreword written by MasterChef Junior judge, Christina Tosi, the acclaimed chef, founder and owner of Milk Bar.
100 recipes in MasterChef Junior Bakes! will celebrate creativity and technique, embracing simple to sophisticated and sweet to savoury baked goods. It will also feature baking guidance and know-how, insider info from MastrChef Junior alumni and photographs from fan-favourite show moments.