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Reviews:
The New York Times (Just in!!)
Beyond Cupcakes: Children in the Kitchen by TARA PARKER-POPE December 8, 2008:
“…points in a new direction — going beyond cookies and other treats to teach children to cook main courses and side dishes.”
The Daily News December 9,
A new international cookbook for kids
December 9, 2008
 Matthew Locricchio’s second book for children, “The 2nd International Cookbook for Kids” (Marshall Cavendish. $18.99) is a great way to introduce budding chefs to international foods, by which I don’t mean shrimp rolls and cannelloni. It’s a spiral-bound, colorful and cheerful book with recipes for soups, noodles, and desserts - all kids’ faves, along with some interesting main courses, by way of Thailand, Greece and Brazil.
You may not tempt your picky eater with lamb curry or fish and shrimp stew, but even the choosiest kids will find some of the other dishes irresistible. Especially when they help make them, which is why embarking on a cooking session to whip up chapati (Indian bread), coconut rice (from Thailand) or wonderful chicken and feta cheese pie, from Greece, is a great idea. All the recipes contain extremely detailed instructions and, thankfully, short ingredient lists. If you’re looking for a fun present for a beginning chef, this is a great one to check out.
12/ 15/ 08 Do you want children to eat well, help out in the kitchen, learn culinary skills that will last them a life-time? Then you want to avail yourself of "The 2nd International Cookbook For Kids", a collection of thoroughly 'kid-friendly' recipes by professional chef Matthew Locricchio and enhanced with the colorful photography of Jack McConnell. A spiral bound and sturdily reinforced cook book compendium, "The 2nd International Cookbook For Kids" will lay out flat upon a kitchen table or counter for ease of use by young chefs. The sixty classic recipes from Greece, Brazil, Thailand, and India showcase elegant, palate-pleasing and appetite satisfying recipes ranging from Hot and Sour Shrimp Soup; Green Papaya Salad; and Indian Bread; to Garden Vegetable Stew with Coconut; Grilled Chicken with Peanut Sauce; and Sweet Rice Pudding. Of special note is the section devoted to safety in the kitchen, the section providing cooking terms and definitions, and the occasional 'Chef's Tips'. "The 2nd International Cookbook For Kids" is highly recommended as an ideal addition to family and community library cookbook collections for children and their parents.
The Oregonian, Tuesday October 14, 2008
This book made me want to cook a lot more, and I loved learning about different foods from other countries. I wanted to make everything! I actually made a goal to try to make everything in this book. Tuesday October 14, 2008
The Orlando Sentinel, 11/12/08
Chef Matthew Locricchio's follow-up book to his The International Cookbook for Kids pulls together 60 classic kid-tested recipes from Greece, Brazil, Thailand and India. The easy-to-follow format of the recipes makes this a great workbook for older children and teens with ambitious palates.
The International Cookbook for Kids received the following reviews:
International Cookbook for Kids
Picture-perfect for young cooks.
— Daily News, New York
 Dishes that have kid appeal written all over them.
— San Francisco Chronicle
Country-Style Pork…This recipe can be described with just one word: Awesome!
— Boston Globe
The International Cookbook for Kids by Matthew Locricchio is just the kind of cookbook to give a child.
— Kansas City Star
Young and old alike will have fun following classic recipes from four of the world’s finest cuisines—and then sitting down to a great meal.
— Chef Frank Brigtsen, Brigtsen’s Restaurant, New Orleans
 High praise is due, then, to Matthew Locricchio's 'The International Cookbook for Kids.'
— Ann Arbor News
For the budding chef, 'The International Cookbook for Kids' is a wonderful way to start down the path of culinary creativity.
— The Post-Crescent, Wisconsin
A tempting buffet of recipes for classic dishes from the 'big four' of world cooking: Italy, France, China, and Mexico. Locricchio promotes cooking as teamwork involving family and friends...a strong collection of popular dishes attractively presented.
— School Library Journal, January 2005
...the perfect introduction to the joys, pleasures, and accomplishments of cooking for kids ages 12 and older...enthusiastically recommended introductory cookbook for young chefs...
— Midwest Book Review, January 2005
The International Cookbook For Kids' by professional chef and caterer Matthew Locricchio specifically designed to be the perfect introduction to the joys, pleasures, and accomplishments of cooking for kids ages 12 and older. Showcasing 60 classic, "kid friendly" recipes from Italy, France, China, and Mexico, each individual dish comes with easy-to-follow directions and involves fresh and nutritious ingredients. Enhanced with the color photography of Jack McConnell, the dishes range from Tortilla Soup; Cold Sesame Noodles; Tomato Salad; and Pasta Sauce from Bologna; to Polenta Pie with sausage and Cheese; Red Enchiladas; Stir-Fried Orange Chicken; Roast Pork with Dried Plums; and Beef Stew with Tomatoes and Olives. The wonderful chapter on desserts offers Cream Puffs with Ice Cream and Chocolate Sauce along with other savory dishes to top off any meal. Completing this perfect and enthusiastically recommended introductory cookbook for young chefs are chapters on "Essential Ingredients in the Kitchen"; "Cooking Terms"; "Cooking Equipment and Utensils"; and an Index.
— Midwest Book Review
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Gourmand World Cookbook Award Best Book for Children and Family in the World Honorable Mention
