The St. Kitts Health Promotion Unit’s ‘In Ya Kitchen’ Initiative held its second Junior Top Chef Competition on Monday, July 24th, 2023.

The event was initiated in an effort to promote healthy cooking, especially for youths. Monday’s event saw two persons namely: Naemah Smith and Mahailiah Hodge-France compete by preparing a dish that was created to endorse healthy, quick and tasty cooking.

At the end of the competition, Ms. Smith turned up victorious with her Breadfruit and Vegetable Tacos and Ms. Hodge-France came in at second with her cooked papaya salad and fruit salad. Both participants were awarded prizes.

Due to her win, Ms. Smith has taken one of the finalist spots for the concluding competition to be held on September 17th, 2023.