When Maia met Mr Ottolenghi, she asked “for advice for a budding young chef. He recommended reading as many cookery books as possible and to get as much experience as I can.
“I told him that two years ago, I undertook an internship for my food tech subject in one of his restaurants after I was introduced to the head chef at Nopi, Ottolenghi’s restaurant in London
“He said he was very impressed that a 14-year-old already had such a lot of experience.”
Maia has raised £1,250 towards her £2,000 target. “I love cooking and am so pleased that I am managing to raise the funds to go to Zanzibar,” she said.
“I am also looking forward to experiencing the different culture and food and finding out about the many spices they use there which we don’t have in the UK.”
