The Real Reason Duff Goldman Wanted To Write A Cookbook For Kids

As host of The Food Network's popular show "Kids Baking Championship," Duff Goldman is certainly no stranger to working with children. In the nine seasons of the program, Goldman has come across more than his fair share of exceptionally talented young people, who are more than capable of preparing complicated baked goods even some adults can't master, like puff pastries, macarons, monkey bread, tarts, and more (via The Food Network).

From this experience, Goldman came to the realization that children are far more adept at cooking than many traditional cookbooks give them credit for — and that inspired the New York Times bestselling author to write his own cookbook in late 2020 for those sharp young minds, called "Super Good Baking For Kids," via Harper Collins. As he explained on "Dennis Miller Plus 1" ... "I read a lot of kid's cookbooks and, a lot of times, it's like 'here's how to make a sugar cookie, here's how to make a buckeye.' ... The kids I work with, they're making puff pastry ... they're doing advanced stuff, stuff that I didn't learn until I was like 30. And so I [thought] maybe kids just need a book that's a little bit more challenging."