Little chefs cooked up a storm yesterday as they joined an expert class for budding culinary magicians.

Apprentices Krishna Tadikonda and Ananya Erri, both nine, let their creative juices flow with bright red peppers and tomatoes under the watchful eye of cookery teacher Shirley Anderson.

The young cooks were taking part in a three-week cookery course aimed at children at Barking Learning Centre on the Town Square.

For more information on the “Little Chefs” course and other activities held at the learning centre, call 020 8724 8710 or email barking.library@lbbd.gov.uk.