| Lombard girl becomes cooking star |
 By Eleni DemertzisLombard, IL — Cooking, singing, and dancing. All three are activities Charlotte Graham enjoys best. Her dreams became reality last month when she found out she would be a cast member of a new PBS special, “Jr. Cuisine Cooking Show.” “My mom and I thought it’d be perfect for me to do what I love on a TV show,” Charlotte said. “I love performing ... and I really like being part of a music group.” Charlotte’s other passion has been cooking, usually helping her parents with dinner or decorating cakes. This show makes it possible for Charlotte to combine everything in one. “You get to sing about everything you do on the show,” Charlotte said. “I like making appearances, and cooking for all the guests.” Her first audition for the show was mid-May, and call-backs for a second audition weren’t until July. It was the day after the second audition that she received the good news. “I was super-excited,” said Charlotte, who had thought she wouldn’t be selected because of the long period of time between the first and second auditions. Since then, she has been practicing and rehearsing with her castmates for the series premiere at 11 a.m. Aug. 28 on PBS. “It all happened really fast,” Jennifer, Charlotte’s mother, said. |
