TV show: Steffen Henssler cooks with the cookie monster

The crumb monster will soon be cooking and baking with TV star Steffen Henssler (50, "Grill den Henssler").

TV show: Steffen Henssler cooks with the cookie monster

The crumb monster will soon be cooking and baking with TV star Steffen Henssler (50, "Grill den Henssler"). The new cooking show for children and families, "Krümelmonsters Foodie Truck mit Steffen Henssler", is produced by RTL , Super RTL and Sesame Workshop. The organizers announced this on Tuesday evening in Hamburg.

In addition to TV chef Henssler, the plush Cookie Monster and Gonger - a rag doll with a mustache and a chef's hat, appearing on German television for the first time - lead the show. From spring 2023, the cooking spoon will be swung in the "Foodie Truck" in 13 episodes of 30 minutes each - first on RTL, later on Super RTL.

A dream comes true for Henssler

"Elmo, Grobi and especially Cookie Monster, those were formative figures of my childhood," said Henssler during a recording of the show in the Hamburg studio. "To be in the foodie truck with them now - a childhood dream come true." The show wants to teach kids about nutrition in a fun way.

In the truck, Henssler cooks simple dishes such as spaghetti with vegetable sauce or homemade pizza together with the cookie monster and Gonger at the children's suggestion. Beforehand, the ingredients are bought with the food truck from farmers in the area. In this way, the children should learn where the food comes from and how it is made.

Sustainable awareness for children

"The show is all about sustainable nutrition and about instilling an early awareness of healthy food in children," said Stefan Kastenmüller, General Manager Europe at the Sesame Workshop. The non-profit educational organization wants to convey topics that are important for children and families in an entertaining and contemporary way. Super RTL Managing Director Thorsten Braun said: "Dolls like the Cookie Monster have been fixtures on children's television for decades." There is something very special about introducing such figures to the next generation.

The actual, original "Sesame Street" with the complete universe of rag dolls is produced by the public broadcaster Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) as a license partner for Germany, since 2009 as a purely in-house production. The copyright holder is Sesame Workshop, headquartered in the USA. On January 8, 2023, the children's show in Germany will be 50 years old.

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