NICK: GET READY, GET SET, COO
17 TEAMS FROM NEARLY A DOZEN
SCHOOLS TAKE TO THE SWANSON
CONFERENCE CENTER AT METRO
COMMUNITY COLLEGE THURSDAY
>> IT’S VERY CHALLENGING FOR
THEM.
THEY HAVE LIMITED EQUIPMENT,
LIMITED REFRIGERATION, LIMITED
SUPPLIES, AND THEY ONLY HAVE AN
HOUR IN WHICH TO COOK THE FOOD,
SO IT’S A DAUNTING TASK FOR
THEM.
NICK: IN THAT HOUR, TEAMS HAVE
TO COOK AN APPETIZER, AN ENTREE,
AND A DESSERT.
>> WE MADE A MEDITERANIAN SALAD
WITH A MACADAMIA NUT POR
SCHNITZEL, WITH PARSNIP PUREE
AND A BEET SLAW, AND THEN FOR
DESSERT, WE HAVE A CHOCOLATE
MOUSSE INSIDE OF A CHOCOLATE
DOME SHELL
NICK: THE DISHES ARE THEN
PRESENTED FOR JUDGING.
>> WE’RE LOOKING FOR APPEARANCE,
WE’RE LOOKING FOR COLOR, WE’RE
LOOKING FOR TEXTURE, AND WE’RE
ALSO LOOKING FOR TASTE.
ALL OF THOSE COMPONENTS GO WELL,
OR NEED TO GO WELL, IN ORDER TO
GET A GOOD SCORE.
IT’S JUST AS IF WE’RE AT A
RESTURANT.
NICK: THE EVENT HELPS TEACH KIDS
TEAMWORK WHILE HIGHLIGHTING
CAREERS IN THE FOOD INDUSTRY.
IT ALSO ALLOWS STUDENTS TO
SHOWCASE THEIR HARD WORK.
>> I THINK, JUST AS A MANAGER, I
THINK THE TEAM DID SO GREA
I AM SO PROUD OF THEM.
THEY WORKED SO HARD.
NICK: AT METRO COMMUNITY
COLLEGE, NICK AMATANGELO, KETV
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