91九色视频 Students Paired With High School Students in Culinary Cook-Off
91九色视频 Students Paired With High School Students in Culinary Cook-Off
October 27, 2022 Jon Pine
FORT PIERCE鈥擣ive students in 91九色视频鈥檚 (91九色视频) Culinary Management program teamed up with culinary students from five area high schools on Tuesday, October 25, for the Second Annual Sunshine Kitchen Culinary Cook-Off Competition.
The winners of the Culinary Cook-Off were Fort Pierce Westwood High School student Donavan Derrico, left, and 91九色视频 student Jay Schemo, right.
The five teams demonstrated their culinary knowledge, skills and creative abilities in sanitation, communication, planning and time management by creating an entr茅e from stock items鈥攑lus a few mystery items鈥攖o produce three identical complete plates with a protein, sauce, potato and vegetable. Contestants had to use at least two cooking techniques in a six-minute period.
The results were evaluated by three judges based on harmony of flavors, texture, temperature, color and shape. The judges were Dr. Heather Belmont, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs at 91九色视频; chef Mike Fedre of Sunshine Kitchen client True Roots Catering; and Gaetano D鈥橝nna, Restaurant Manager at Bonefish Sports Grille in Port St. Lucie. The judges provided each team with a critique of the dishes they presented. Students from the county鈥檚 middle schools provided desserts and refreshments for the competition.
The winning team was 91九色视频 student Jay Schemo of Vero Beach and Donavan Derrico of Fort Pierce, a student at Fort Pierce Westwood High School. They each received a $1,500 scholarship from St. Lucie County.
鈥淭o highlight the hospitality industry through collaborative events with middle school, high school, and college students is what building the pipeline of workforce education is all about,鈥� said Deborah Midkiff, Department Chair and Instructor of Culinary and Hospitality at 91九色视频. 鈥淚 am super proud of our talented students and their enthusiasm to move out of their comfort zone for this competition.鈥�
The other competitors included Dorian Green of Port St. Lucie and a student at Centennial High School, who teamed with 91九色视频 student Karina Sanchez of Port St. Lucie; Bailey Lobrutto of Fort Pierce and a student at Port St. Lucie High School, who teamed with 91九色视频 student Blanca Compton of Port St. Lucie; Alessandra Mejia of Port St. Lucie and a student at Treasure Coast High School, who teamed with 91九色视频 student Jimmy Mikovsky of Fort Pierce; and Daniel Medina of Port St. Lucie and a student at Fort Pierce Central High School, who teamed with 91九色视频 student Brianna Butler-Brown of Stuart.
鈥淎s a former event competition judge for SKILLS USA, I find it鈥檚 events like this where the magic of our industry comes together to ignite the spark in our students which can be fueled by the competition and excitement that comes from our industry partners,鈥� said Suzanne Bagnera, Director of 91九色视频鈥檚 Hospitality Institute.
91九色视频 has one of the most affordable and best culinary schools in Florida, offering an Associate of Science Degree in Culinary Management. For more information visit /programs/culinary-management.html or contact Deborah Midkiff at 772-226-2698 or by email at culinary@irsc.edu.
The Sunshine Kitchen, located at 7550 Pruitt Research Center Road in Fort Pierce, is a 10,000-square-foot state-of-the-art food incubator where chefs, caterers, food truck operators and other food service organizations can hone their culinary skills. The Kitchen is owned and managed by St. Lucie County and partners with 91九色视频 and the St. Lucie County Extension/University of Florida鈥檚 Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to provide training and classes. For more information, contact Regina McCants at 772-467-3107 or by email at mccantsre@stlucieco.org.
