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The Jackson Hole High School Culinary Team is a group of four high school culinary students who have one mission: to win the Wyoming State ProStart Invitational and earn an invitation to compete at 2017 National ProStart Invitational in April, in Charleston , SC.
Their first goal-- State Champions-- is complete! And while they are extrememly proud of their cooking at State, even more significant are the generous scholarships the team was awarded for their work. Each student was awarded a total $41,000 in various culinary school scholarships from top schools like Culinary Institute of America, New England Culinary Institute and Johnson and Wales, to name a few. The tuition for most culinary schools is around $50,000; so the team still has much work to do if they would like to come close to fully funding their culinary education. Competing at Nationals affords these aspiring chefs another amazing opportunity to compete for more scholarship money to help further their education.
With your support, you will help this food-obsessed team achieve their second goal: cook in the "Superbowl of Cooking Competitions", the National ProStart Invitational. The competition is fairly simple: 60 teams and 400 students from around the world have 60 minutes to prepare a 3-course meal. But here's the challenge-- teams may only use 2 small butane burners as a heat source, and no refrigeration or running water is allowed. Teams are judged on their food, safety and sanitation, teamwork and professionalism as well as an exhaustive management porfolio which includes the creation of original recipes, recipe costing and menu pricing. If you ever wondered know how much 1/4 of a cup of flour costs, these young chefs can tell you!
Team Jackson is working hard to cover the costs associated with the event. Most students on the team have jobs outside of school and the team is catering several large events in the next few weeks to raise funds. Unfortunately, there is a very short turn-around between competitions, all money must be raised by mid-April. With help from friends, family and their community, the team hopes to raise $3,000 to help cover travel, event expenses, and practice groceries associated with Nationals.
Your support means four hard-working, dedicated and creative young chefs will be given the invaluable opportunity to showcase their food on a national stage and more significantly, compete for much-needed scholarship money to top culinary schools. Thank you for your support and consideration, the Jackson Hole High School Culinary Team is excited to show the world what kids from Wyoming are capable of!
More information:
Here's what's JHHS Culinary can whip up in an hour using only 2 burners, no electricity and no refrigeration:
Appetizer
Vietnamese-style chicken wings with pickled vegetable salad and crispy rice noodles
Entree
Pan-roasted cod with forbidden rice pilaf, sour carrots, soy reduction and ginger-beet 'air'
Dessert
Passion fruit "icebox pie" with blueberry paint and tropical fruit salsa
To learn more about the National Restaurant Association's Education Foundation and ProStart, as well as the 2017 ProStart Invitational, try these links.
Go Broncs!
Their first goal-- State Champions-- is complete! And while they are extrememly proud of their cooking at State, even more significant are the generous scholarships the team was awarded for their work. Each student was awarded a total $41,000 in various culinary school scholarships from top schools like Culinary Institute of America, New England Culinary Institute and Johnson and Wales, to name a few. The tuition for most culinary schools is around $50,000; so the team still has much work to do if they would like to come close to fully funding their culinary education. Competing at Nationals affords these aspiring chefs another amazing opportunity to compete for more scholarship money to help further their education.
With your support, you will help this food-obsessed team achieve their second goal: cook in the "Superbowl of Cooking Competitions", the National ProStart Invitational. The competition is fairly simple: 60 teams and 400 students from around the world have 60 minutes to prepare a 3-course meal. But here's the challenge-- teams may only use 2 small butane burners as a heat source, and no refrigeration or running water is allowed. Teams are judged on their food, safety and sanitation, teamwork and professionalism as well as an exhaustive management porfolio which includes the creation of original recipes, recipe costing and menu pricing. If you ever wondered know how much 1/4 of a cup of flour costs, these young chefs can tell you!
Team Jackson is working hard to cover the costs associated with the event. Most students on the team have jobs outside of school and the team is catering several large events in the next few weeks to raise funds. Unfortunately, there is a very short turn-around between competitions, all money must be raised by mid-April. With help from friends, family and their community, the team hopes to raise $3,000 to help cover travel, event expenses, and practice groceries associated with Nationals.
Your support means four hard-working, dedicated and creative young chefs will be given the invaluable opportunity to showcase their food on a national stage and more significantly, compete for much-needed scholarship money to top culinary schools. Thank you for your support and consideration, the Jackson Hole High School Culinary Team is excited to show the world what kids from Wyoming are capable of!
More information:
Here's what's JHHS Culinary can whip up in an hour using only 2 burners, no electricity and no refrigeration:
Appetizer
Vietnamese-style chicken wings with pickled vegetable salad and crispy rice noodles
Entree
Pan-roasted cod with forbidden rice pilaf, sour carrots, soy reduction and ginger-beet 'air'
Dessert
Passion fruit "icebox pie" with blueberry paint and tropical fruit salsa
To learn more about the National Restaurant Association's Education Foundation and ProStart, as well as the 2017 ProStart Invitational, try these links.
Go Broncs!