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Students from North County Technical celebrate their Culinary Cook-Off championship. With the chefs are Kathleen “Kitty” Ratcliffe (upper left), president of the St. Louis CVC; John Johnson (executive chef at River City Casino and Lumiere Place), Casey Shiller (chef and professor at Forest Park), Linda Marcinko (Art Institute of St. Louis) Elizabeth Wilcoxson (acting dean of business, math and science at Forest Park).
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St. Louis CVC’s Culinary Cook-Off shines the spotlight on many future chefs. By Amanda Meyer On Thursday, March 13, 2014, North Technical High School, located in Florissant, won the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission’s (CVC) seventh annual Culinary Cook-Off at St. Louis Community College’s Forest Park campus—an event the students look forward to every year and take very seriously. The prize was the muchcoveted Levy Cup. The event, held by the St. Louis CVC in celebration of National Travel and Tourism Week (May 3-11, 2014), is based on the Food Network’s Iron Chef competition. The Culinary Cook-Off is the St. Louis CVC’s way of spotlighting the future chefs of St. Louis and to provide them a platform where they can showcase their skills. The Cook-Off requires each team to create a three-course meal consisting of an appetizer, salad, and entrée over a two-hour period without knowing the ingredients ahead of time. Students were presented with a mystery pantry, which included all food groups. A couple of the ingredients that had to be incorporated into a dish or dishes this
year were tofu and almond milk. Serving as judges for the St. Louis Convention & Visitors Commission’s (CVC) seventh annual Culinary Cook-Off were Casey Shiller, chef and professor at Forest Park, John Johnson, executive chef at River City Casino and Lumiere Place, and Linda Marcinko from the Art Institute of St. Louis. To win the Gold Medal as well as the Levy Cup, North Tech received 157.33 points from the panel of judges. Clyde C. Miller Career Academy finished second with a Silver Medal and 154.64 points, followed by South Technical with a Bronze Medal and 133.99 points and Beaumont Career & Technical Education High School with a Bronze Medal and 113.36 points. In addition to the Gold Medal and Levy Cup, individual students were also awarded. Rachel Downey of North County Tech received the Elijah Moore Culinary Leadership Award, which is presented to the student who demonstrates outstanding leadership. She also received a $1,500 scholarship to Forest Park Community College from the St. Louis CVC. North County Tech also
won the Strongest Team Work Award. “Congratulations to North County Technical and all the students who put their talents into this intense, pressurefilled competition,” said Kathleen “Kitty“ Ratcliffe, president of the St. Louis See CULINARY COOK-OFF page 2
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