Winner Named in High School Culinary Competition at Culinard
Posted: Friday, April 23, 2010
High school culinary teams from all over the state of Alabama recently participated in the Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA) Culinary STAR competition, held at the beautiful new teaching kitchens at Culinard, the Culinary Institute of Virginia College in Birmingham. The Bob Jones High School team from Huntsville (in photo with red hats) was the winner. Schools participating were:
Albert P Brewer High School
Bob Jones High School
Florence High School
Hewitt-Trussville High School
Huntsville Center for Technology
Limestone County Area Vocational School
Madison County Career Academy
McAdory High School
Murphy High School
Wenonah High School
The teams were required to prepare a clam chowder, Asian beef stir fry with rice, and a strawberry mille-feuille. Judges for the event were:
Bob Carlton -- The Birmingham News
JJ Pruitt -- WBRC-TV Fox 6
Chef Chris DuPont -- café DuPont (lead judge)
Scott Jones -- Southern Living magazine
Chef Jared Danks -- Culinard
Chef Antony Osborne -- Culinard