The competition started off with the students harvesting any fruits or vegetables they could find. Most of the beds only have seedlings growing in them, but a few had tomatoes and strawberries that were ripe. Most students also went after lettuce to possibly try and make a salad to go with the fruit they had picked. A few groups happened to find lemon and lime trees that are hidden on the poolside of the farm. The scrounge for food only lasted a few minutes and students had to retreat back inside from the pounding cold rain.
Back in the classroom with their plentiful harvest, the students prepared their master dishes. The students came unprepared to the Iron Chef competition and there were not enough plates and knives to go around for each group. The groups without knives struggled to prepare their dish. After a few minutes a few knives and plates were found for the remaining groups. The students scrambled to make a beautiful and tasty dish that would WOW the judges. Only food from the Redwood Farm was used in making these fantastic dishes with the addition of some salt, pepper, and olive oil.
A spread of 6 different dishes was presented to the judges. Each dish unique in its own way; the only similarity between the dishes in their beaming red tomatoes or strawberries because of the excess of the fruits in the farm. The judges tasted each and every dish taking in to account the presentation and sustainability of the dish. The Judges exclaimed that the "Heart of Tomato" a dish that primarily used tomatoes in a salad. The Iron Chef challenge was a complete success as the students got to use their own food grown in the farm. Hopefully next time the students will come more prepared and will make even more extravagant dishes.
Parker Bartlett 6th period
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