Iron Chef Competition Comes Down to the Wire

On the Wednesday and Thursday block periods this week students competed in an Iron Chef style cook-off. The theme of the showdown: Kale. Using this fresh Kale harvested from our garden and a variety of other organic ingredients, the competition was on. Each group was expected to provide a vegetarian meal that would be critiqued on taste, presentation, and overall incorporation of Kale. With 45 minutes to cook, and groups of 6 people, it would take a collaborative effort to come out on top. With so many choices for what to make, what would each team decide on? After 45 minutes of dicing, frying, and plating, their time was up. Each of the 4 groups offered up their kale-inspired meals to be critiqued by Mr. Stewart and a second year student. As the judges licked their lips and scribbled down notes about each meal, students watched in excitement, waiting to hear their dish named victorious. The judges were torn. All 4 of the groups had equally impressed them, and they could not decide on a winner. In an effort to provide closure to a group of restless teens, Mr. Stewart called for an anonymous class vote. As a result, a winner had been named and the competition was complete.

- Jared Robinow