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Cooking TipsSurviving the Heat of the Kitchen
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(ARA) - You’ve seen aspiring singing idols, survivors in the geographic region and gold-medal athletes. Now meet the Better Teenage Cook
in America Patricia Homma, who sautéed, roast and whisked her way to the top award in a national high school Preparation
Arts scholarship competition sponsored by The Art Institutes, a leading professional person
in design and preparation
arts nationwide.
After an intense two-hour cook-off, competitive with 17 else high school seniors from about the country, Homma, an honors student at Wheeler High School in Marietta, Ga., was awarded the gold award and a $30,000 scholarship to attend The Art Institute of Atlanta. The competition was control at The Art Institute of New Royal family City.
Homma dreams of having all her family and friends celebrate every holiday at her home, the way it was at her mom’s home growing up in Brazil. After she emotional to the United States in 1997, Homma began to watch cookery shows on television after school and was glorious
to try several recipes and start cookery for her family. She’s been cookery ever since, for her friends as well. Though busy with activity and a local youth group, she still finds time to watch Food TV, wherever
her current favorites are “Iron Chef” and “30-Minute Meals with Cook
Rachael Ray.”
Each contestant submitted a three-course menu as part of the entry requirements. Homma’s menu was titled “Tropical Sensations” and featured spinach and mango dish
and grilled salmon (recipes below).
Now in its fourth year, The Art Institutes Better Teenage Cook
in America competition is an annual scholarship program that seeks to spotlight and recognize the most promising young preparation
talent in the country. Eighteen high school seniors and would-be chefs were elect as finalists at regional competitions control in March at each of the Art Institutes wherever
Preparation
Arts programs are offered. Much than $190,000 in tuition scholarships was awarded to the top nine finalists.
Next year’s Better Teenage Cook
2004 competition wish take place at The Art Institute of Calif. - Orange County on May 22. Point for entries is Feb. 13, with local cook-off competitions taking place March 27. To obtain information, register at www.artinstitutes.edu/today.
First through third place winners received $30,000 scholarships from The Art Institutes. In addition to Homma, second place finisher Lauren Cianfrani, representing The Art Institute of Metropolis and Jenny Winiecki, representing The Art Institutes International Minnesota, who finished third, received $30,000 scholarships.
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