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Middletown (N.J.) Teens Master Marshmallows

Friday, May 18th, 2012

Lots of teens love an Iron Chef throwdown, in which chefs square off against each other to concoct lots of tasty dishes featuring a mystery ingredient. But when marshmallows were unveiled as a secret ingredient at Middletown High School North in New Jersey, well, things got a little sticky. A team of teen boys – Henry Chuya, Pablino Talbot and Scott Wallace, all 18, and Bryan Shenvi, 17 – made the best of it, though, besting the band staff, the math teachers and a host of other contenders. One winning dish: chicken sauced with shallots, grapes, mustard seed, coriander and marshmallow syrup.

Bryan Shenvi, 17, makes stock against the clock during the Iron Chef Throwdown at Middletown High School North in New Jersey.. (Photo by ROBERT WARD, Asbury Park Press)

Bryan Shenvi, 17, makes stock against the clock during the Iron Chef Throwdown at Middletown High School North in New Jersey recently. (Photo by ROBERT WARD, Asbury Park Press)

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Idaho High School Science Class Gets Cheesy

Thursday, May 17th, 2012

For many teens, “curds and whey” are simply words from a long-ago nursery rhyme that the teens learned as kids. But for students in Kimberly High School’s agriculture food science class in Kimberly, Idaho, curds and whey are supplies kids need for class. The school’s “cheese lab” combines these with science to teach teens how to make simple queso fresco (literally, fresh cheese) during an 80-minute class period.

“Food science has changed how I look at food forever,” student Alyssa Stastny told the Times-News.

Agriculture Food Science students Maria Venegas, right, and Amanda Martin cook up the milk mixture for their cheese lab project at Kimberly High School in Idaho. (Photo by ASHLEY SMITH, Times-News)

Agriculture Food Science students Maria Venegas, right, and Amanda Martin simmer the milk mixture for their cheese lab project at Kimberly High School in Idaho. (Photo by ASHLEY SMITH, Times-News)

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Chef Mario Batali Takes Food Stamp Challenge

Wednesday, May 16th, 2012

Many teens in New York City and elsewhere survive with help from the federal Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program – or food stamps – to pay for the food on the table. But two teens in New York, Leo and Benno Batali, are living on food stamps by choice this week, as their family takes on the Food Stamp Challenge. Their dad, celebrity chef Mario Batali, is a member of the board of the Food Bank for New York City, and he’s talking with his family and with viewers on TV show The Chew about just how challenging it can be to eat for $1.48 per person per meal, which is the federal allotment for families in need.

Mario Batali, speaking at the 2012 NYC Food Bank's Can-Do awards, has taken up the Food Stamp Challenge. (Photo by ANDREW H. WALKER, Getty Images)

Mario Batali, speaking at the 2012 New York City Food Bank's Can-Do awards, has taken up the Food Stamp Challenge. (Photo by ANDREW H. WALKER, Getty Images)

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Frederick High Culinary Infused With New Students

Tuesday, May 15th, 2012

Just three years ago, students at Frederick High School in Maryland didn’t seem all that interested in the culinary arts. Then they got a new teacher, sous chef Charlie Zachmann, who infused classes and dishes with a dash of wit and a sprinkle of spice. Soon, teens began flocking to the school’s commercial foods program.

These days, they’re learning to cook, run a business, and feed their teachers and peers at the school’s cafe. Thanks to Zachmann’s footwork – he’s walked up and down Frederick’s Market Street, asking restaurant managers if they can use extra help – many teens also have internships waiting for them at the end of the school year.

Frederick High School seniors Nahkel Myers, left, and Kelly Harris, make portobello mushroom sandwiches for the school's Cadet Cafe. (Photo by BILL RYAN, The Gazette)

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Michigan Teens Cook with Culinary Rock Stars

Monday, May 14th, 2012

Teen chefs from the culinary arts program at Lenawee Intermediate School District Tech Center in Adrian, Mich., teamed up to cook with a trio of the nation’s top chefs in Chicago recently at the National Restaurant Association’s annual food show. Students cooked with chefs Rick Bayless, Stephanie Izard and David Burke, using ingredients and materials they sourced from vendors at the event and cooked on site – all in just 90 minutes.

“It was a great experience,” senior Luke Pawson told Erik Gable of the Daily Telegram. “We walked around, talked to a lot of the vendors, got our names out there and tried to make contacts with people and networked a lot.”

LISD Tech Center students, from left, Luke Pawson, Nicole Williams, Britton-Deerfield, Sarah Griffin, Krista Davis and Brooke Cady recently attended the annual National Restaurant Association show in Chicago. (Photo by LAD STRAYER, The Daily Telegram)

LISD Tech Center students, from left, Luke Pawson, Nicole Williams, Sarah Griffin, Krista Davis and Brooke Cady recently attended the annual National Restaurant Association show in Chicago. (Photo by LAD STRAYER, The Daily Telegram)

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