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Carrots Make the Meal for Florida Iron Chef Teens

Friday, May 11th, 2012

The secret ingredient was carrots when teams of teenagers from Riverview and Durant high schools manned their kitchen stations recently for an Iron Chef-style competition at The Rolling Pin Kitchen Emporium in Brandon, Fla. Carrot pesto, carrot risotto, carrot bread pudding – one by one the dishes made their way to judges, along with favorites such as tuna tartare, kimchi, steak, asparagus and more. On the line was Tampa-area bragging rights, as well as $1200 worth of cookware for the winning school’s kitchen.

Riverview High teens captured first place and some kitchenware the school’s kitchen. Both schools netted a percentage of the day’s sales at the kitchen emporium.

Tampa-area teams from Riverview and Durant high schools recently battled it out in an iron chef-style contest in Fla. (Photo by ANDY JONES, The Tampa Tribune)

Tampa-area teams from Riverview and Durant high schools recently battled it out in an Iron Chef-style contest in Florida. (Photo by ANDY JONES, The Tampa Tribune)

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State-of-the-Art Culinary Academy Opens in Florida

Monday, September 26th, 2011

What features three sparkling kitchens, TV monitors, and room for 160 diners? No, it’s not a new restaurant. Instead it’s the new Academy of Culinary Arts at Land O’Lakes High School near Tampa, Fla. The school’s $6 million addition is led by Michael Rigberg, a former chef of the year, who hopes to grow the program from its current enrollment of 170 students to beyond 400. The goal is to provide more trained workers to Florida’s thriving hospitality industry.

Benjamin Herndon, 17, a junior at the school, told Ronnie Blair of the the Tampa Tribune,”There’s a lot of new tools we haven’t seen before; a lot of state-of-the-art stuff.”

The newly-installed stoves at Land O'Lakes High School's Academy of Culinary Arts were part of a $6 million addition. (Photo by SHERI LONON, Tampa Patch)

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Culinary Academy of the Arts Opens near Tampa

Land O'Lakes H.S. in Tampa, Fla. just opened its Culinary Academy of the Arts. (Photo by SHERI LONON, Tampa Patch)

Land O'Lakes H.S. near Tampa, Fla., just opened the Academy of Culinary Arts. (Photo by SHERI LONON, Tampa Patch)

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Dog Sniffs Out Peanuts for Allergic Boy

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

Lots of teens these days know someone with a peanut allergy. Teens know they need to clean up surfaces, wash their hands and have ingredient lists around when their allergic buddies are nearby. What happens when the allergy is so profound that even inhaling the scent of a peanut can cause the afflicted to stop breathing? That’s when more help is needed. For 11-year-old Billy Gensel from outside of Tampa, Fla., the safety procedures include Remy, his allergy-alert black Labrador. Because Billy runs the risk of an anaphylactic reaction, which could cause him to stop breathing, if he even smells peanuts, Remy enters a room before Billy does, sniffing out the room’s confines to ensure it’s peanut-free.

Billy Gensel's dog Remy, guided by mom, Karen, finds a peanut risk on the piano bench Billy is about to use. (Photo by DANIEL WALLACE, St. Petersburg Times)

Billy Gensel's dog, Remy, guided by mom, Karen, discovers a peanut risk on the piano bench Billy is about to use. (Photo by DANIEL WALLACE, St. Petersburg Times)

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Service Dog Assists Boy Allergic to Peanuts

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Carrots Make the Meal for Florida Iron Chef Teens

State-of-the-Art Culinary Academy Opens in Florida

Culinary Academy of the Arts Opens near Tampa

Dog Sniffs Out Peanuts for Allergic Boy

Service Dog Assists Boy Allergic to Peanuts

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