On March 9, students in Willowbrook Career and Technical Education (CTE) teacher Amy Nowak’s Culinary Arts II class competed in a Chili Cook-Off.
Participants had to research a recipe to make as part of the course’s sauce, soup and starch unit. Entries were evaluated by judges, who rated the chili on presentation, flavor, texture, consistency, blend of spices, aroma and color. The judges were Career and Technical Education (CTE) Department Chair Mary Barney, CTE teacher Stephanie Ennis, substitute teacher John Price, social studies/ESL teacher Ivan Jimenez, English teacher Daniel Fliegel, English teacher Scott Grobstein, English/literacy teacher Kathryn Wilson, social studies teacher Andrew Levin and math teacher Liz Zwart.
The winners of the competition are:
The winning teams will get to choose a meal to make and enjoy.