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MATC
CULINARY STUDENTS WIN BIG
AT WISCONSIN RESTAURANT ASSOCIATION STUDENT CULINARY COMPETITION
MATC
Culinary students took home Best of Show and Second Best of Show Awards
and a total of 57 medals from the Wisconsin Restaurant Association (WRA)
Student Culinary Competition in March. The competition included 149 students
from throughout the Wisconsin Technical College System.
Sixty-one
MATC students participated in the event winning 16 Gold, 23 Silver and
17 Bronze medals in addition to the Best of and Second Best of Show Awards.
The next highest number of awards received by any other school was five
and 120 students received awards overall.
To enter,
each student was asked to create a beef-based entree, complete with side
dishes. Students prepared their dishes the night before the event, coating
them in an aspic glaze to keep them fresh. A panel of three award winning
chefs from around the state judged the students’ finished work for
presentation, creativity, palatability and originality.
“The
preparation time was intense,” says Chef Joseph Gaglio, an instructor
in the Culinary Arts Program. “Students started working on their
entries long before the event and spent an average of 20 hours preparing.
MATC has made a strong showing in the last three years but this was the
first time the same college won both Best of Show and Second Best of Show.”
The Best
of Show entry, he says, included Flat Iron Steak Roulade with Stuffed
Chive/Dill Cream Cheese, “Lattice” of Zucchini and Carrot and
Turned Potato with Herbed Demi-Glace.
The event
was part of the Wisconsin Restaurant Association 70th Annual Trade Show.
WRA is a nonprofit organization devoted to pursuing the best interests
of restaurants across the state. More than half the restaurants in Wisconsin
are members, approximately 3,000 diverse food service businesses representing
over 7,000 locations.
MATC
offers a two-year associate degree program in Culinary Arts as well as
one-year technical diplomas in Bakery/Pastry Arts and Food Production.
MATC
is one of the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System’s
16 colleges and serves approximately 50,000 individuals annually. It provides
a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts and science, adult
basic education and life enrichment studies and activities, as well as
customized employee training. MATC provides training in more than 100
career programs. It awards associate degrees, vocational diplomas and
certificates, and offers non-degree courses. The college serves all or
parts of 12 counties located in south-central Wisconsin and offers instruction
through five campuses and various other locations throughout the district.
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Modified:
April, 17, 2003
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