OC+Culinary+Competition

=Orange County Culinary Competition Page=

//__Where will it be held?__// Cypress College – Anaheim Campus 1830 West Romneya Drive, 1st Floor Anaheim, CA 92801 Telephone: (714) 808-4640

//__Entrance Fee__// $5 per student – used to buy supplies, certificates and awards.

//__What schools are interested?__// 1. Los Amigos 2. Santiago 3. Brea 4. Huntington Beach 5. Santa Ana Valley 6. Newport Harbor 7. Fountain Valley 8. Marina 9. Westminster 10. Ocean View 11. Katella

//__How many students may participate from each site?__// 4 students per site

//__When?__// Feb 4th 2:00-2:10 Arrive 2:10-2:30 Introduction/demonstration (Jeremy), give handouts and rules 2:20-3:20 Break off into groups. 4 kids per college student, teach the 4 different shapes 4:00 Clean up and leave

Feb 18th 2:00-2:15 Arrive, dress check, set up 2:15-2:45 Competition 3:35-2:50 Cuts are judged 2:50-3:00 Kids clean 3:00-3:30 Awards ceremony 4:30-5 Leave

//__What will be provided?__// Potatoes Cleaning Supplies/Sanitizer Training Awards – Certificates for all, gift cards for 1st, 2nd, and 3rd place

//__What should each student wear?__// Clean chef coat/apron Clean chef pants/black pants Black/white socks Leather shoes with waffle soles/good tread and full toe/heel Hair pulled back Chef cap or hair net

//__What does each student have to bring?__// A sharp chef’s knife A cutting board Three clean towels

//__What will the students learn__//? How to sharpen a knife. Knife safety. Sanitation of area. Organization of space and time. Different knife shapes.

//__Should students practice?__// Absolutely!! They should practice at school and at home. They have two weeks between the training day and the competition day.

Competition Each student will be assigned 2 of the following different shapes to be made in 20 minutes, at least 2 oz per cut, 2 potatoes used total:

The Strip Cuts Batonnet: Strips measuring ½ inch × ½ inch × 2½-3 inches Julienne: Strips measuring 1/8 inch × 1/8 inch × 2½ inches

The Cube Cuts Large Dice: Cubes measuring ¾ inch × ¾ inch × ¾ inch. Medium Dice: Cubes measuring ½ inch × ½ inch × ½ inch. Small Dice: Cubes measuring ¼ inch × ¼ inch × ¼ inch Brunoise: Tiny cubes, measuring 1/8 inch × 1/8 inch × 1/8 inch

Points will be deducted… • if the participant does not wear the prescribed dress for food service events. • for each violation of any industry approved safety or sanitation principle. • if the name of the participant and/or school appear on the chef's attire. • if the participant does not stop preparation and plating at the end of the preparation and plating time. • if the participant is late.

Participant will be disqualified if he/she… • uses the ingredients, equipment or tools of another participant. • uses ingredients other than those provided to complete his/her food products. • uses more than his/her allotted share of food ingredients.