Congratulations to the Eastside High School culinary program, who won the State Championship in the National Pro-Start Culinary Team Competition! They will soon be on their way to the National competition in San Diego, California to compete with 50 other award-winning teams. The culinary team members included seniors Shane Danner and Elijah Gurman, and juniors Mike Seitman and Eric Wilson. The management team members included seniors Ryan Dupree, Elijah Tragash, Ben Rooks, and junior Stephanie Page. April Dawkins also won third-place for an edible centerpiece made with watermelon and acorn squash. Below is the winning menu. With the exception of the chocolate and coffee, every major ingredient was either grown by the students themselves or produced locally! Try not to drool on your keyboard…..
Menu: Tastes of Florida
Fresh Florida Seafood
Featuring local, seared snapper, Cedar Key clams, Mayport shrimp, and
Steinhatchee stone crab atop a shaved organic fennel slaw tossed in
citrus vinaigrette.
Spring Head Ranch All Natural Pork Chop
Accompanied by locally grown sauteed organic kales and organic leeks
and dicey, confetti peppers with pecan-crusted Florida sweet potatoes
Cappuccino Mousse with Flash-Frozen Organic Strawberries
Served with candied Florida pecans and espresso caremel sauce,
accented with micro lemon basil, lemon zest and organic Florida
strawberry coulis
*You can see the related Gainesville Sun article at http://www.gainesvillesun.com/article/20080327/NEWS/803270340