On Wednesday, May 8th, students from Porter-Gaud will host peers from Charleston Collegiate School and Charleston Day School for a friendly culinary competition, raising funds for non-profit organizations. The event starts at 5 pm.
After working behind the scenes to learn about menu preparation, cooking terminology, and culinary fundamentals like knife safety, students will engage in a competition inclusive of knowledge testing and trivia, combined with culinary competition. Chef & Food Network personality Aarti Sequeira will host this year’s event.
Students will create two dishes judged by a panel of judges including and Chef & Owner of Charleston’s da Toscano, Michael Toscano as well as FLIK Independent School Dining’s Adam Byrne, VP of Operations. Dishes will be judged based on: Taste, Presentation, Creativity, Team Participation, and Sanitation.
The plot twist? Teams will have the opportunity to conspire against their opponents with less-than-savory culinary twists, like the removal of an ingredient or requiring extra steps to their cooking process.
At the end of the competition, the winning team will be awarded a cash prize to donate to a nonprofit of their choice:
- Corrine Jones Community Garden with the Charleston Parks Conservancy – Charleston Day School
- Fields to Families – Charleston Collegiate School
- Ronald McDonald House of Charleston – Porter-Gaud School
FLIK Independent School Dining will also be matching the winning donation.
