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The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of Atlanta is accepting applications for its Best Teen Chef competition, to be held on March 14, 2009. The top prize is a full tuition at one of the The Art Institute's schools.
Press release after the jump.
High School Chefs Set Their Sights On the Best Teen Chef Competition 2009
at The Art Institute of Atlanta
ATLANTA (GA) ˆ The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of
Atlanta is summoning the best teen chefs across the U.S. and Canada to
strut their culinary chops in The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef Competition
2009. Open to high school seniors in the U.S. and Canada, the Best Teen
Chef Competition was created to encourage and recognize young culinary
talent.
Now in its tenth year, the Best Teen Chef Competition awards more than
$250,000 in tuition scholarships to The Art Institutes schools. Top prize
winners in the Competition can win a full-tuition scholarship toward an
associate or bachelor's degree to study culinary arts at one of the more than
30 participating Art Institute locations, including The Art Institute of Atlanta.
The Best Teen Chef of 2008, Jonathan Miller, begins his culinary arts
program at The Art Institute of Atlanta in October.
According to Jim Gallivan, MAT, CCA, CCP, CFBE, department chair of
culinary arts at The International Culinary School at The Art Institute of
Atlanta, "Ours a very competititve 'show me' industry. What better way to
start a new culinarian off by not only allowing them to compete, but
affording them a first rate, professional critique?"
In addition to a full-tuition scholarship and the title of Best Teen Chef 2009,
the first place winner in the national competition, in partnership with Food
Network, will be an "Intern for a Day" at the Food Network Kitchens in New
York City. The winner will also receive a tour of the Food Network Studios,
dinner for two at a Food Network chef's restaurant, and a library of Food
Network Kitchens cookbooks.
To be eligible to participate in the competition, students must first send a
complete Entry & Release form to The International Culinary School at The
Art Institute of Atlanta or fill out an online entry form at
www.artinstitutes.edu/btc by February 6, 2009. Deadline for complete, final
entries to be received into the competition at The International Culinary
School at The Art Institute of Atlanta is February 20, 2009. A Local Best
Teen Chef Cook-off Competition will be held at The International Culinary
School at The Art Institute of Atlanta on April 12, 2009. The National Best
Teen Chef Final Round Competition will be held on Saturday, May 8, 2009, at
The Art Institute of Charlotte (NC).
For more information on The Best Teen Chef Competition, contact the
admissions department at The Art Institute of Atlanta (aiaadm@aii.edu or
1.800.275.4242) or visit www.artinstitutes.edu/btc .
The Art Institute of Atlanta is one of The Art Institutes
(www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of over 40 educational institutions
throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media
arts, fashion, and culinary arts professionals. The Art Institute of Atlanta has
one satellite location, The Art Institute of Atlanta-Decatur, and three branch
campuses: The Art Institute of Charleston (SC), The Art Institute of
Tennessee-Nashville, and The Art Institute of Washington (Arlington, VA).
The associate in arts degree in culinary arts and the bachelor of science
degree in culinary arts management are accredited by the American Culinary
Federation Accrediting Commission at The Art Institute of Atlanta.
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