Aaron Guerra (left) of the McClaskey Culinary Institute at Clark College and Rory Butts of the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort judge entries during state high school culinary competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
A senior in the culinary program at Salem’s Career and Technical Education Center has been named Student of the Year in state competition conducted on Monday, March 13.
Kaylee Peerenboom Dominguez was recognized during the Oregon Hospitality Foundation’s ProStart Championships.
The Salem team also took second in management competition.
Ten high school teams gathered at the Salem Convention Center, tasked with preparing a three-course meal within an hour. They also faced a panel of industry professionals in the management competition to pitch a new restaurant concept.
Besides Peerenboom Dominguez, the Salem team included seniors Anastasia Krasovskiy, Brenda Ceja Elias, Dasha Avalos, Graeson Williams, Jesus Silva and junior Kaleena DeVoy.
They started their menu with Dungeness crab fritters – made with Oregon crab. The entrée was chicken sausage roulade, described this way on the menu: “Chicken hind stuffed with sausage made from bacon, Rogue Creamery cavemen blue and Oregon trumpet mushrooms served with a pan sauce, lemon thyme couscous, sauteed broccoli rabe with truffle oil.”
For dessert? A white chocolate mousse dome, served with Oregon marionberry, raspberry and peach compotes.
The team from Crook County High School of Prineville won the culinary competition.
Graeson Williams and Kaylee Peerenboom Dominguez of Salem’s Career and Technical Education Center prepare a meal during state culinary competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. Peerenboom Dominguez was named Student of the Year at the event. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Bob Withrow, one of the judges, assesses the work of culinary students during state competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. The event was put on by the Oregon Hospitality Foundation, an arm of the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Under the watchful eye of a judge, students from Crook County High School prepare a meal during state high school culinary competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. The Prineville school won the culinary competition. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Bob Withrow, one of the judges, listens to culinary students during state competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. The event was put on by the Oregon Hospitality Foundation, an arm of the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)High schools had an hour to prepare a meal during state high school culinary competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)A student prepares ingredients for a meal to be ready in an hour during state high school culinary competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Doug Lang, a certified executive chef from Oregon Health & Science University and one of the judges, samples the work of high school culinary students during state competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. The event was put on by the Oregon Hospitality Foundation, an arm of the Oregon Restaurant and Lodging Association. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)High schools had an hour to prepare a meal during state high school culinary competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Under the watchful eye of a judge, students from Crook County High School prepare a meal during state high school culinary competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. The Prineville school won the culinary competition. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Students plate a meal they prepared in an hour during state high school culinary competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)Rory Butts of the Bandon Dunes Golf Resort and Hans Afshar of Bentley’s Grill judge entries during state high school culinary competition at the Salem Convention Center on Monday, March 13. (Ron Cooper/Salem Reporter)
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