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Two local high school teams placed first in the State ProStart Championships on Monday, a culinary and restaurant management competition hosted by the Oregon Hospitality Foundation.

Young chefs from McNary High School, in Keizer, were given an hour to craft a three course gourmet meal using two butane burners. They won first place win with a steelhead fish cake, grilled bone-in pork chop and a chocolate mousse piped with cherry-glaze chocolate.

Salem’s Career Technical Education Center won first place in restaurant management by creating a concept for a food truck offering a twist on French fries with ice cream. It included a marketing strategy, menu, recipes and a cost analysis. The school’s culinary team placed third.

Both teams will head to the national competition in Baltimore, Maryland at the end of April which will bring around 400 students from competing states.

McNary High School’s culinary team competing in the Oregon ProStart Championships on March 18, 2024 (Courtesy/ Oregon Restaurant & Lodging Association)

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