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11.14.2024 Kids Cooking Challenge Results

🎉  Announcing the 2024
Kids Cooking Challenge Winners:
   🎉

🏆 Advanced Teen: Chef Rebekah
Shrimp Tacos with Honey-Line Pico de Gallo and Coconut Soup with a Poached Egg

🏆 Advanced 12 and under: Vida Bien
Southwest Risotto and Jalapeno Cornbread

🏆 Beginner 12 and under: Dragon’s Kitchen
Toasted Butternut Squash Ravioli with a Roasted Pepper, Black Bean and Corn Dipping Sauce

🏆 Beginner 12 and under: Mariel’s Morsels
Mariel’s Magnificent Pizza


Each year our judges have the biggest challenge of all – choosing just four winners! All of the cooking challenge participants put so much thought, creativity and talent behind their dishes. Every young chef has so much to be proud of. Thank you to the adults who helped over 50 youth learn more about healthy food through exploring mystery ingredients. You can view all of the results on our webpage.

We appreciate our judges taking time to comb through the results and share their impressions of your creations. Here is what this year’s judges had to say:

“So cool to see the talent, diversity of dishes and thought the kids put into making their recipes. Wish I could’ve tasted everything!”

“I loved the creativity of plating each child came up with. It was awesome to see the differences between them!”

“It was very interesting to see how they utilized the different mystery items & I was shocked just how many of them used all of them!”

“It was impressive to see the depth of cooking skills used in the recipes.”

– Viterbo University Dietetics Students



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