GOOD TASTES.CALLING TEEN CHEFS: If you are a high-school senior graduating this year and an aspiring as·pire intr.v. as·pired, as·pir·ing, as·pires 1. To have a great ambition or ultimate goal; desire strongly: aspired to stardom. 2. culinary professional, enter the Art Institute of California, Los Angeles' eighth annual Best Teen Chef Culinary Scholarship Competition. Create an original two-course menu, compose an essay and submit a high-school transcript by Feb. 23. You'll find eligibility and entry information online at www.artinstitutes.edu/losangeles. Ten students will be chosen to compete in a local cook-off held at the Art Institute facility in Santa Monica Santa Monica (săn`tə mŏn`ĭkə), city (1990 pop. 86,905), Los Angeles co., S Calif., on Santa Monica Bay; inc. 1886. Tourism and retailing are important, and the city has motion-picture, biotechnology, and software industries. . The winner will be flown to the Art Institute of Dallas History The Art Institute of Dallas was established in 1964 as the Dallas Fashion Merchandising College. It was later renamed in 1978 to the Fashion and Art Institute of Dallas. A year later, the Institute was approved to grant an Associate of Applied Arts Degree. to compete against other finalists from Art Institutes nationwide. Finalists' culinary talents will be judged by a panel of chefs in the final cook-off, May 5. The top three winners will receive a full-tuition scholarship worth more than $35,000, while others will receive partial-tuition scholarships. -- Natalie Haughton GALLO AWARDS DEADLINE NEARS: Last call for entries in the second annual Gallo Family Vineyards Gold Medal gold medal traditional first prize. [Western Cult: Misc.] See : Prize Awards. The program recognizes excellence in artisanal food production across the country in a variety of food categories, including Outstanding Bread/Baked Good; Outstanding Dairy; Outstanding Meat and Charcuterie; Outstanding Fish and Seafood; Outstanding Confectionary Food; Outstanding Condiment, Oil or Vinegar vinegar, sour liquid consisting mainly of acetic acid and water, produced by the action of bacteria on dilute solutions of ethyl alcohol derived from previous yeast fermentation. ; and Outstanding Fruit or Vegetable. An All Artisanal Award will be bestowed upon a family-owned business that best exemplifies outstanding artisanal food production. Deadline for entries is Feb. 28. For information, rules and application forms, go to www.gallofamily.com. Winners will each receive a $5,000 business development grant along with a trip to New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of for the awards luncheon. -- N.H. CAPTION(S): photo Photo: (color) no caption (chef's hat) |
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