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Culinary students step up to the plateat IPPA Student Taste of Elegance contest Iowa Six teams of culinary students from two Iowa community colleges prepared their best pork entrees in the Iowa Pork Producers Association's 2008 Student Taste of Elegance competition March 3 at Des Moines Area Community College's Iowa Culinary Institute in Ankeny. The event is designed to inspire innovative and exciting ways for culinary arts students to incorporate pork into their menus. The teams were required to use fresh pork muscle cuts in their entree and each entry was judged on taste, appearance, and design. For the third consecutive year, a DMACC team captured first-place honors and won a $500 scholarship for the school. Team members Dean Luttrell from Ankeny, Randal Lehman of Johnston and Julie Drew from Ankeny each won a $100 scholarship for their winning Braciollatini (Pork Roll) entree. Teams from Scott Community College in Bettendorf took 2nd and 3rd place honors. Each school received $500 to cover their expenses for participating in the competition. The IPPA Restaurant and Foodservice Committee coordinates this event and several other Taste of Elegance competitions across the country throughout the year and committee member Nelda Christian of Ames says the contest is always a nice reflection on what the students are being taught in their culinary classes. "All of the dishes were really quite lovely and the students showed a lot of creativity," Christian said. "The students all do a tremendous job and they rank right up there with the chefs." The Student Taste of Elegance serves as a learning competition and an opportunity for culinary students to measure their progress. "The competition teaches the students how to deal with the pressure of preparing a pork entrée in a two-hour time limit and serving five plates to the judges while the food is still hot," said Christian. "All of the students get to hear the judges critiques of all of the entrees and receive immediate feedback. It really is a great learning experience." The IPPA Student Taste of Elegance is an annual competition that is open to any Iowa college with a culinary arts program. 3/17/08 Date: 3/12/08 Advertisement
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