Marblehead High School students competed in an exciting cooking contest April 11 based on the hit Food Network show “Chopped.” The judges included interim Superintendent John Robidoux.
Culinary teacher Kelly Delany started the competition by creating “secret ingredient baskets” for 15 teams. Some of her favorite items included cactus, artichoke hearts, microgreens and sundried tomatoes.
“They had 30 minutes to create a dish and present it to the judges and explain their dish — what inspired them, was there a natural ‘executive chef’ or did they all work as a team, what flavor profiles did they use and how did they build their foundation of flavors.”
Students in the aptly named Team Won captured first prize with deep-fried tempura green beans and a lemon aioli dip.
“It was fantastic,” Delany said.
Robidoux added, “As a former restaurant owner and operator, I thought it was really cool!”
