The Osceola School District, in collaboration with its industry and educational partners, will host the third annual Osceola Culinary Competition on Friday, April 4, from 9:00 a.m. to noon at the Embassy Suites by Hilton in Kissimmee.

This exciting event will feature five simultaneous competitions, giving district high school and technical college students the opportunity to showcase the culinary skills they’ve developed through the district’s specialized culinary education programs.

Students from four high schools and the Osceola Technical College will compete in one or more events. One hundred and twenty-five students will be in attendance. Competition events will include: Mystery Menu (students will prepare a meal with ingredients provided, and they will be partnered with a chef mentor), Waiter’s Relay, Appetizer, Dessert, Knife Skills, the Pasta Challenge, and the Spice Challenge.

Competitors will be judged by local executive chefs, restaurant owners, and educators from UCF Rosen School of Hospitality. The judges will represent Walt Disney Resorts, Loews Hotels, Walt Disney Swan & Dolphin, LaTour Hotels, WDW Boardwalk, and Hangry Bison.

Participating high school students will learn vital character-building traits that include teamwork, creativity, hard work, and spirited competition. The goal is to show students the career opportunities within the culinary field, which will lead to future employees for the hospitality industry.

Industry sponsors include: Embassy Suites by Hilton, Kissimmee, Walt Disney World, Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association, Walt Disney Swan & Dolphin, and the National Barbecue & Grilling Association.

The Academic Sponsor is University of Central Florida’s Rosen College of Hospitality Management

Participating High Schools and Technical College include Osceola High School, Poinciana High School, Tohopekaliga High School, Zenith Accelerated Learning Academy and Osceola Technical College.


Estudiantes de Osceola competirán en la competencia culinaria de Osceola

El Distrito Escolar de Osceola, junto con sus socios industriales y educativos, organizará la tercera Competencia Culinaria Anual de Osceola. Cinco competencias diferentes se llevarán a cabo simultáneamente, lo que permitirá a los estudiantes de escuela superior mostrar las habilidades que están aprendiendo en las clases culinarias que se imparten en las escuelas superiores del distrito y en el colegio de educación técnica. La competencia se llevará a cabo el viernes 4 de abril en el Embassy Suites by Hilton en Kissimmee desde las 9:00 a.m. hasta el mediodía.

Estudiantes de cuatro escuelas superiores y del Osceola Technical College competirán en uno o más eventos. Ciento veinticinco estudiantes estarán presentes. Los eventos de la competencia incluirán: Menú Misterioso (los estudiantes prepararán una comida con los ingredientes provistos y se asociarán con un chef mentor), Relevo del Camarero, Aperitivo, Postre, Habilidades con el Cuchillo, el Desafío de la Pasta y el Desafío de las Especias.

Los competidores serán juzgados por chefs ejecutivos locales, propietarios de restaurantes y educadores de UCF Rosen School of Hospitality. Los jueces representarán a Walt Disney Resorts, Loews Hotels, Walt Disney Swan & Dolphin, LaTour Hotels, WDW Boardwalk y Hangry Bison.

Los estudiantes de escuela superior participantes aprenderán rasgos vitales para la formación del carácter que incluyen el trabajo en equipo, la creatividad, el trabajo arduo y la competencia enérgica. El objetivo es mostrar a los estudiantes las oportunidades profesionales dentro del campo culinario, lo que conducirá a futuros empleados para la industria hotelera.

Los patrocinadores de la industria incluyen: Embassy Suites by Hilton, Kissimmee, Walt Disney World, Central Florida Hotel and Lodging Association, Walt Disney Swan & Dolphin y la National Barbecue & Grilling Association.

El patrocinador académico es Rosen College of Hospitality Management de University of Central Florida.
Las escuelas superiores y colegios técnicos participantes incluyen: Osceola High School, Poinciana High School, Tohopekaliga High School, Zenith Accelerated Learning Academy y Osceola Technical College.