FOR BREAKING NEWS VISIT www.queenscourier.com FEBRUARY 27, 2014 • KIDS & EDUCATION • THE QUEENS COURIER 45 kids & education Sponsored by There’s more in store for you when you have a 5Star Credit Card. Apply today online at mynycb.com or call us at 1-888-550-9888 THIS TEEN CAN COOK BY MAGGIE HAYES [email protected] @magghayes A love for cooking resonated with Hipolito Torres at a young age, he said. Now, at 18, he’s prepping to participate in a culinary arts competition to win a college scholarship. Torres, a senior at August Martin High School in Jamaica, is heading to New Rochelle for the America’s Best High School Chef (ABHSC) competition, cooking. Through time and fi rsthand kitchen experience, Torres said his love for food and its preparation continually grew. He said he likes “strong fl avors” and has gravitated toward using earthy, rustic ingredients. Monroe’s School of Hospitality and Management and the Culinary Arts, in its sixth year, will host the competition for students interested in pursuing a college degree in culinary arts. “We are delighted to be hosting this competition,” said Frank Constantino, dean of the school of Hospitality Management and the Culinary Arts. “It provides many seniors interested in the culinary fi eld the opportunity to showcase scholarship that will enable them to further cultivate their talent.” At ABHSC, Torres will fi rst be judged on his knife skills. He will be challenged and will be judged on his precision. 1 to vie for a full academic scholarship to Monroe College’s world-class culinary arts program. “I feel very confi dent,” he said. Torres, who has taken food preparation classes for about four years now, is one of 50 high school seniors from around the country chosen to show off their culinary skills on Saturday, March 1, at Monroe’s Culinary Arts Center. 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Please talk to a branch representative or ask for our fee schedule for more details. Next, the “salad basket challenge” will task Torres with making a high-end salad with select ingredients. Finally, the competition will be complete after a “mystery basket challenge,” which Torres said will require him to make a chicken dish. “We have a lot of fun during the competition, and look forward to welcoming the new contestants,” Constantino said. Torres’ plan of attack is slow and steady. “I feel like I just need to pace myself and make sure I know what I’m doing and be confi dent in my food and skills,” he said. The teen cook has bright hopes for the future. He aims to win the Monroe College scholarship, and then stay in New York and remain in the restaurant fi eld. Ultimately, he plans to open his own city eatery. “I want to try to gain as much experience as I can, both in skills and all around as a person in the industry,” said Torres. PHOTO COURTESY HIPOLITO TORRES High school senior Hipolito Torres will compete in America’s Best High School Chef Competition on Saturday, March 1.
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