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Her Heart's in San Francisco but City of Brotherly Love 'Wins' Her Over
- By CWF Sources
- Published 05/19/2005
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PHILADELPHIA /PRNewswire/ -- For 19 high school seniors from across the U.S. and Canada, keeping cool during a two-hour food fight Saturday, May 14th, paid off big for some and especially for 17-year old Adreena Winnfield, of San Francisco, CA. Winnfield was named the first place winner of The Art Institute’s Best Teen Chef 2005 competition and took home a full-tuition scholarship, worth more than $30,000, to study culinary arts at The Art Institute of California - Orange County. The annual event was held this year at The Art Institute of Philadelphia.
Despite only four hours sleep and a slight case of nerves, Winnfield emerged victorious after preparing an East Coast-inspired menu including Maryland style crab cakes, "Shaker Village" turkey scaloppini, egg cucumber and tomato salad, potatoes parmentier and batonnet of carrot.
"I didn't think I was going to make it in time but I did," Winnfield said. "At first I was nervous but as soon as I got into the kitchen I was fine."
Winnfield expects the culinary scholarship will impact her life in a big way. "This is going to make a big difference in my life -- being able to pursue something that I love and enjoy." And for this teenager, food equates to happiness.
"I'm happiest when I'm having a good time with others and there's no better way to do that, than with food. There is no greater satisfaction for me than when I cook a lot of food and everyone enjoys it."
When Winnfield isn't in the kitchen cooking some of her favorite soul food dishes, she's at San Francisco General Hospital working as a receptionist five days a week after school. She also squeezes in time at a local organization planting and caring for trees throughout San Francisco.
Earning second place and a full-tuition scholarship to The Art Institute of Charlotte was Jason Stock from Kansas City, KS. Amanda Dopler, of Zelienopole, PA., won third place and a full-tuition scholarship to The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
Chef Klaus Friedenreich, a certified master chef from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, oversaw the judging of the event and said if the competitors were too calm they'd be in trouble. "If you're calm when you're cooking you're going to miss your deadline."
More than $200,000 in scholarships were awarded. Students were judged on cooking techniques, taste and food texture, presentation and sanitation.
As one of the nation's leaders among educators of culinary professionals today, students from the Culinary Arts programs at The Art Institutes work in a wide range of environments. Graduates move on to everything from working in local restaurants, private clubs and schools, to being employed by hospitality leaders such as Marriott, Walt Disney World, Hilton and Aramark, and in some cases even running their own restaurants. The Art Institutes has 19 Culinary Arts programs across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit http://www.artinstitutes.edu/
Despite only four hours sleep and a slight case of nerves, Winnfield emerged victorious after preparing an East Coast-inspired menu including Maryland style crab cakes, "Shaker Village" turkey scaloppini, egg cucumber and tomato salad, potatoes parmentier and batonnet of carrot.
"I didn't think I was going to make it in time but I did," Winnfield said. "At first I was nervous but as soon as I got into the kitchen I was fine."
Winnfield expects the culinary scholarship will impact her life in a big way. "This is going to make a big difference in my life -- being able to pursue something that I love and enjoy." And for this teenager, food equates to happiness.
"I'm happiest when I'm having a good time with others and there's no better way to do that, than with food. There is no greater satisfaction for me than when I cook a lot of food and everyone enjoys it."
When Winnfield isn't in the kitchen cooking some of her favorite soul food dishes, she's at San Francisco General Hospital working as a receptionist five days a week after school. She also squeezes in time at a local organization planting and caring for trees throughout San Francisco.
Earning second place and a full-tuition scholarship to The Art Institute of Charlotte was Jason Stock from Kansas City, KS. Amanda Dopler, of Zelienopole, PA., won third place and a full-tuition scholarship to The Art Institute of Pittsburgh.
Chef Klaus Friedenreich, a certified master chef from The Art Institute of Fort Lauderdale, oversaw the judging of the event and said if the competitors were too calm they'd be in trouble. "If you're calm when you're cooking you're going to miss your deadline."
More than $200,000 in scholarships were awarded. Students were judged on cooking techniques, taste and food texture, presentation and sanitation.
As one of the nation's leaders among educators of culinary professionals today, students from the Culinary Arts programs at The Art Institutes work in a wide range of environments. Graduates move on to everything from working in local restaurants, private clubs and schools, to being employed by hospitality leaders such as Marriott, Walt Disney World, Hilton and Aramark, and in some cases even running their own restaurants. The Art Institutes has 19 Culinary Arts programs across the U.S. and Canada. For more information visit http://www.artinstitutes.edu/