Regional and ProStart Competition

Here’s the basics for REGIONAL COMPETITION:

Regional competition happens during the school day in early Winter, almost always a Thursday, usually January or early February. We leave school at 7 AM and return right before the final bell.

Multiple teams compete: Gourmet teams of three (making an appetizer and an entree), Dessert teams of 1 or 2 (making a dessert), Edible Centerpiece teams of 1 (making a carved fruit and vegetable art design), Knife Skills teams of 1 (working against the clock to produce 6 types of classic knife cuts using potatoes and carrots), Waiter’s relay (teams of 3 racing against the clock to set a formal dining table), and ProStart Prep (team of 5 following ProStart’s rules for Culinary Competition). The judges are local chefs and restauranteurs. The entire event is a way for underclassmen to get a “taste” for how exciting competition can be and to help everyone prepare for the much more rigorous state and national competitions which come later.

PICTURE GALLERIES

ProStart State Competition 2022

OCPS Regional Competition 2020

ProStart State Competition 2020

Orlando Sentinel Pictures of Wekiva Culinary Students in Competition

National Restaurant Association Grilled Cheese Competition


A look inside Nationals – The ProStart Invitational