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Student Chefs Serve Delights at Taste of Education

Team Dragonfly from Miami Springs Senior High works on Sherron Sushi Roll
Team Dragonfly from Miami Springs Senior High works on Sherron Sushi Roll

Culinary students from Miami-Dade County Public middle schools and high schools created special dishes at The Education Fund’s annual Taste of Education, an evening of food, wine and craft beer dedicated to celebrating volunteers and showing off their skills.

At the event, held at Hialeah Park, participating school teams prepared gourmet bits in different categories – vegetarian, meat, seafood and dessert – and were judged by panels of celebrity chefs.

Here are the judges’ winners:
Best Meat Dish Slow & Low Street Tacos, Team Hot Hawks, Miami Springs Senior High
Runner-up Jerk Chicken Sushi, The Main Ingredients, Miami Jackson Senior High
Best Seafood Dish Mtuiz wa Samaki (Fish Curry), Team Zanzibar, Redland Middle
Runner-up Corvina Ceviche, Team Spice Gals, Ronald Reagan Doral Senior High
Best Vegetarian Dish Sherron Sushi Roll, Team Dragonfly, Miami Springs Senior High
Runner-up Mysterious Stuffed Mushrooms, Team AP Heat, American Senior High
Best Dessert Strawberry Filled Nutella Cupcakes, Team Curry Cubs Kitchen, Lamar Louise Curry Middle School
Runner-up Paradise Cakes, Team Good Look Cooks, Jorge Mas Canosa Middle School
Best Visual Presentation Sherron Sushi Roll, Team Dragonfly, Miami Springs Senior High
Runner-up Slow & Low Street Tacos, Team Hot Hawks, Miami Springs Senior High
Best Sales Pitch Slow & Low Street Tacos, Team Hot Hawks, Miami Springs Senior High
Runner-up Strawberry Filled Nutella Cupcakes, Team Curry Cubs Kitchen, Lamar Louise Curry Middle

People’s Choice Award  Slow & Low Street Tacos, Team Hot Hawks, Miami Springs Senior High
Runner-up: Strawberry Filled Nutella Cupcakes, Team Curry Cubs Kitchen, Lamar Louise Curry Middle

Egg Custard Tart from Hialeah High School FCCLA

Torrejas Cubanas from Redland Middle School

Coconut Panna Cotta with Mango Compote from Homestead Senior High

Strawberry-filled Nutella Cupcakes from Lamar Louise Curry Middle School

Judges Pat Mackin Gelber, Monty Trainer, Paulette Bilsky-Phillips and Patty Ruiz

Food Forest display

Photo 1: Egg Custard Tart from Hialeah High School FCCLA
Photo 2: Torrejas Cubanas from Redland Middle School
Photo 3: Coconut Panna Cotta with Mango Compote from Homestead Senior High
Photo 4: Strawberry-filled Nutella Cupcakes from Lamar Louise Curry Middle School
Photo 5: Judges Pat Mackin Gelber, Monty Trainer, Paulette Bilsky-Phillips and Patty Ruiz
Photo 6: Food Forest display

The Education Fund oversees a number of programs that promote quality public education for Miami-Dade County Public School students, including Food Forests for Schools, creating edible gardens that promote healthy eating and educational programming; Innovator and Adapter Grants for teachers who want to try something new in the classroom; the Art of Found Objects Exhibition and For the Love of Art Charity Auction, providing resources for fine arts education. Find out more about The Education Fund here.

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