Nicolet Area Technical College students excelled at the 2005 College Student Culinary Arts Competition held this March in Milwaukee. Rodney McGowan and Carol Skaggs won silver medals, while Karen Marheine came away with bronze.

The College Student Culinary Arts competition is held by the Wisconsin Restaurant Association Education Foundation to give students the opportunity to hone their culinary skills and showcase their talents.

Approximately 36 students from eight Wisconsin technical colleges participated in the event, which is part of the Wisconsin Restaurant Expo, Wisconsin’s largest foodservice industry trade show. Overall, the judges awarded eight bronze medals, 21 silver medals and seven gold medals. Cash prizes were also given to the first, second and third place competitors.

Using veal as their entrée, students designed and presented beautifully plated meals that were judged by experienced chefs from around Wisconsin. Judges used a 100-point scale to evaluate each plate and awarded gold, silver and bronze medals to the top-ranking entries.

The Veal Committee of the Wisconsin Beef Council sponsored this year’s College Student Culinary Arts Competition.

PHOTOS FROM THIS EVENT ARE AVAILABLE BY CONTACTING TRACY KOSBAU AT 800-589-3211 OR TKOSBAU@WIRESTAURANT.ORG.

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