The Student Dieticic and Food Science Association will be hosting the Iron Matador, a culinary competition Saturday March 23 from 10:30 am to 2:00 p.m. at the Food Science Lab at Sequoia Hall, room 112.
The competition, according to Cassie Berger from the SDFSA, will be similar to the food competition shows you will normally see on the Food Network like Iron Chef. Four teams of CSUN students will be cooking three rounds of food and having to incorporate a secret ingredient. While the contestants are cooking, the audience members will also be competing for prizes through fun trivia games.
“The judges will include faculty members and a few surprise industry guests,” Berger said. The judges that have been named so far are: Dr. Claudia Fajardo-Lira, Ellen Bauersfeld, Asasha Roberts, and Joy Ahems.
This year’s theme is “Disease- Specific Cooking,” the teams will have to cook an appetizer, entree and dessert that would be healthy for anyone has a specific disease. The teams will get to choose their specific disease and colors. The teams will have only 45 minutes for each round; after they will present the dishes to the judges, explaining what they made and why they chose that specific disease. The team will be reimbursed for their grocerries, the limit however is $40. A dishwasher will be provided to help with the cleaning.
The teams are expected to have their dishes planned out by the competition, but they will still have to incorporate the secret ingredient which they will find out Saturday morning.
Iron Matador – CSUN Cooking Competition
Students compete in culinary competition hosted by The Student Dieticic and Food Science Association.
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