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Cooking Competition

Think of yourself as a bit of a whiz in the kitchen? Well, we have a competition for you... 
 
You need to enter the 2nd Annual Woodhaven Gardens and NZ Chefs Association Cooking Competition. This year there are four competitions running to suit all ages levels.

Cooking Competitions 
The 2018 Woodhaven Gardens Cooking Competition will comprise of 4 events: 
  • Woodhaven Gardens Cooking Competition  -Competitors are to cook and present two identical plated dishes within sixty minutes.  The dish must have at least one protein and also needs to include three Woodhaven Gardens items and two food items from any other Horowhenua Taste Trail producer.
  • Woodhaven Gardens Inspired Omelette - Secondary School competitors are required to cook and present two individually plated omelettes featuring three Woodhaven Gardens products and two products from any other Horowhenua Taste Trail producer.
  • From the Garden’ inspired Cupcakes - Secondary School competitors are required to display four iced cupcakes using the theme ‘From the Garden’.
  • Kiwi Kids Can Cook - Primary School competitors are required to cook and present two  identical plated dishes within thirty minutes. The dish must contain at least one fresh New Zealand grown vegetable which can easily be cooked on a gas top
    or in a microwave oven.

Competition Conditions and Prizes
Woodhaven Gardens Cooking Competition
Open to any person over the age of 17 years not enrolled in a secondary school. This competition
is open to competitors at all levels of cookery skills.
Prizes
  • First Place: $1000 and a NZ Chefs Association Cook Book
  • Second Place: $500
  • Third Place: $250

Woodhaven Gardens Inspired Omelette
Open to secondary school students year 9 – 10 or year 11 – 13 studying Hospitality and / or
studying NZQA Unit Standards at Levels 1, 2, or 3.
Prizes
  • First place: $200 to the Student and a NZ Chefs Association Cook Book, $1,000 of Kitchen Equipment donated by Woodhaven Gardens to the winners school, $400 toward UCOL Hospitality Course costs (if student goes on to further study at UCOL)
  • Second place: $100
  • Third place: $50
  • Medals: Gold (90-100 marks), Silver (80-89 marks), Bronze (70-79 marks)

From the Garden’ Inspired Cupcakes
Open to secondary school students year 9 – 10 or year 11 – 13 studying Hospitality and / or
studying NZQA Unit Standards at Levels 1, 2, or 3.
  • First place: $100 and a NZ Chefs Association Cook Book
  • Second place: $75
  • Third place: $50
  • Medals: Gold (90-100 marks), Silver (80-89 marks), Bronze (70-79 marks)

Kiwi Kids Can Cook
Open to year 1 – 8 students.
Prizes:
  •  Winning competitor prize pack and school prize pack with trophy
  •  Winner of the Horowhenua competition goes to the National Kiwi Kids Can Cook event.

Interested?
 If this sounds like something you would be interested in click here for more information and to view the registration process. for each competition
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