{"id":54044,"date":"2016-12-13T15:26:06","date_gmt":"2016-12-14T01:26:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=54044"},"modified":"2020-03-05T15:59:44","modified_gmt":"2020-03-06T01:59:44","slug":"kapiolani-cc-culinary-teams-win-at-hawaii-acf-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2016\/12\/13\/kapiolani-cc-culinary-teams-win-at-hawaii-acf-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"Kapi\u02bbolani CC<\/abbr> culinary teams win at Hawai\u02bbi American Culinary Federation competition"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>
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Chef David Brown’s Christmas Centerpiece<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Culinary teams from Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Community College<\/a> placed first and second in the biennial Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Culinary Competition Expo and Salon. The event, sanctioned by the American Culinary Federation (ACF), showcased culinary student and professional talents in three categories—cold food, hot food and pastries.<\/p>\n

Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>’s culinary team 1 included students, Kimberly Lim<\/strong>, Qihao “Sam” Tan<\/strong>, Sean Uyehara<\/strong>, Jeremy David<\/strong> and Christian Rae Wong<\/strong>. Culinary team 2 included students, Kyungsuk “Katie” Lee<\/strong>, Keane Aranita<\/strong>, Dongsun Kim<\/strong>, Richard Lee<\/strong> and Jarred Obata<\/strong>. The instructor for both teams was Chef Jason Peel<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Approximately 53 students and 7 professionals vied in this year’s competition. Competitors included participants from Kauaʻi<\/a>, Leeward<\/a> and Kapiʻolani<\/span> Community Colleges; Waipahu High\u00a0School and 2 branches of the military. <\/p>\n