Chef Hunter Nocentelli, a senior, checks his sauce during the Iron Chef-inspired competition. (Marilyn Thomas/H-F Chronicle)
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Let’s Get Cooking: Students make their own creations for a grade

Culinary students learned valuable lessons in the Iron Chef-style competition when they tried to beat the clock in their attempts at making tempting meals that got judges to award their dishes top prizes.

It was restaurant-style food preparation when these students entered the kitchens at Homewood-Flossmoor High School, donned chef’s jackets, lined up their ingredients and got the go-ahead to start cooking recipes that they created themselves.

“We’ve had many surprises. The students wow us…

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