LW Institute of Technology Culinary Arts Team Cooks Up Knowledge Bowl Gold

Culinary arts students from burned the competition at the recent American Culinary Federation’s (ACF) Western Region Knowledge Bowl in Reno, Nevada, claiming the gold medal over five other teams.

The five-student LWIT team now moves on to represent the entire western region of the ACF in the national competition in Florida this July. It’s a Jeopardy-style competition that tests fundamental cooking skills and culinary knowledge.

“Our exceptional team of devoted students spent countless hours studying and preparing for this competition. They are absolutely thrilled to have won gold medals, and Chef Shaffer and I are very proud to have guided them in the process,” said LWIT Culinary Program coordinator Matthew DiMeo. “Watching them compete in this tough competition was a very special moment. We’re grateful to the Lake Washington Foundation for their support and are eagerly anticipating the national competition in Orlando.”

The includes Rich Hill, Randall Poole, Meg Venema, Sarah Ridges and Crystal Medwar. LWIT culinary arts faculty chefs Janet Shaffer and Matt DiMeo were the team coaches. LWIT has competed in the knowledge bowl before, but last week's competition was the first time the team has received a medal.

LWIT offers an Associate of Applied Science and a Certificate of Proficiency in Culinary Arts, a program that provides a wide range of hands-on experience to prepare students for employment as commercial cooks and chefs.

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From an LWIT press release.