The CEC Skills USA students represented Monmouth County Vocational School in a statewide cook-off held at Caesar’s Atlantic City. The Cook-off was one of the final events of the NJAC Annual Conference on Friday, May 12th with attendees including approximately 400 county freeholders, other county officials and vendors.

The students created a menu, cooked the item and designed an appropriate display. The dish that they created was:

Menu
Hazelnut Crusted Pork Tenderloin
Served with a Strawberry Balsamic Glaze
Paired with Strawberry Salsa and Micro Greens

The Team was awarded the following:
CHEF AWARD –BRONZE
Taste

NJAC JUDGES AWARD-BRONZE
Station Display Presentation

The CEC Team:
1.Bryanna Callahan-Hazlet
2. Kimberly Abrams-Rumson
3. Steven Freer-Balko-Ocean Grove
4. Sydney Cantor-Neptune
5. William Hernandez-Neptune
6. Alexis Brownstein-Rumson
7. Erin Lietz-Aberdeen

Advisors’
Chef Jaime Sotio
Chef Barbara Roselli