On Nov. 15, the third annual Iron Chef Competition will take place at Central High School starting at 2 p.m. The students that are participating this year are working hard to prepare themselves for the competition. They meet after school every Tuesday and Thursday to practice and perfect their recipes.

“We are making three different kinds of styles of shrimp and flavors of shrimp. We’re making salad with home-made dressing, sautéed potatoes, and lemon asparagus,” one of the participants Aimee Gardner said.

There will be a group of five students from each school that will work together to create the best tasting dishes and present them in a professional/ appealing way.

“We felt that the teams would be better if they could help each other, and being in groups allows more students to be able to participate,” Karin Mann, head coordinator of the competition said. “This way, they can all work together to make the final presentation work.”

When the participants arrive at the competition, they will draw straws to see which kitchen they will be cooking in. This year is the first year they are going to have a secret ingredient which must be included into the recipes.

“When we get there, we’re going to have to pick a bag with a secret ingredient that we incorporate into everything we are making. We only have a couple of minutes to decide how we’re going to do that, so we have to think fast.” Gardner said.

The Iron Chef Competition is a program that Sodexho Food offers to high school students, but it has only been available to North for 3 years including this year. Curiosity is rising in wonder of which school will win the gold medal this year. Last year Howell won, and North was sent home with silver.

“I’m most excited about the competition this year because it’s a second chance at winning and going up against the other schools, and seeing which one will reign supreme this year,” senior Charles Cantrell said.

By Ellice Estrada