BY ECHO CHRISTIAN
Cardinal Staff
The second annual Saint Mary’s University Iron Chef competition will be held at 6:30 p.m. on Nov. 8, in the Michael H. Toner Center Cafeteria.
The event was established last year as a fundraiser for Bethlehem University in Jerusalem, another Lasallian institution. The
proceeds of the competition go toward scholarships for 10 Gaza students who will attend Bethlehem University. Last year, the competition raised $2,000 to donate to the scholarships. This year, the goal is to raise awareness about the issues in Gaza and
Israel and to hopefully contribute an equal or greater amount to the scholarships, said Amira Sadek, a senior who helped create and implement the fundraiser. The scholarships pay for the students’ housing, food and education.
As the name Iron Chef suggests, the competition is based upon the concept of the Food Network’s show by the same name. Any student, faculty or staff member interested in competing may sign up to participate. Participants are divided into teams, and each team enters an entrée and a dessert cooked with the secret ingredient. Each dish must be able to serve at
least eight people. On the day of the event, three judges will go from team to team, taste-testing the entries. Those who attend the event will also be able to taste the entries. In the end, one team will be pronounced “Iron Chef.”
This year’s secret ingredient will be revealed to participants on Nov. 6, two days before the competition. Tickets cost $5 for adults and $3 dollars for students.
No comments:
Post a Comment