Assabet hosts four-school culinary competition
Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School hosted a culinary competition Tuesday with three other technical schools, drawing over 110 attendees who judged student-prepared entrees and desserts.
MARLBOROUGH, Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School hosted an Entree and Dessert Competition Tuesday, drawing more than 110 attendees including student chefs, instructors and members of the public who served as judges, the school announced.
Students from Assabet, Salem High School, Upper Cape Cod Regional Technical School and Tri-County Regional Vocational Technical High School prepared their dishes using their own ingredients in Assabet's kitchen and dining facility, serving them buffet-style for the public to taste and judge.
The winning school receives bragging rights, the chance to host next year's competition, and an engraved trophy donated by the Epicurean Club of Boston, described in the release as the country's oldest professional chefs' association.
Assabet Chef Lou Trudeau said the event gives students a chance to show off their skills, hear feedback from the public, and learn from students at other schools, often picking up new ideas from other programs' recipes and practices.
The competition had been held for years before stopping in 2018. Assabet's lead culinary instructor, Chef Alex DeAmicis, worked with Trudeau to revive it this year.
Organizers hope to make the event annual and draw more culinary programs in future years. Assabet is also set to participate in an upcoming chili competition involving multiple schools on Feb. 9.
Superintendent-Director Ernest F. Houle said in a statement, "This was a delicious opportunity for students to show off their skills, to learn from other programs, and to work in a competitive environment while getting meaningful feedback from members of the public." He added, "I am grateful to everyone who worked together to make this happen, and grateful to all the students for the incredible dishes I sampled today."
Source: Assabet Valley Regional Technical High School announcement, October 29, 2026.
Checked against the record: before publication this article was automatically compared with the original announcement.
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