Raytown culinary students headed to national competition

When it comes to high school chefs, Raytown is hard to beat.

The reigning national champs from the Herndon Career Center finished atop the standings in the Missouri ProStart High School Culinary Contest on February 18 and 19. The team earned the right to defend its title at this year’s National ProStart Invitational at the Overland Park Convention Center on April 30.

“Their hard work speaks to their dedication to becoming the first team

to repeat as national champions,” Chef Ben Griswold, the

instructor and coach for Herndon, said in a press statement. He estimated his team spent 25 hours a week to prepare their winning dish.

The Herndon team’s menu featured an appetizer of artic char sashimi, an entree of wagyu rib eye cap and a Pistachio cake dessert.