Sitting down at the toughest table in Kansas City
The four men in jackets look at the clock. They’re hungry.
At this white-tablecloth-covered rectangular table in the otherwise empty modern dining room inside Broadmoor Bistro, they wonder how long they’ll have to wait. When the food starts to arrive, delivered by culinary instructor Justin Hoffman, the men take slow, contemplative bites. On a Tuesday in March, this might be the toughest table to please in the city.
Chefs Michael Smith, Chris Hall and Trevor Thomas are here with chef Robert Brassard, the man who has overseen the culinary arts program at Broadmoor Technical Center (6701 West 83rd Street in Overland Park) for the past 11 years. Over the next two hours, they’ll taste 28 dishes. Muffled sounds of conversation and clanking pots leak from the kitchen a few feet away, behind a red garage door where seven culinary students are auditioning for a chance to compete at the SkillsUSA Championships June 23—27 at Bartle Hall.
