Junior Iron Chef
Congrats to 2025 winners Team Justice Page!
Back in-person for the first time since 2019, selected student pairs were matched with local chefs plus Roosevelt Culinary Arts mentors to compete top-chef style for a panel of judges. Teams had one hour to prepare a dish using provided ingredients, and the winning recipe will be added to the MPS lunch menu!
Read the story and see the winners
Emcee'd by Stephanie March, Executive Editor New Media/Food at Mpls.St.Paul Magazine
When: Tuesday, April 29 from 5:30-7:30pm (Participants arrive around 4:30pm)
Where: St. Maron's, 600 University Ave NE, Minneapolis, MN
Food available for purchase at MPS' Street Eats Food Truck, plus free food tasting of MPS dishes.
Our Chefs
Chef Gustavo Romero (nixtampls), Chef Lee Garman (Owamni - By The Sioux Chef), Chef Royal Dahlstrom (Curate), Chef Charlie Broder (Broders' Pasta Bar), Chef Laurence Herbert (The Minikahda Club) & Ann Ahmed (Gai Noi, Khâluna, Lat14)!
Our Student Pairs
Team Andersen: Caden Whitmore & Felix Kunz
Team Anthony: Talia Domenick & Lily Kostner
Team Anwatin: Ta’leah Flowers & Selena Gutierrez
Team Franklin: Savannah Jones & Aaliyah Jackson
Team Justice Page: Miranda Alam & Lilly Fellows
Team Northeast: Emmett Lawson & Tuula lutzke
Our Judges
- Beth Dooley, FOOD WRITER
- Sarah Emola, DIRECTOR, LIFE TIME FOUNDATION
- Stephanie Graff, Deputy Commissioner, MDE
- Lori Norvell, MPS SCHOOL BOARD DISTRICT 5
- Ben Cuevas-Rengstorf, TEACHER, MPS ROOSEVELT CULINARY ARTS & FINALIST FOR MN TEACHER OF THE YEAR
- David Stennes, ARCOLA KERNZA FARMS
- Bertrand Weber, DIRECTOR, MPS CULINARY & WELLNESS SERVICES
Check out the video of the 2017 competition and the 2019 competition.
