The Milton Public Schools will be hosting its own version of the popular cooking show with an upcoming “Iron Chef Jr.” competition. This event, which will be held on Monday, October 21st students to new and exciting food choices. Six teams of three elementary school students will be joined by local chefs to prepare a meal from a “secret basket” of ingredients. The following local chefs will be participating:
- Tony Dirienzo from Abby Park
- Suzanne Lombardi from The Plate
- Meghan Thompson from Steele & Rye
- Lauren Barone from Seasoned Palette Catering
- Stephanie McFadden from Cooking In With Stephanie
- Alex Tillotson from Whole Foods in Dedham
The competition will be judged by a panel of local “celebrity judges.” This program will be overseen by Milton Public Schools Food Service Director Jacqueline Morgan, along with members of her staff. Assistant coordinator Maureen Buckley from Whole Foods in Dedham will be on hand to help our students with the preparation. The show will be aired on Milton Access Television.
Milton School Committee member Becky Padera initially conceived of the idea of bringing this program to Milton after seeing a video of this type of program in California. Funding for this program came from a grant provided by Mass Action for Healthy Kids, a non-profit organization dedicated to achieving better nutrition in schools and fighting childhood obesity.