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October 27, 2008
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CSU Dominguez Hills Students Compete
In Toro Iron Chef Competition
WHAT: Toro Iron Chef II competition
WHEN: Wednesday, Oct. 29, 6 p.m.
WHERE: Palm Courtyard, Loker Student Union, CSU Dominguez Hills
campus
(Carson, CA) – Student “chefs” will
battle once again to claim the Toro Kitchen Throne during the
Iron Chef II
competition beginning at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 29, at California
State University, Dominguez Hills.
“It’s great for our school because we get students
involved and bring in people from around the campus. If you’re
interested in cooking like I am, it gives you a way to express
yourself,” said Hector Del Pino, a junior who will be participating
in the competition.
Four teams of students will compete in
the battle to determine who will be the next Iron Chefs of Dominguez
Hills. The cook-off,
fashioned after the popular “American Iron Chef” television
show, will take place in the Palm Courtyard of the Loker Student
Union.
“It’s really exciting and unexpected. I’m torn
because I don’t know what to do for my entrees and salads
because I don’t know what the secret ingredient is,” said
Michael Martinez, a sophomore. “I decided to get involved
to show these students how cooking is really done and showcase
my skills. I watch the show all the time and I can’t wait;
this is my chance to do what they do.”
The teams will each have one hour and fifteen
minutes to prepare three dishes, an appetizer, salad and entrée of their choice,
using the “secret ingredient” that will be revealed
the night of the event. Last year’s secret ingredient was
buffalo meat.
This year’s competition will be judged by two professional
chefs: Executive Chef Michael Cruz of Levy Restaurants at the Home
Depot Center and Chef Brunson Achiu of Sysco Food Services; university
representatives: Vice President of Administration and Finance Mary
Ann Rodriquez, Associate Vice President of Student Affairs Randy
Zarn, and Natasa Christodoulidou, assistant professor of hospitality
management; and a member of last year’s Toro Iron Chef winning
team, student Joy Masha.
The competition is co-sponsored by Campus Dining, Toro Productions,
the Loker Student Union, the Multicultural Center, the University
Bookstore, and Sysco, Republican Master Uniforms and Anza Event
Rentals.
For more information about the competition, contact Campus Dining
Director Richard Chester at (310) 243-3814.
*** Press release prepared by CSUDH student Pauline Dixon
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About
CSU Dominguez Hills -- California
State University, Dominguez Hills is a highly diverse,
urban university located in the South Bay, primarily
serving the
Los Angeles metropolitan area. The university prides itself
on its outstanding faculty and friendly, student-centered
environment.
Known for excellence in teacher education, nursing, psychology,
business administration, and digital media arts, new degree
programs include computer science, criminal justice,
recreation and leisure
studies, social work, and communication disorders. On campus
is the Home Depot Center, a multi-purpose sports complex
that hosts
world-class soccer, tennis, track and field, lacrosse, and
cycling.
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