Congratulations to Mary Levinski from Sauk Rapids-Rice Public Schools named ACF Chef of the Year 2021 - the first time a ProStart® teacher has been granted this prestigious award!

Congratulations to the 2021 ProStart® Invitational Winners!

ProStart® State Management Competition Winners

First Place: Sauk Rapids-Rice High School

Second Place: Elk River High School

Third Place: Rogers High School

Fourth Place: Zimmerman High School

ProStart® State Culinary Competition Winners

First Place: Sauk Rapids-Rice High School

Second Place: Pillager High School

Third Place: Elk River High School

Fourth Place: Rogers High School

​​​

Best Knife Skills

Samah Tariq | Sauk Rapids-Rice High School

Audri Gunderson | Elk River High School

 * each student will receive a knife set.

Teamwork

Sauk Rapids-Rice High School

Sanitation

Elk River High School

Creative Secret Ingredient

Pillager High School

Essence of Taste

Sauk Rapids-Rice High School

Team Spirit

Rogers High School

​

A BIG Thank You to our 2021 ProStart Invitational sponsors: Grand View Lodge, Ecolab and Sysco Minnesota

​

Thanks to our hosts, including Hospitality Minnesota Education Foundation and Hospitality Minnesota Board Member Frank Soukup, for graciously welcoming this event -- the first time in Greater Minnesota. The space and staff support were amazing!

​

Thanks to our HM Strategic Partner and HMEF Leaders Fund Supporter, including Hospitality Minnesota Board member Brad Stelzer, for providing cutting boards and first aid kits for each school.

Thanks to Sysco Minnesota for the delicious lunch, and their generous support of the food/ingredients used in creating the competition dishes, as well as to their many chefs who served as judges/mentors: 

Management:

Lead Judge: Branden Robinson, South Point Inn

Cathy Bovard, D’ Amico’s

Jim Benson, Sourcewell

Timer – Pete Mihajlov, Parasole Restaurants

Culinary:

Lead Judge: Chef John Van House, Grand Casino

Competition Pantry/Kitchen:

Chef Michael Manders, Grand View Lodge

Chef Casey Bryant, Manhattan Beach Lodge

Team Appearance, Teamwork & Organization, Proper Cooking Procedures, Proper Knife Usage & Degree of Difficulty & Creativity:

Chef Howard Smith, Sysco Central North Region

Chef Tom Johnson, Breezy Point Resort

Chef Jenna Von Siebolds, Prairie Bay

Safety & Sanitation – All Aspects: 

Chef Lou Krueger, Sysco Central North Region

Chef Scott Parker CC

Chef Bill Niemer, That’s Cooking School

​

Product Taste & Appearance, and Creativity of the 2 Secret Ingredients: 

Chef Nate Luce, Sysco Central North Region

Chef Amy Elliott, Sysco Central North Region

Chef Michael Manders, Grand View Lodge

Chef Casey Bryant, Manhattan Beach Lodge

Timers:  Liz Rammer and Jennifer Brandabur, Hopkins High School

​

ATTENTION: ProStart® Teachers

From the NRAEF: Remote Instruction Resources

Thanks to Chef Jackson Lamb MBA, CSC, CHE Professor of Hospitality at Metropolitan State in Denver, who shared his videos for chapter introduction for all 44 chapters in both level 1 and 2. They could be used as homework assignments as well. For instance, in Level 2, chapter 9, Food costing. 

This is how we support each other during these unprecedented times:

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLogrScrubp6kVqHqCuEpn89bfQypAqqIe

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nCj2izR42bM&list=PLogrScrubp6lxkeNAmgR6miLYfqn0WRPc

​

Other possibilities:

We are happy to share that Pearson has provided more information and easier access to the 1st edition of Foundations e-book, student websites, and teacher resources. We will keep you updated when more digital resources are available for the 2nd edition.

Request First Edition of Foundations of Restaurant Management and Culinary Arts E-Text Accesses Here

The CTE Form is where instructors can request access to the VitalSource eText for Levels 1 & 2. Access codes will be emailed to the instructor within two business days.

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe7V-uZKgK81Tn4LbD5-3z4MV-LEuJXhT-RBypXU3zMEBO1rw/viewform

First Edition FRMCA Companion Websites

These two links are to companion websites that house student resources, review activities and self-graded review questions

http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_nra_foundations_1/ 

http://wps.prenhall.com/chet_nra_foundations_2/

Minnesota ProStart® Schools

Aitkin High School

Alexandria High School

Austin High School

Bemidji High School

Bloomington Kennedy High School

Brainerd High School

Brooklyn Center High School

Buffalo High School

Burnsville High School

Cambridge-Isanti High School

Cass Lake High School

Central High School

Chaska High School

Columbia Heights High School

Como Park Senior High School

Crosby Ironton High School

Detroit Lakes High School

Duluth Denfeld High Schools

Duluth East High School

Elk River High School

Fairmont High School

Foly High School

Forest Lake High School

Fridley High School

Harding High School

Hayfield High School

Hendricks High School

Henry Sibley High School

Hopkins High School

Humboldt High School

Indus School

Integrated Arts Academy, Chaska

Jefferson High School

Johnson Senior High School

Kenyou-Wanamingo High School

La Crescent High School

Lakeville North High School

Lakeville South High School

Lincoln High School - Lake City

Little Falls High School

​Long Prairie Grey Eagle High School

Mankato East High School

Mankato West High School

Marshall High School

Milaca High School

Minneota High School

Monticello High School

Mounds View High School

New Ulm High School

NRHEG High School

North Branch High School

North Education Center Academy

Osseo Sr. High School

Owatonna High School

Park Center Sr. High School

Pequot Lakes High School

Perham High School

Pillager High School

Pine City High School

Pine Island High School

Pine River Backus High School

Robbinsdale High School

Princeton High School

Proctor High School

Red Wing High School

Richfield High School

Rochester Century High School

Rochester Mayo High School

Rocori High School

Rogers High School

Roosevelt High School

S.T.E.P. Anoka -Hennepin

Sartell High School

Sauk Rapids-Rice High School

Shakopee High School

South St. Paul High School

St. Paul Central High School

Staples-Motley High School

Waconia High School

Waseca High School

Washington Technology Magnet

Willmar High School

Zimmerman High School