Released on: February 4, 2008, 11:00 am

Press Release Author: Michelle Estrellado / The Art Institute of California - Los
Angeles

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: The International Culinary Schools at The Art Institutes are
summoning what could be the next generation of Emerils, Rachaels and Bobbys to chop,
dice and sauté their way to The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef Competition 2008.

Open to high school seniors in the U.S. and Canada (excluding residents of Quebec),
the Best Teen Chef Competition was created to encourage and recognize young culinary
talent.

Now in its ninth year, the Best Teen Chef Competition awards prize winning
competitors more than $250,000 in tuition scholarships to The Art Institutes
schools.

Top prize winners in the competition can win a full-tuition scholarship toward an
associate\'s degree, certificate or diploma program, to study culinary arts at one of
the more than 30 participating Art Institutes locations, including The Art Institute
of California - Los Angeles.


Press Release Body: [SANTA MONICA, FEBRUARY 4, 2008] - The International Culinary
Schools at The Art Institutes are summoning what could be the next generation of
Emerils, Rachaels and Bobbys to chop, dice and sauté their way to The Art Institutes
Best Teen Chef Competition 2008.

Open to high school seniors in the U.S. and Canada (excluding residents of Quebec),
the Best Teen Chef Competition was created to encourage and recognize young culinary
talent.

Now in its ninth year, the Best Teen Chef Competition awards prize winning
competitors more than $250,000 in tuition scholarships to The Art Institutes
schools.

Top prize winners in the competition can win a full-tuition scholarship toward an
associate\'s degree, certificate or diploma program, to study culinary arts at one of
the more than 30 participating Art Institutes locations, including The Art Institute
of California - Los Angeles.

In addition to a full-tuition scholarship and the title of Best Teen Chef 2008, the
first place winner in the national competition, in partnership with Food Network,
will be an \"Intern for a Day\" at the Food Network Kitchens in New York City. The
winner will also receive a tour of the Food Network Studios, dinner for two at a
Food Network chef\'s restaurant and a library of Food Network Kitchens cookbooks.

"We are gratified that in the nine years we have sponsored the Best Teen Chef
Competition, the quantity and quality of the students entering the competition
increases," says Chef Christophe Bernard, Academic Director of Culinary at The Art
Institute of California - Los Angeles. Students from the U.S. and Canada enter the
competition each year in the hopes of winning the grand prize, and more importantly,
an opportunity to launch their education with a degree in culinary arts.

To be eligible to participate in the competition, high school seniors must first
send a completed entry and release form to The Art Institute of The Art Institute of
California - Los Angeles or fill out an online entry form at
http://www.artinstitutes.edu/Competitions/BestTeenChef.aspx?prid=btc_0108_005_pr, by
February 8, 2008. Deadline for receipt of completed entries is February 29, 2008.

Local Best Teen Chef Cook-off Competitions will be held at participating Art
Institutes locations on April 12, 2008.

The National Best Teen Chef Final Round Competition will be held on Saturday, May
17, 2008, at The Art Institute of Las Vegas.
For more information on The Best Teen Chef Competition 2008, visit
http://www.artinstitutes.edu/Competitions/BestTeenChef.aspx?prid=btc_0108_005_pr, or
contact Michelle Estrellado, Director of Public Relations & Marketing, The Art
Institute of California - Los Angeles.

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The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles is one of The Art Institutes
(www.artinstitutes.edu), a system of over 40 education institutions located
throughout North America, providing an important source of design, media arts,
fashion and culinary arts professionals.


Web Site: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/losangeles

Contact Details: The Art Institute of California - Los Angeles
2900 31st Street, Santa Monica, CA 90405

Michelle Estrellado
Director of Public Relations & Marketing
D(310)314-6019, F(310)752-4708
mestrellado@aii.edu