Released on: May 6, 2008, 10:41 am

Press Release Author: The Art Institutes

Industry: Education

Press Release Summary: This year\'s Best Teen Chef Final Round Competition will be
held on Saturday, May 17 at The Art Institute of Las Vegas.

Press Release Body: Culinary-savvy high school seniors from throughout North America
are heading to Las Vegas, preparing to out dice, out slice and out chiffonade the
competition to win the Best Teen Chef 2008 Final Round Competition.

This year\'s Best Teen Chef Final Round Competition will be held on Saturday, May 17
at The Art Institute of Las Vegas.

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.

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 Best Teen Chef, the
quantity and quality of the students entering increases,\" says Chef Michael Nenes,
Assistant Vice President of Culinary Arts for The Art Institutes. Hundreds of
students from the U.S. and Canada enter the competition each year in hopes of
snagging the grand prize, and more importantly, an opportunity to launch their
culinary arts education.

The Best Teen Chef event is a timed-competition. The internationally-inspired menu
will include Braciole Calabresi -- Stuffed Pork Bundles; Peperonata -- Peppers
Sauteed with Olive Oil; and Capers and Orechietti con Carciofl -- Orechietti Pasta
with Artichokes.

Student competitors are provided the same ingredients and recipes, and prepare their
entries using identical equipment.

The esteemed judging panel for this year\'s event includes chef faculty from The Art
Institutes schools and the first-ever Best Teen Chef winner, Brent Lewis of
Loveland, Colorado.

For more information about The Best Teen Chef Competition, visit
http://www.artinstitutes.edu/pr.aspx?ID=btc008.

The Art Institutes (http://www.artinstitutes.edu) is a system of over 40 education
institutions located throughout North America, providing an important source of
design, media arts, fashion and culinary arts professionals.

CONTACT:
Jacki P. Muller
Vice President - Public Relations
412-995-7262
jpmuller@aii.edu

Devra Pransky
PR Specialist
412-995-7685
dpransky@aii.edu

Web Site: http://www.artinstitutes.edu/pr.aspx?ID=btc008

Contact Details: Jacki P. Muller
Vice President - Public Relations
412-995-7262
jpmuller@aii.edu

Devra Pransky
PR Specialist
412-995-7685
dpransky@aii.edu