C-CAP Banquet

Results.... Gotta love Mrs. Piper...she called my mom the moment she received the email and told her i made TOP  10 ...and that we were going to the Banquet.

At the Banquet , they award 3 of the top 10 Juniors a trip to the CIA (Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park NY) Johnson and Whales, or to The Arts Institute of Phoenix. Mrs. Piper told me she knew i had made top 10, she did not doubt my cooking and my ability to impress the judges,now it's just about finding out if i made top 3. 35 seniors were invited to the banquet , they will all receive some sort of scholarship ranging from $2000.00 to $130,000.


Day of Banquet... Grandma Lupe and Peter came to AZ to have breakfast and to join us for the award ceremony. They served us breakfast , a muffin egg, potatoes and fresh fruit and muffins .

after the breakfast they start with all the Juniors . they call up all top 10 juniors and introduced us , lets everyone know what school we go to. then they award the summer scholarships, this year was the first time ever that they awarded a summer culinary scholarship to all 10 juniors, 8 of them were awarded  to go to the AI of phoenix for their summer program, one of the other juniors was awarded a Johnson and Wales  summer program ( i really wanted this one) and i received the CIA (Culinary Institute of America) summer program scholarship.  we were all super excited , especially my mom and mrs' piper.

once they gave all the juniors their summer program scholarships , they awarded all the seniors their scholarships , their was over $750,000 dollars awarded in scholarships.

 note to all ....C-CAP does not give out scholarship just for cooking...one has to hold a GPA of 3.0 or higher, NOT only do we have the  capability to cook.... were also Smart !!!

Richard Grausman  (founder of C-CAP Careers through Culinary Arts Programs) and Jill Smith (president of the Arizona Chapter)

Chef , helped me on my ACF recipe

a little bit about Richard Grausman.....he is the Founder of C-CAP, he studied at the Cordon blue in Paris alongside with James Beared , for all you foodies YES The James Beared...for all you who are unaware of who James Beared is  , he is a master of 5 star Restaurants, many chefs and restaurant owners try their hardest to earn a James beard award, to try to earn a 5 star award.  one day I will make my way to eat at a James Beared award winning restaurant and i will let you know the difference from a regular restaurant and a James Beared award Restaurant. He started C-CAP to help students to prepare for college and careers  opportunities in the restaurant and hospitality industry,he has awarded over 4,000 , scholarships valued at over $3.2 million to Students to attend Culinary schools and universities. in 1997 he was awarded the Presidential service award by President Bill Clinton. he is an Amazing Chef and person.

Mrs. Piper...she is an Amazing Culinary Teacher !!!

Can't wait for next year... i will continue to Practice making French Omelets , a Cucumber Salad, for Preliminaries, and begin to to practice the Senior dishes , i will have to Tourne a potato, cook a chicken French style, make crepes, and a chocolate sauce....not only will i have to cook but also plate for presentation.

if you all have any ideas on how to plate crepes...send them my way