For the second year in a row, Lake Washington High School students Sarah Rose Shuer and Hugo Pontes have won the LWSD Culinary Competition, held on Jan. 10. Two schools were represented at the event: Emerson High School and Lake Washington High School, with a total of three teams competing. A Kamiakin Middle School team was also present at the event and made a soup.

For the competition, students used a set of ingredients to make an entrée that included a starch, vegetable and protein. They then had 90 minutes to make two plates. Sarah Rose and Hugo made fried chicken with spinach and arugula risotto with roasted cauliflower and fried leeks.

The teams were judged on teamwork, sanitation, knife skills, proper cooking technique and overall flavor and appearance of their food.

Watch the video here: http://www.lwsd.org/News/Pages/News-from-the-Schools-Videos.aspx.