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In This Section Section Home Our Food Menus North Gate Cafe Menu Recipes Minnesota Thursdays Special Dietary Needs Nutrition + Ingredients Fresh Fruit & Vegetable Smart Snacks Vending Vending FAQ Application + Payments Titan Family Portal Application for Educational Benefits Prices Payments Our Programs Farm to School Partner Farms Local Foods Toolkit Farm Videos School Gardens Harvest of the Month Great Lakes Apple Crunch Education Farm Child and Adult Care Food Program (CACFP) Community Eligibility Provision (CEP) Waste Reduction Summer Program True Food True Food Chef Council True Food Taste Tests Junior Iron Chef Videos Wellness Active School Day Active Recess Healthy Eating Smart Snacks in School Rethink Your Drink Healthy Celebrations & Rewards Safe Routes to School Program Summary Arrival and Dismissal Biking Education Bus Stop & Walk Maps Pedestrian Education Safe Routes Network Travel Plans Walk and Bike to School Events Walking Bus 2014 Highlight Email news Winter Cycling Congress MPS Teacher Resources WBF Let's Roll MPS Wellness Policy MPS Wellness Week Home Wellness Resources Catering & Food Trucks Vended Meals Employment Contact Contact Us Staff Directory CWS Staff Only Search	Junior Iron Chef Culinary & Wellness Services > Our Programs > True Food > Junior Iron Chef Junior Iron Chef MPS Culinary & Wellness Services hosts an annual Junior Iron Chef Competition to raise awareness for our district's commitment to healthy, fresh, scratch-cooked meals and excite students about good food and cooking. Since 2015, this event has brought together MPS students, chefs, and the local community for an exciting, top-chef style cooking competition! Junior Iron Chef Competition: At Home Edition 2021 In place of an in-person Junior Iron Chef Competition, MPS Culinary & Wellness Services invited all junior chefs (children 18 years and younger) to participate in the 2021 Junior Iron Chef Competition from their kitchens at home! Junior chefs were asked to develop and submit original recipes that included at least one fresh fruit and vegetable and one item off the Junior Iron chef pantry list. Recipes were judged by MPS Culinary & Wellness Services chefs based on presentation, creativity, and flavor. 2021 Junior Iron Chef Champion & Finalists: CHAMPION: Chef Amelia, 2nd grader at Kenny Community School Giant Apple Buckwheat Pancake Chef Bea, 4th grader from Webster Elementary School Coconut Red Curry with Tofu Chef Danniella, 7th grader from Olson Middle School Quinoa Vegetable Soup Congrats to Chef Amelia, who was named the 2021 Junior Iron Chef Champion! Chef Amelia’s recipe for a giant apple buckwheat pancake was simple and exceptional. The texture was fluffy and filling, the apple gave it just the right amount of sweetness, and you make it in a sheet pan – so easy! Trust us when we say you’ll want to add this pancake to your next brunch menu. Click here for Chef Amelia's recipe! Video Highlights: Recipe Testing Click on the videos below to watch MPS Chef Rebecca test out the three finalists' recipes: Chef Amelia's Giant Apple Buckwheat Pancake Chef Bea's Coconut Red Curry with Tofu Chef Danniella's Quinoa Vegetable Soup Judging Watch our judges discuss the finalists' recipes and announce the 2021 Junior Iron Chef Champion! 2021 Junior Iron Chef Judging Panel Previous Junior Iron Chef Competitions Enjoy these highlights from previous Junior Iron Chef Competitions! 2nd annual Junior Iron Chef Competition, May 2016 3rd annual Junior Iron Chef Competition, May 2017 Junior Iron Chef Competition: Super Bowl Edition, October 2018 5th annual Junior Iron Chef Competition, May 2019 Giant Apple Buckwheat Pancake Recipe Coconut Red Curry with Tofu Recipe Quinoa Vegetable Soup Recipe		MPS Junior Iron Chef Champions 2021 At Home Edition Chef Amelia Pankow (Kenny Community School) Winning recipe: Giant Apple Buckwheat Pancake 2020 At Home Edition Chef Iris Cozza (Seward Montessori) Winning recipe: Egg Bake Strata 2019 Chef Justin Sutherland (Handsome Hog) and students Aesha Graffunder and Dora Perez Rios Winning recipe: Jackfruit tinga tostada 2018 Chef Joe Hatch-Surisook (Sen Yai Sen Lek) and students Damont Jones and Zofia Anderson-Kita Winning recipe: Asian-style meatballs with freekeh cabbage wraps 2017 Chef Lucas Rosenbrook (Alma: Cafe, Hotel, Restaurant) and students Riyan Said and Max Myrvik Winning recipe: Turkey Lentil Tostadas Super Bowl Edition Chef Jorge Guzman and students Miguel Lopez and Frances Levy Winning recipe: Turkey Alambre 2016 Chef Erick Harcey (Upton 43) and students Nyle Dickel and Makiah Brown Winning Recipe: BBQ Chicken Drumstrick with Gingered Radish Salad and Dirty Grains 2015 Chef Ann Kim (Pizzeria Lola and Young Joni) and students Nou Thao and Castor Paulsen Winning Recipe: Turkey Chili Contact Information To learn more about our annual Junior Iron Chef Competitions, please contact Kate Seybold.