Bronx kids chop it up in cooking showdown, take prizes

Over a dozen Bronx students turned up the heat in Brooklyn Thursday as they competed in the “Battle of the Basket,” a cooking competition where students from two schools used their skill and creativity in the kitchen to impress the judges.

Teams of around four young chefs had 60 minutes to complete savory dishes in the first round of competition and 40 minutes in the second round to complete dessert. Each round the teams were given a mystery basket containing mandatory ingredients that they had to use in their dishes.

Eighth grader Elijah Colon, who attends Luisa Dessus Cruz middle school in the South Bronx, said that he felt the pressure as he worked with his team to come up with winning dishes and creative plating.

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