Spring 2025 Cooking for Scholarships

    Saturday, March 29, 2025 at 8:45 AM until 12:00 PMEastern Daylight Time UTC -04:00


    Paul Smith's College
    7777 State Route 30
    Paul Smiths, NY 12970
    United States

    Please note, this competition is for High School Seniors ONLY and Transfer Students are not eligible to compete.



    Cooking for Scholarships

    Each student has 1 hour to create:
    Classically Rolled French Omelet with Fingerling Potato and Composed Simple Salad
    • Rolled Omelet
    • Fingerling Potatoes (competitors' choice of cooking technique)
    • Dressed salad (consisting of 3 classical knife cuts (from available assorted vegetables))
    • Tomato concasse

    Items available:

    Eggs, clarified butter, standard dairy products, assorted greens, soft herbs, vegetables, (Fingerlings, Carrots, radish, cucumber, tomato, shallot etc. and more)

    Dijon mustard, vinegars, lemon, and oils

    2 identical plates must be presented (1 for tasting, 1 for presentation)

    Awards include:

    • Scholarships
    • Paul Smith’s swag


    For more information, email Chef. Kevin McCarthy at Kmccarthy@paulsmiths.edu

    Registration is no longer available because the registration deadline has passed.