The 2nd Annual Taste of the Lower East Side Jr. Cooking Competition

Last week, Grand Street's top chefs convened in the kitchen to participate in our favorite culinary showdown: the 2nd Annual Taste of the Lower East Side Jr. Cooking Competition! 👩🏽‍🍳 

Our talented teams competed for the chance to serve their winning dish on April 29th at the Metropolitan Pavilion at this year's Taste of the Lower East Side (along with other exciting prizes). Chefs took on this year’s challenge, “NYC Bodega,” inspired by our Taste of the Lower East Side theme, cooking up their unique takes on classic neighborhood favorites. 🥙 🥯🍳

A special thank you to culinary education partners at The Sylvia Center for making this event possible. Special shout out to our judges, Allie's Banana Bread Founder Allie Chernick, TLES partner and Foodie Mia Wiston, DYCD's Taikisha Baker, Lower East Side Prep student Thalia M., and Grand Street Board Chair Ralph Rose for lending us your insightful critiques. Thank you also to Food Education Fund for donating our wonderful prizes!

Join us at Taste of the Lower East Side on Wednesday, April 29th at Metropolitan Pavilion and stop by this year's Taste Jr. Champions' booth to sample the delicious winning dish!