John Jay students’ cooking skills win over contest judges
Two ninth-graders who are members of NYU Lutheran Family Health Centers Project Reach Youth Track program at their high school showed off their culinary skills and came out winners when they recently competed in the 2016 Recipe Rescue cooking competition hosted by the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development.
Evelyn Corona Ramirez, 14, and Cheyenne Washington, 15 are students at the John Jay High School Campus in Park Slope. Evelyn took first place in the cooking contest. Cheyenne earned a respectable fourth place finish.
Evelyn wowed the judges by preparing a Mexican dish called “Pastel de Tres Leches,” or Three Milk Cake. “This dish is normally prepared for special occasions, like birthdays and holidays, and this day was special to me so I decided to go for it,” she said. “I don’t know what the next step will be for me, but I will definitely continue cooking.”
