March 30, 2022 (Columbia, SC)— South Carolina ProStart students from the Midlands will demonstrate their culinary skill set at two events later this week— A Taste of Lake Murray on March 31 and Columbia Food and Wine’s Kids Can Cook Too! event on April 2.
ProStart® is a nationwide career and technical education program that unites the foodservice industry and the classroom to teach high school students culinary skills and restaurant management principles, as well as employability skills.
A Taste of Lake Murray, an annual fundraiser hosted by Capital City Lake Murray Country at the DoubleTree by Hilton Columbia, will feature students from Lexington Two Innovation Center (L2IC) among 15 other local restaurants. L2IC will prepare pan-seared striped bass tacos with fish locally sourced from Lake Murray.
“This is truly a ‘Taste of Lake Murray’ this year with Lexington Two student chefs serving locally sourced striped bass,” said Miriam Atria, President/CEO of Capital City/Lake Murray Country Regional Tourism Board. “We extend our sincere gratitude to the Midlands Striper Club for providing the fish used in the students’ dish.”
In its fifth year, the Columbia Food and Wine Festival is a one-of-a-kind gastronomical journey through Columbia’s finest plates and pours. L2IC ProStart students will assist the Flour Power Cooking Studio team who will instruct Kids Can Cook Too! During this event, kids aged 10 years and below will make personal pizzas and cheesecake parfaits from scratch, while learning about cooking and kitchen safety.
While classroom experience is necessary to learn foundational culinary and management skills, nothing beats real-life experience gained by working in the industry. ProStart students learn how to be an industry professional through hands-on work under the direction of a mentor.
Many of these students seek careers in the restaurant and foodservice industry and will go on to earn their culinary arts and/or hotel, restaurant and tourism degrees.
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