Neighbor Newspapers has the story about a TriCities senior who is making a name for herself as chef.
Since she was 9 years old, Cynthia Bobadilla, a Tri-Cities High School senior, has been cooking up culinary creations.
“I was working with my parents in a restaurant,” she said. “I’m not sure why. I just saw them cooking, and as a child, you want to do what you see.”
Last month during a scholarship competition at the Art Institute of Atlanta, Bobadilla’s love for cooking was taken to another level, as she clinched the gold medal for the competition, rising to the top above 10 other participants.
What did she whip up?
Bobadilla, along with the other 10 finalists, prepared shrimp cocktail as the first course and a sautéed chicken breast with a garnish, rice pilaf and broccoli sauté.
Her special touch, which she thinks set her apart was the garnish for the chicken breast.
“Mine was like a cream of mushroom sauce,” she said. “The ingredients for the sauce were kinda limited.”
Read more about this up and coming chef at Neighbor Newspapers.
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