Courtesy | Jonathan Abrantes
Will your dish be on the chopping block? Students will have the opportunity to find out at the Student Activities Board’s Charger Chopped competition Saturday from 1 p.m to 3 p.m in the Old Snack Bar.
Based on Food Network’s hit show “Chopped,” teams of three will attempt to prepare a main dish using an unconventional conglomeration of food items. Teams will present their creation to a panel of judges, including Bon Appetit Manager Andrew Deike, Student Activities Programs Assistant Riley Arlinghaus, and Assistant Professor of History Miles Smith.
“It was super fun last year and went well,” said Zane Mabry, director of Student Activities. “We hope to have a repeat of that this year.”
Since the competition will take place during Parents’ Weekend, Mabry said parents are welcome to watch their children cook and present their dishes.
Sophomore Jonathan Abrantes, last year’s Charger Chopped winner, said he looks forward to returning to the competition.
“Charger Chopped was an experience I would do again in a heartbeat,” Abrantes said. “Cooking alongside my friends, Josh Warren and Finn McHale, brought us closer together through the camaraderie established and the challenges of winning and competing.”
