20150716 - Top Chef (SN)

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Chef Pili Rios helps Nathan Carver (left), 11, of Crystal Lake and Alex Koppari, 11, of Woodstock plate their dish of bruschetta and pasta with tomato sauce and chicken during the final class of the Scot’s Teen Chef Challenge at Kids and College Thursday, July 16, 2015. Young chefs learned the basics of cooking, food preparation, presentation and competed in a last day cooking challenge during the four day course.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Alex Koppari, 11, of Woodstock brings out his dish of bruschetta and pasta with tomato sauce and chicken to the judges during the final class of the Scot’s Teen Chef Challenge at Kids and College Thursday, July 16, 2015. Young chefs learned the basics of cooking, food preparation, presentation and competed in a last day cooking challenge during the four day course.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Jeremy Berggren, 11, of Huntley mixes up his fajita vegetables during the final class of the Scot’s Teen Chef Challenge at Kids and College Thursday, July 16, 2015. Young chefs learned the basics of cooking, food preparation, presentation and competed in a last day cooking challenge during the four day course. Berggren prepared chicken fajitas with pico de gallo for the judges.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Alex Koppari, 11, of Woodstock finishes preparing bruschetta during the final class of the Scot’s Teen Chef Challenge at Kids and College Thursday, July 16, 2015. Young chefs learned the basics of cooking, food preparation, presentation and competed in a last day cooking challenge during the four day course.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Amanda Peldiak, 13, of Cary prepares asian tofu lettuce wraps with a salad during the final class of the Scot’s Teen Chef Challenge at Kids and College Thursday, July 16, 2015. Young chefs learned the basics of cooking, food preparation, presentation and competed in a last day cooking challenge during the four day course.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Alex Koppari (left), 11, of Woodstock and Nathan Carver, 11, of Crystal Lake sauté tomato sauce and chicken during the final class of the Scot’s Teen Chef Challenge at Kids and College Thursday, July 16, 2015. Young chefs learned the basics of cooking, food preparation, presentation and competed in a last day cooking challenge during the four day course.

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Sarah Nader- snader@shawmedia.com Bola Erogbogbo (left), 10, of Lakewood and Ethan Jensen, 11, of Island Lake sauté fajita vegetables during the final class of the Scot’s Teen Chef Challenge at Kids and College Thursday, July 16, 2015. Young chefs learned the basics of cooking, food preparation, presentation and competed in a last day cooking challenge during the four day course.