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Sullivan University teaming up with NASA for out of this world culinary competition Share Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Apr 21, 2021 Share Updated: 6:51 PM EDT Apr 21, 2021
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Show Transcript STUDENTS FROM ALL OVER THE COUNTRY. REPORTER: SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY SHIPS ARE COOKING AND JUDGING THE TOP 10 RECIPES ON OUR CULINARY PROGRAM. THE TOP ONE WILL BE SENT TO SPACE. WE ARE COOKING IT EXACTLY HOW THE STUDENTS PUT IT TOGETHER. REPORTER: HIGH SCHOOL COOKING TEAMS ACROSS THE COUNTRY ARE COMPETING FOR SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH THE NASA HUNCH CULINARY CHALLENGE. THE STUDENTS OF TO COME UP WITH A RECIPE. EVERY DAY YEAR IT IS THEMES. THIS YEAR’S THEME IS COMFORT FOOD. REPORTER: NORMALLY, THE FINAL COMPETITION IS HELD AT THE NASA JOHNSON SPACE CENTER IN HOUSTON, BUT IT’S SHUTDOWN DUE TO COVID-19. SO YOU’LL SEE CHEFS LIKE DOMONIC TARDY AND DEAN DELIS DOING THE COOKING AT SULLIVAN UNIVERSITY. THIS YEAR HAS BEEN CHALLENGING WITH THE PANDEMIC. WE HAV
LOUISVILLE, Ky. High school cooking teams from around the country are competing in April to serve up food that will literally get sent out of this world, with a partnership between Sullivan University in Louisville and NASA bringing everything together.
Sullivan s College of Hospitality Studies Culinary Arts Program is teaming with NASA s HUNCH program to judge the competition that will select a recipe from a high school cooking team to be served to the astronauts aboard the International Space Station.
This month, Sullivan chefs will make the recipes created by the top 10 high school teams in the U.S. that are competing for college scholarships in The NASA Hunch Culinary Challenge, which requires knowledge of space physiology, food science and processing food for the microgravity environment.
Sullivan University and NASA Team Up for High School Cooking Competition
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In a unique partnership combining education and space travel, Sullivan University s renowned College of Hospitality Studies Culinary Arts Program is teaming with NASA s HUNCH program on a competition to select a food item that will be served to the crew of the International Space Station. Sullivan was chosen for our program due to their tremendous culinary programs with high schools around the country and their willingness to help our top students in the HUNCH culinary challenge achieve scholarships and learning through their programs. - Alli Westover, NASA Project Engineer