Caitlyn Gill knows cooking. The Huntsville High School (HHS) grade 12 student won a silver medal at the Skills Canada National Competition (June 5-8) in Moncton, NB.
And she did it with a level of calm and humility that you wouldn’t guess was possible if you’ve watched some of the popular cooking competitions on television.
“She is a very efficient worker in the kitchen,” says teacher Lea Anne Zielonko. “If you watch her cook, she looks calm.”
“I’m nervous but I don’t show it, and it looks slow. It scares people,” says Gill. “They don’t think I’m going to finish in time. And then I have half an hour left with nothing to do so I start cleaning again.”
Keeping a clean work station is one of the things the young chefs at the competition are graded on. Presentation, taste and required menu components make up half of the score, with sanitation, organization, product utilization, preparation and technical skill making up the rest.
