Local high school students will vie for taste bud supremacy at W. Galen Weston Centre for Food

Whitby, Ont.– Durham College (DC) will host its fifth annual Epic Mac n’ Cheese Competition on Saturday, April 6. Teams of Grade 11 and 12 students from across Durham Region will compete for top culinary honours by creating incredible edibles using Canada’s favourite comfort food – macaroni and cheese!

The event is open to the public and attendees will have the chance to taste each team’s creation and vote for their favourite. All competitors will be eligible to receive a bursary towards their education in one of DC’s culinary programs.

Media are invited to take pictures/video throughout the competition, including while teams cook their special mac n’ cheese recipes and members of the public sample them, as well as during the awards ceremony.

When: 
Saturday, April 6
Registration – 8:30 a.m.
Competition – 9 a.m. 
Public tasting – 11:30 a.m.
Awards ceremony – 1 p.m.

Where: 
W. Galen Weston Centre for Food
Durham College, Whitby campus
1610 Champlain Avenue, Whitby

Parking:

Visitors to the W. Galen Weston Centre for Food are asked to use the main entrance of the Whitby campus off Champlain Avenue to access the W. Galen Weston Centre for Food (CFF). Upon entry into the parking lot, drive north to the end of the lot and then west towards the CFF.

For more information please contact:

Shelly Kowalski
Durham College
O: 905.721.2000 ext. 6219 
shelly.kowalski@durhamcollege.ca