Full disclosure: This is a sponsored post for Junior Chef’s of America. Junior Chef’s of America was created by Ybor City Food Tours, Inc. with the mission of finding a creative way to teach children how to have fun cooking healthier meals. Children learn math, science, English, and reading through cooking classes.
This Sunday, September 4th, 2016 head out for Ybor City’s 1st Cookoff for Kids from 10AM-5PM in Centennial Park located at 1800 E. 8th Avenue. The Cookoff will occur from 2PM-4PM with children ages 4-17 participating.
The event is FREE to the public and will feature live music and food vendors, including kid-friendly vendors that will be perfect for families. An all-kids rock band will be present as well as children motivational speakers.
The competition dish this year will be the Cuban Sandwich. Ybor City is known for hosting the annual National Cuban Sandwich Festival each year in the spring. The festival draws thousands of people every year and showcases traditional and creative Cuban sandwiches. Tampa is so well known for Cuban sandwiches that a restaurant opened in Seoul, South Korea called Tampa Sandwich Bar featuring our signature Cuban Sandwich.
Celebrity judges for the cookoff including Victor Padilla, owner of Cuban Sandwich Festival, Chef Gaston of Gaston Culinary, Ilya Goldberg, Ybor City Campus President. The MC for the event is Cloe Cabrera of Cabrera Communications. I will also be participating as a judge at the event!
There will be a fundraiser event tonight at Gaspar’s Grotto for Junior Chefs of America from 7-11PM including an open bar from 7-8PM – info: http://www.eventbrite.com/e/labor-day-weekend-party-tickets-27273215923?aff=es2
Check out their Daytime TV segment: http://wfla.com/2016/08/30/young-chef-cook-off/
See you at the Cookoff for Kids this Labor Day Weekend in Ybor City!
Event name: Ybor City’s 1st Cookoff for Kids
Venue: Centennial Park
Address: 1800 E. 8th Avenue Tampa, FL 33605
Date & Time: Sunday, September 4th, 2016, 10AM-5PM
Cost: FREE to attend
Website: http://www.juniorchefsofamerica.org/
Carlos Eats 
One response to “Ybor City’s 1st Cookoff for Kids this Sunday”
THAT LOOKS SO GOOD! I wish made this event! Mmmm! That sandwich looks like heaven!