Maine ProStart State Invitational


Monday, February 24, 2025
at
5:00 PM (EST)
to Tuesday, February 25, 2025 at 1:30 PM (EST)
Category: Signature Events

The Maine ProStart State Invitational provides an exciting opportunity for students to demonstrate their culinary and management expertise. Here’s a rephrased overview of the event:

Overview of the Maine ProStart State Invitational
Culinary Competition Highlights:
  • Teams must prepare a three-course meal in 60 minutes, utilizing only two butane burners without access to running water or electricity.
  • Judging Criteria: Teams are assessed on: 
    • Taste
    • Skill
    • Teamwork
    • Safety
    • Sanitation

Restaurant Management Competition Highlights:
  • Participants create a restaurant concept in a fictional town called ProStartville and present their ideas to a panel of judges.
  • Key Focus Areas
    • Menu creation and pricing
    • Marketing approaches
    • Operational strategies
    • Critical thinking skills

Student Opportunities:
  • Competing teams have the chance to win scholarships at both the state and national levels.
  • Opportunity to meet chefs, managers, and other industry professionals 
  • The team that wins the state competition will advance to represent Maine at the National ProStart Invitational.

This competition not only sharpens culinary skills but also fosters teamwork, creativity, and practical business acumen within the hospitality industry.

Current Schools Participating:
Final lineup will be announced soon 

ProStart is a program of the National
Restaurant Association Education Foundation
2055 L Street NW
Washington, DC 20036
Telephone: 800-424-5156

Agenda

February 24
5:00 PM - 6:00 PM Product Check In
Casco Bay Ballroom
February 25
7:00 AM - 8:30 AM Breakfast
Casco Bay Ballroom
8:30 AM - 11:15 AM Management Starts
South Portland

Schools Competing:
Capital Area Technical Center
Hancock County Technical Center
Westbrook Regional Vocational Center
8:40 AM - 11:50 AM Culinary Starts
Casco Bay Ballroom

Schools Competing:
Capital Area Technical Center
Hancock County Technical Center
Westbrook Regional Vocational Center
10:15 AM - 12:15 PM Management Feedback
South Portland - Closed to Spectators
10:30 AM - 11:25 AM Culinary Tasting and Menu Critique
Portland - Closed to Spectators 
11:30 AM - 12:30 PM Lunch
Casco Bay Ballroom
12:30 PM - 1:00 PM Awards
Casco Bay Ballroom

Become a ProStart Sponsor:
Email Becky@HospitalityMaine.com

For More Information:

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