Judging Criteria
Judge: ___________________________
Team: _____________________________
Average Cost Per Person: __________________
Course #1
Taste (scale of 1 to 20 points)
Originality (scale of 1 to 10
points)
Use of Secret Ingredient
(scale of 1 -10 points)
Oral Presentation (scale of 1
– 5 points)
Visual Presentation (scale of
1 – 5 points)
Sub-Total
Additional Points:
 First Group to Return- 5 points
 Lowest Cost Per Person - 5 points
Overall Teamwork (1 – 5 points): _______
Total Points: ____________
Course #2
Welcome to the Food Challenge Cook-Off!
Here’s Your Challenge: Each group needs to cook and create 2 different dishes using the secret
ingredient. All groups will have 1 hour and 30 minutes to go out to a nearby grocery store, buy
ingredients, return to the gathering place, cook, and plate a 2-course meal for all three judges. The
“secret ingredient” will be provided.
Your food will be judged on the following criteria:
- Taste (1-20 points):
-Originality (1-10 points):
-Use of Secret Ingredient (1-10 points):
-Oral Presentation (1-5 points):
-Visual Presentation (1-5 points):
Additional Points:
You’ll receive extra team points for
- Being the first group to return
- Being the group that spends the least amount of money (on average per person)
- Overall Teamwork
1. Each group needs to save their grocery store receipt to show the judges. The group who spends
the least amount (total cost divided by number of people) gets 5 additional points.
2. The first group that returns from the grocery store will receive 5 additional points.
3. Once the meals are done, each group briefly presents their meals to the judges.
4. The judges will taste and judge each dish based on taste, use of the “secret ingredient”,
originality, oral and visual presentation, and overall teamwork.
Good luck!