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2010 Maryland ProStart Student Invitational

The 2010 Maryland ProStart Student Invitational will be held at Martin's Crosswinds in, 7400 Greenway Center Drive, Greenbelt, Maryland on Saturday, February 27, 2010. This exciting event will bring high schools from around the state together to compete for scholarships and state-wide recognition. The first place teams in the culinary and management competitions also earn the right to represent Maryland at the National ProStart Invitational in Overland Park, KS in April 2010.

The Maryland ProStart Student Invitational is free to attend, and the public is encouraged to come and cheer on their favorite team. There will be an awards dinner starting at 6:00pm where after dinner the top three teams will be announced. Awards Banquet Tickets are $40 each. To purchase an awards banquet ticket(s) click here.

Platinum Scholarship Sponsor - McCormick & Company, Inc.

National Team Sponsor - Baltimore International College

Culinary Competition Sponsor - Whole Foods Market

Management Competition Sponsor - Anne Arundel Community College

Click here for details about $5,000 and up Sponsorship Opportunities.

Gold Sponsors - Riderwood Village

BB&T Bank - Maple Lawn

Prince George's Community College

Carey Sales & Services "The Restaurant Shop"

US Foodservice - Baltimore

Silver Sponsors - Seibel's Family Restaurant

Chef Uniforms

Perdue Farms

                              Applebee's

Bronze Sponsors - Howard Community College

HLI Hotels

Foodservice Monthly

Media Partner -

You can support MPSI for as little as $25! Click here for a list of Sponsorship Opportunities $2,500 and less.

Culinary Competition

The culinary competition gives each team ONE HOUR to create an appetizer, entrée and dessert. Teams may have up to four students each with one alternate. Judges will be scoring each team on proper food safety and sanitation procedures, proper cooking methods, food taste, teamwork and menu difficulty. Each team will work on their menu before the competition and submit it to the judges upon check-in the day of the event. Each team will be given two butane burners and two eight foot tables to work with. The team must bring all of their own ingredients, small wares and preparation equipment necessary to create their menu and they may only use the two butane burners as a heat source.

Teams must also price their menu to a 33% food cost and demonstrate their knowledge of menu development and pricing in the packet they submit to the judges. The judges will also be scoring each member of the team on their knife skills in a 15 minute session before they begin their menu preparation.

The judges for the culinary competition will be from leading culinary schools in Maryland and around the country and from the foodservice industry in Maryland. Each student on the top three teams will be awarded medals and scholarships to pursue their culinary education.

Participating Schools:

Duval High School ~ Edmondson Westside ~ Carver Center for the Arts ~ Glenelg High School ~ Suitland High School ~ Springbrook High School ~ Fairmont Heights High School ~ Rising Sun High School ~ Reservoir High School ~ Eleanor Roosevelt High School ~ Quince Orchard High School ~ Albert Einstein High School ~ National Academy Foundation High School Baltimore ~ Oakland Mills High School ~ Laurel High School

Management Competition

Participating teams will demonstrate their knowledge of the restaurant and foodservice industry by developing a business proposal for a new restaurant concept. The business proposal will consist of a defined restaurant concept, supporting menu, and supporting marketing plan. Teams will prepare a comprehensive written proposal, verbal presentation and visual display.

Teams will also be tested on their critical thinking skills by reacting to potential management challenges related to their concept. Their performance during the event will be observed and rated by judges from the foodservice industry and colleges and universities. Participating teams will demonstrate their ability to work together while developing their business proposal.

Each student on the top three teams will be awarded medals and scholarships to pursue their hospitality careers.

Participating Schools:

Bowie High School ~ Fairmont Heights High School ~ Eleanor Roosevelt High School ~ Howard County Applications and Research Laboratory (ARL) ~ Carver Center for the Arts ~ Western School of Technology

Click here for Official 2010 Competition Rules

Sponsorship / Donation Information - Click Here

If you would like to help RAMEF with the expenses associated with the Maryland ProStart Student Invitational and the expenses for the first place teams in the culinary and management competitions to attend the National ProStart Student Invitational, click on the link above. There are several opportunities to support MPSI from $25 to $15,000. Your support is greatly appreciated and allows RAMEF to make this competition a reality for the ProStart students in Maryland.