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SUMMARY:Walworth County Pro/Am Culinary Showdown
LOCATION:Lake Lawn Resort, 2400 E Geneva St, Delavan, WI, 53115
DESCRIPTION:Walworth County Pro/Am Culinary Showdown\n\n01/25/26 11:00 AM CST\n - 01/25/26 02:00 PM CST\Description:\nJoin us for WCEDA's 2nd annual Walworth County Culinary Showdown, featuring teams of Walworth County high school culinary students and professional chefs!\n\n\n \n🌍 READY TO EAT AROUND THE WORLD? 🌍\nThis year’s Pro/Am Culinary Showdown is going global!\n\nHigh school culinary stars are teaming up with local pro chefs to create their best dish — inspired by Germany, Italy, Thailand, France, and Morocco. 🇩🇪🇮🇹🇹🇭🇫🇷🇲🇦\n\nGourmet Title Sponsor:\n\n\nSamples from 11 Professional/Amateur Teams\nTeam #1\n\n\nTeam #2\n\n\nTeam #3\n\n\nTeam #4\n\n\nTeam #5\n\n\nTeam #6\n\nTeam #7\n\nTeam #8\n\nTeam #9\n\nTeam #10\n \nTeam #11\n\n\nAgenda:\n\n\n	\n	11am - 12pm: VIP Admission, Music provided during this time by the Delavan-Darien High School String Choir\n	\n	\n	12pm: General Admission\n	\n	\n	1-2pm: General Admission continues, Music provided during this time by the Delavan-Darien High School Jazz Band\n	\n\n\n\nCheck out last year's event here!\n\nGet on the list to be notified about next year's event!\n\n\nTicket Options:\n\n\n	🎟️ SOLD OUT! General Admission: $20 per person (12:00–2:00 PM)\n	⭐  SOLD OUT! VIP Hour: $35 per person (11:00 AM–12:00 PM) – includes early entry and first access to samples\n	SOLD OUT! $10 for any student with a valid ID from a Walworth County Middle or High School\n	12 & Under: Free\n\n\n\nVenue Sponsor:\n\n\n\n\nSilver Spoon Sponsor:\n\nEast Troy location\n\n\nWCEDA's 20th Anniversary Sponsor:\n\n\n\n\nCommunity Plate Sponsors:\n\n\n\n\n\n\nContact Leslie Gostomski about becoming an event sponsor.\n\n\nAbout WCEDA's Kareers4Kids Program:\n\nThis program has been designed with one goal in mind: to help students plan their futures. By connecting students with hands-on, career-based learning experiences, K4K helps students apply their academic and technical skills in the real world of work while also developing essential workplace skills critical to their future employment success.\n \nProviding career-based learning opportunities is mutually beneficial to schools and companies:\n\n	INVESTING IN THE FUTURE WORKFORCE. Working with students will help expand the pool of job applicants and their skill sets in the future. Career-Based Learning Experiences are an early recruitment strategy.\n	INFORMING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE about occupations businesses employ and the skills businesses look for when hiring.\n	CONTRIBUTING TO K-12 CURRICULUM by hosting educators at your work site and partnering with educators on the development of skills-based career pathways.\n	IMPROVING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT. Employee knowledge of roles and responsibilities are reviewed and reinforced and mentoring students can be rewarding for employees.\n	CREATING POSITIVE COMMUNITY VISIBILITY FOR YOUR COMPANY by providing a visible example of your partnership with schools and students to maintain good community relations, and providing an opportunity to promote the company as an employer of choice. In addition, people will gain awareness of what your company does. Oftentimes people know the name of a company, but not the breadth of what happens on the inside.\n	EXPOSING STUDENTS TO WORK CULTURE AND TEAMWORK. Students discover and learn about the working world and begin to understand company culture and what it means to work as a team.\n\n\Location:\nLake Lawn Resort\n2400 E Geneva St\nDelavan, WI 53115
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Walworth County Pro/Am Culinary Showdown<br /><br />01/25/26 11:00 AM CST - 01/25/26 02:00 PM CST<br />Description:<br /><h1><strong>Join us for WCEDA's&nbsp;2nd annual Walworth County Culinary Showdown, featuring teams of Walworth County high school culinary students and professional chefs!</strong></h1>
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<p><span style="font-size:18px">🌍 <strong data-end="172" data-start="138">READY TO EAT AROUND THE WORLD?</strong> 🌍<br data-end="178" data-start="175" />
This year&rsquo;s Pro/Am Culinary Showdown is going global!<br />
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High school culinary stars are teaming up with local pro chefs to create their best dish &mdash; inspired by <strong data-end="386" data-start="337">Germany, Italy, Thailand, France, and Morocco</strong>. </span><span style="font-size:20px">🇩🇪🇮🇹🇹🇭🇫🇷🇲🇦</span><br />
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<span style="font-size:16px"><u><strong>Gourmet Title Sponsor</strong></u></span><span style="font-size:20px">:<br />
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<h2><strong>Samples from 11 Professional/Amateur Teams</strong></h2>
<strong>Team #1<br />
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Team #2<br />
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Team #3<br />
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Team #4<br />
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Team #5</strong>

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<span style="font-size:14px">Team #6<br />
<img alt="" src="https://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/Elkhorn_+_Pastries_By_Chad_11242025180759.PNG" style="width:222px" /><br />
Team #7<br />
<img alt="" src="https://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/Whitewater_1_+_Lake_Lawn_11242025180832.PNG" style="width:200px" /><br />
Team #8<br />
<img alt="" src="https://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/Williams_Bay_+_Jonathans_12012025141733.JPG" style="width:222px" /><br />
Team #9<br />
<img alt="" src="https://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/Badger_2_+_Oakfire_11242025180949.PNG" style="width:200px" /><br />
Team #10<br />
<img alt="" src="https://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/Bigfoot_2_+_Abbey_11242025181008.PNG" style="width:272px" />&nbsp;<br />
Team #11<br />
<img alt="" src="https://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/Whitewater_2_+_DLYC_11242025181053.PNG" style="width:200px" /></span><br />
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Agenda:</strong></h1>

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	<h2>11am - 12pm: VIP Admission,&nbsp;<em>Music provided during this time by the Delavan-Darien High School String Choir</em></h2>
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	<h2>12pm: General Admission</h2>
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	<h2>1-2pm: General Admission continues, <em>Music provided during this time by the Delavan-Darien High School Jazz Band</em></h2>
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<strong>Check out last year's event <a href="https://www.walworthbusiness.com/culinary-showdown">here</a>!</strong></h1>
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<a class="simple-button-plugin" href="https://forms.gle/DfxjAadF1rRX47fD6" style="display:inline-block;background-color:#27AE61;border:1px solid #27AE61;color:#fff !important;padding:5px 10px;border-radius:5px;font-size:14px;text-decoration: none !important; cursor: pointer;" target="_blank">Get on the list to be notified about next year's event!</a>

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<strong><span style="font-family:aptos,sans-serif">Ticket Options:</span></strong></p>

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	<li><span style="font-family:apple color emoji">🎟️</span><span>&nbsp;</span><u><strong>SOLD OUT!</strong></u><strong>&nbsp;</strong><s><em><span style="font-family:aptos,sans-serif">General Admission:</span></em><span>&nbsp;</span>$20 per person (12:00&ndash;2:00 PM)</s></li>
	<li><span style="font-family:apple color emoji">⭐</span><span>&nbsp;&nbsp;</span><u><strong>SOLD OUT!</strong></u><strong>&nbsp;</strong><s><em><span style="font-family:aptos,sans-serif">VIP Hour:</span></em><span>&nbsp;</span>$35 per person (11:00 AM&ndash;12:00 PM) &ndash; includes early entry and first access to samples</s></li>
	<li><u><strong>SOLD OUT!</strong></u><strong>&nbsp;</strong><s>$10 for any student with a valid ID from a Walworth County Middle or High School</s></li>
	<li>12 &amp; Under: Free</li>
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<u><strong>Venue Sponsor:<br />
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<img alt="" src="https://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/LakeLawn_FullColor-CMYK-LLR_01172025154220.PNG" style="width:227px" /><br />
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Silver Spoon Sponsor:<br />
<img alt="" src="https://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/Culvers-oval_logo-4C-01_01122026124121.PNG" style="width:250px" /></strong></u><br />
East Troy location<br />
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<u><strong>WCEDA's 20th Anniversary Sponsor:<br />
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<img alt="" src="http://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/FormWealth_2021_10112024151742.PNG" style="width:200px" /><br />
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Community Plate Sponsors:<br />
<img alt="" src="https://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/BirdsEye_transparent_12292025141952.PNG" style="width:200px" /><br />
<img alt="" src="http://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/allan_ics_1e3c3080c1fb4a783f7ae7b827bb6dad_11012024165433.PNG" style="width:200px" /></strong></u><br />
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<img alt="" src="https://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/Sponsorship_Packages_2026_11242025220338.JPG" style="width:599px" /><br />
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Contact <a href="mailto:leslie@walworthbusiness.com?subject=Culinary%20Showdown">Leslie Gostomski</a> about becoming an event sponsor.

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<strong><u>About WCEDA's Kareers4Kids Program:</u></strong></h2>
<img alt="" src="https://chamberorganizer.com/wceda/photos/Kareers4Kids_logo_V2_10292025200542.PNG" style="width:300px" /><br />
This program has been designed with one goal in mind: to help students plan their futures. By connecting students with hands-on, career-based learning experiences, K4K helps students apply their academic and technical skills in the real world of work while also developing essential workplace skills critical to their future employment success.<br />
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Providing career-based learning opportunities is mutually beneficial to schools and companies:
<ul>
	<li><strong>INVESTING IN THE FUTURE WORKFORCE.</strong>&nbsp;Working with students will help expand the pool of job applicants and their skill sets in the future. Career-Based Learning Experiences are an early recruitment strategy.</li>
	<li><strong>INFORMING THE FUTURE WORKFORCE</strong>&nbsp;about occupations businesses employ and the skills businesses look for when hiring.</li>
	<li><strong>CONTRIBUTING TO K-12 CURRICULUM</strong>&nbsp;by hosting educators at your work site and partnering with educators on the development of skills-based career pathways.</li>
	<li><strong>IMPROVING EMPLOYEE ENGAGEMENT.</strong>&nbsp;Employee knowledge of roles and responsibilities are reviewed and reinforced and mentoring students can be rewarding for employees.</li>
	<li><strong>CREATING POSITIVE COMMUNITY VISIBILITY FOR YOUR COMPANY</strong>&nbsp;by providing a visible example of your partnership with schools and students to maintain good community relations, and providing an opportunity to promote the company as an employer of choice. In addition, people will gain awareness of what your company does. Oftentimes people know the name of a company, but not the breadth of what happens on the inside.</li>
	<li><strong>EXPOSING STUDENTS TO WORK CULTURE AND TEAMWORK</strong>. Students discover and learn about the working world and begin to understand company culture and what it means to work as a team.</li>
</ul>
<br />Location:<br />Lake Lawn Resort<br />2400 E Geneva St<br />Delavan, WI 53115
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