Junior Iron Chef competition held in Turlock

Kids in Turlock got a chance to be an Iron Chef for a day on Saturday.

The Junior Iron Chef competition was held at the Senior Center in Turlock.

The day included a trip to the Turlock Farmers Market to buy ingredients and an opportunity to work with a local chef to cook up some delicious meals.

Mayor Gary Soiseth and other community leaders were the judges. Soiseth announced the winners of various titles – such as best presentation and best texture and color – and then awarded prizes to the top three teams.

Table 26 chef John Gardner and his team won the first-place trophy.

The event was put on by the Turlock Downtown Property Owners Association in partnership with the Turlock Parks, Recreation and Facilities Department.

This story was originally published September 20, 2015 at 9:01 AM with the headline "Junior Iron Chef competition held in Turlock."