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Show Business Sat/Sun/Mon/Tues, August 11-14, 2018 The Park Record. The Park Record A-13 TRAILERS OPEN DOORS FOR FAMILY, A-14 YEARS OF SERVICE LANDS OWNER NEW ROLE, A-14 www.parkrecord.com A-13 SAT/SUN/MON/TUES, AUGUST 11-14, 2018 Editor: Carolyn Webber Alder business@parkrecord.com 435.649.9014 ex.118 Chef brings experience to the small screen CHAMBER/BUREAU TO HOST MONTHLY SEMINARS She is the first female chef mentoring on the show TeenChef Pro The Park City Chamber/Bureau plans to offer professional education seminars starting on Aug. 29. According to the Chamber/Bureau’s website, the seminar is set to take place from 9 to 10 a.m. at the Park City Board of Realtors Board Room. The topic will be cybersecurity for businesses. Executech, which provides information technology services to Utah, will talk about cyber threats, email security and data backup, among other things. The event is free and open to members of the Chamber/Bureau. To RSVP, go to visitparkcity.com/rsvp. ZIONS BANK HONORS BANKER WITH AWARD Zions Bank recently awarded Cheryl Ginn, vice president and treasury relationship manager at Zions Bank in Park City, the Excellence Award. According to a press release, she was honored at an event on Aug. 7 because of her work developing client relationships, helping them with their specific financial needs and serving in the community. Ginn is the chair of the Salt Lake Chamber’s Women’s Business Forum for the Wasatch Back region. She also volunteers with the Christian Center, the Kimball Art Center and the Peace House. The Excellence Award is given annually to select Zions Bank employees. OUTDOOR RECREATION SUMMIT SET FOR SEPT. 4-6 The Utah Outdoor Recreation Summit is set to take place from Sept. 4-6 at the Zermatt Resort in Heber City, according to the event’s website. The event, which is hosted by the Utah Office of Outdoor Recreation, is scheduled to include outdoor recreation activities as well as workshops and lectures about topics such as trail building, outdoor recreation in schools and gender gaps in the outdoor industry. Gov. Gary Herbert and Spencer Cox, lieutenant governor, are set to speak during the event. To register, visit utahoutdoorsummit.com. CAROLYN WEBBER ALDER The Park Record As a chef who has been in the industry for 20 years, Jodie Rogers thought she had seen just about everything in the kitchen. But her new role as a MentorChef on the television show TeenChef Pro is proving her wrong. Rogers, food and beverage director for Deer Valley Resort, is currently filming the Utah Restaurant Association’s television show, which follows teams of high school students and their mentors as they compete to be named the best young chef in the state and win a full scholarship to college. Rogers said it has been fun to teach the students and learn from them while on the show. Rogers was asked to participate as a mentor in TeenChef Pro a year and a half ago. She was working with the Utah Restaurant Association as an executive board member and had mentored teams to prepare for the association’s ProStart State Championship for high school students. She had just given birth and turned down the offer, but she was able to participate as a guest judge for one episode. After seeing the passion and excitement of the teens, she decided that the next chance she got, she would accept the opportunity. That chance came this year and Rogers did not hesitate. She is the first female MentorChef. “I thought, ‘What better opportunity for the kids to be able to learn and for us to be able to teach?’” she said. She said it has been stressful, emotional and exciting to be a part of the show. Each week, she and her team of students compete against two other teams. They must use ingredients given to them minutes before the start of the hour-long challenge to create a dish that ties into the weekly theme, such as sustainability and nutrition. Rogers and the other two mentors are allotted just 15 minutes to talk through the students’ plans before the mentors are sent away. After the judge tastes the dishes, one student is sent home. “It’s nerve-wracking,” Rogers said. “I don’t have any nails left right now.” Rogers said being in the fast-paced environment has helped her think on her feet in order to guide her team toward creating a winning dish, a skill she uses at work. Plus, she has been able to hone her training and mentoring skills, which she said has also crossed over to her job. “It’s changed me a little bit as a person in how I can be closer with my staff,” she said. The competitive environment of the television show has also come to work with her. Now, she said she is more motivated to create dishes that would win first if they were in a competition. “There has to be a winner here, and you can put that in everyday life,” she said. But perhaps the biggest takeaway is the relationships she has built with all of the teens in the competition, both from her team and opposing ones. She said when any student is sent home, it can become emotional. During one of the shows, she said, she cried all day. “It’s becoming really personal,” she said. “It’s like they are my kids. I am there to take care of them. If they have a win, I have a win with them. If they have a loss, I feel like I failed them.” She has learned from them and their wild creativity. Sometimes, she said, she has to rein them in from creating food that breaks too many norms. But other times, she learns from what they create. And they motivate her to keep pushing boundaries in her own work. She is proud to see how talented and passionate the next generation of chefs are and is eager to see where they take the industry. The show is filmed in the Salt Lake Valley and is in its fourth season. The season premiere is scheduled to air on Oct. 14 on ABC4 and continue every Sunday at 9:00 a.m. Bringing Community News to Park City Since 1880 Call 435-649-9014 to Subscribe Today COURTESY OF DEER VALLEY RESORT Jodie Rogers, the food and beverage director for Deer Valley Resort, is a MentorChef on the Utah-based TV show TeenChef Pro. The season premiere is scheduled for Oct. 14. When you work with Team Schlopy... LIFE JUST GOT EASIER. Lana Harris Team Schlopy REALTOR® 435.640.8717 Info@TeamSchlopy.com TeamSchlopy.com |
