For high school seniors that can stand the heat of the kitchen, there's no better place to show off their culinary know-how than at The Art Institutes Best Teen Chef Comp!

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Speaker: It's time to compete. To show off your Culinary jobs, and the slicing, dicing and sautéing skills essential to be named Best Teen Chef. Each year students from across North America compete for more than $200,000 and tuition scholarships, to The Art Institutes's Culinary Arts Programs. The scholarships range from quarter tuition to full tuition scholarships, and the top winner is awarded the prestigious title of Best Teen Chef. Kylie Craig, Finalist: If I were named the Best Teen Chef, I would probably, I'd speechless, I wouldn't know what to say, I'll be amazingly excited. Shawna Belmont, Finalist: I cannot imagine, how I'll feel if I won. I am really nervous right now about doing it, but I think once I get a medal, I'll feel excited and I'd just -- I don't know, be really overwhelming if I won. Speaker: Recently, 23 high school seniors showed off their Culinary skills to The Art Institute of Dallas, the final stop in the finalists opened the 2007, Best Teen Chef competition. Already local competition winners, these students had practiced and perfected their skills through hours of kitchen time. Each contestant prepared a three-course menu. Students were given the opportunity to give unique touches to their food. All ended setting their creations apart from the others. Everything, from preparation, to cleanliness, temperature, taste and presentation was accounted for in the contestant's final score, calculated by Master Chef. Much like the environment inside a professional kitchen, the energy level was high, as the competitors put the finishing touches on their creation. Gianluca Russo, Finalist: If I was named Best Teen Chef, I'd be probably just like astonished, with no words, I'd probably get pretty emotional because it's a big step in this course, it can be ultimate. Nicole Schreff, Finalist: If I am named the Best Teen Chef, I'd do is -- it's a great accomplishment by just being here itself is a great experience. Speaker: Their Culinary work complete, contestants waited for the big announcement, the top nine winners and Best Teen Chef. Announcer: In first place, The Art Institutes's Best Teen Chef 2007, Amanda Nunez. (a round of applause) Speaker: The culinary skills of 2007 winner, Amanda Nunez, earned her a full tuition scholarship to the Art Institute of California, San Diego. She also had the exciting opportunity to appear live on both Fox and Friends, and The Today Show, alongside the Food Network’s Giada De Laurentiis. Amanda Nunez: I don't believe this, I still don't believe this, I won't believe it until five years from now, I was like, I was the Teen Chef. Speaker: Show off your culinary jobs. Challenge your culinary passion and compete for a full-tuition scholarship. Register now to participate in next year’s The Art Institutes's Best Teen Chef competition. To learn more. please visit artinstitutes.edu/btc.