Students Wins First Place in Hazelnut Competition
Kara Carsner Nan Dong Joseph Page Second-year LBCC Culinary Arts student Kara Carsner won a first place prize of $250 for her chocolate hazelnut mousse cake with hazelnut milk at the 14th annual LBCC Oregon Hazelnut Recipe Competition held April 26. The competition, which began in 2001, pitted eight LBCC culinary students in a contest for the best use of hazelnuts in an original recipe, which includes appetizers, main dishes and desserts. The Oregon Hazelnut Marketing Board donated the cash prizes, with local hazelnut growers and long-time supporters of the college culinary program Wayne and Joanne Chambers supplying the hazelnuts for the competition. Carsner, of Albany, will graduate in June with an associate’s degree in Culinary Arts, and is transferring to Oregon State University to complete a bachelor’s degree in Nutrition and Food Services. Nan Dong, of Corvallis, received the second place prize of $150 for her French hazelnut chocolate moon cake. Dong is working ...