Chef Rico DiFronzo (right), Executive Chef at Union Oyster House in Boston, pours sauce on oysters before grilling, as Assabet sophomores Gabriel Key-Wallace and Bella Reyes watch, during the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Assabet senior Ned Zimmerman (left) hands out lanyards to arriving attendees during the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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V Zito (left), a senior at Assabet, cuts chicken as Thomas McQuillan, chief sales officer at Do Good Foods watches, during the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Hunter Moniz, a sophomore at Assabet Regional, lays out applewood-smoked bacon during the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Some of the items that Victoria Kinzel, of Buck and Bloom in Weymouth, was using to build a charcuterie board, were on display during her demonstration at the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Students watch as Victoria Kinzel, of Buck and Bloom in Weymouth, makes a charcuterie board during her demonstration at the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Chef Victoria Kinzel, of Buck and Bloom, explains the different kinds of cheese she uses in building a charcuterie board, during a demonstration at the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Victoria Kinzel, of Buck and Bloom in Weymouth, holds up Jasper Hills’ Harbison cheese during a demonstration on charcuterie board building at the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Victoria Kinzel, of Buck and Bloom in Weymouth, cuts into Brie cheese during a demonstration on charcuterie board building at the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Victoria Kinzel, of Buck and Bloom in Weymouth, talks to students uring a demonstration on charcuterie board building at the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Chef Margo Wilson (left), lead teacher in culinary arts at Assabet Regional, puts sofrito on pork, with the help of Assabet sophomore Isabella Morais, during the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Pamela Da Cruz Lima (left) and Isabella Morais, both sophomores at Assabet, rub sofrito on pork for Cuban sandwiches, during the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Kyara Martin, of Taunton High, picks up a sample of steak tips and mashed potato, during the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Joao Fernandes Oliviera, a sophomore at Assabet, serves Chipotle Mac and Cheese, during the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Swag bags await attendees before the start of the first High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Timothy Martin, a senior at Taunton High School, waits to sample a steak tip during the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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Anthony McCauley (right), premium beef specialist at Cargill, talks to students about different cuts of beef during the High School Culinary Arts Food Show at Assabet Regional, Oct. 25, 2023.
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