Tonka Top Chef Contest Entry

Youth Enrichment / Culinary -

Winter/Spring 2025

For students in Grades 3-8

Register and submit your one-of-a-kind recipe along with a video of you cooking your creation for a chance to compete in the 2025 Tonka Top Chef Competition!

Once registered, you will receive a confirmation email which will include everything you need to get started, including:

Where and how to share your video entry and recipe.
Entry guidelines.

You will include the following in your entry:

1) An original recipe that you created (recipe may be a dessert, snack or meal)

2) A video of no more than 60 seconds describing:

Why you chose that recipe
What is unique about your recipe
A picture/video of the prepared dish

Entries will be accepted November 19-January 31.

Those that register and submit their recipe and video will receive:

A cookbook with all recipes submitted in the 2025 Tonka Top Chef competition
... and most importantly, the chance to compete in the Tonka Top Chef live cooking competition!

The Tonka Top Chef Cooking Competition

March 15, 2025

Selected finalists will be invited to a live Tonka Top Chef cooking competition at Minnetonka High School. We will have two divisions an elementary and a middle school division. You will be judged based on your division. All participants will be provided a dish to cook. Dish creations will be judged by area chefs and community leaders and the Tonka Top Chef winners will be announced!