Ohio ProStart Invitational Around the Corner!

Menu & Recipe Costing Webinar: The Menu & Recipe Costing walk-through video (with a previous competition judge) is now available in the educator portal. Use this webinar to accompany your classroom lesson when teaching costing. All things related to what he wants to see, so that you can prepare your students! View in the educator portal HERE.

Waivers for Competitors: If you have not already, be sure to submit the EVENT WAIVER for your competing students. Reach out to Abby (adelriesgo@ohiorestaurant.org) with any questions!

Ecolab Bites & Beats Opportunity for Students Registered for the 2026 Ohio ProStart Invitational

What is Bites and Beats, you say...

The Day of Deadlines! What important things are due Friday the 13th?

• Scholarship Application Extended through Friday the 13th. Free money for your student's education! Please have your students fill out the Ohio Hospitality Scholarship Application HERE. Some scholarships require a COA, while many do not.
  
  
  
  • The only schools that applied are: VSCTC Sentinel, Polaris Career Center, and Stow-Munroe
  
  
  
  


• Mac & Cheese Competition Submissions Due Tomorrow, Friday the 13th! Rules and submissions can be found in the educator portal Here. Reach out with any questions!


• Last Day to register for the SuperBowl of Student Hospitality Competitions! Everything you need is in the Educator Portal HERE. 13 Culinary teams...

Don't miss the Super Bowl of Student Hospitality Competitions- Register Today!

Teams compete for top honors in Culinary and Management, as well as other awards, including Best Menu, Top Culinary Student, Best Team Presentation, and more. Everything you need is in the Educator Portal HERE. 13 Culinary teams and 11 Management teams are already registered—join them soon so we can finalize judges. Student names may be listed as TBD for now.

The following schools are registered for the Invitational:

• Akron Career Center


• Columbus Downtown High School


• Tri-County Career Center


• VSCTC Sentinel


• Jefferson County JVS


• Southwestern Career Academy


• Springfield Clark CTC


• Delaware Area Career Center


• Normandy High Sc...

Deadline to Register for Mac & Cheese is Tomorrow!

Who will make Ohio’s tastiest mac & cheese? The Ohio ProStart and Ohio Hospitality CTSO Mac & Cheese Competition, hosted by the American Dairy Association and Hilton Columbus Downtown, is back with a new format.

The first round will be held virtually, with the top three teams advancing to compete live at the Ohio ProStart Invitational on March 10.

Currently registered schools are VSCTC, Tri-County Career Center, and Vanguard. A minimum of 10 teams is required to hold the competition—6 more teams are needed.

Rules and registration can be found in the educator portal here.

This is a great way to introduce students to a ProStart competit...

ProStart Invitational Registration is Open!

WE NEED YOU for the Super Bowl of student hospitality competitions! Register Today! In addition to the Top Teams awards, there are multiple culinary and management student team awards options, including Best Menu, Top Culinary Student, Best Team Presentation, and more! Everything you need is in the Educator Portal HERE. We are hoping to have...

Registrations for our Virtual Gingerbread Bash Competition Are Open - and it's FREE!

Wind down before the holiday with this fun and simple competition. Create any structure out of your homemade gingerbread recipe. Submissions will be accepted from December 1^st through January 9^th. Only 2 Schools have registered to compete so far: Stow Munroe and Tri-County Career Center. All needed competition documents (rules, score sheets, and example recipe) as well as event registration are available via the Educator Portal here. Password: 2025*ProStart

CTSO Community Service Events Due During December!

If you are enrolled in the Ohio Hospitailty CTSO, December is Community Service month. You are required t...