Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Fannin County will be hosting the 4th Annual Let’s Get Cookin! youth cooking competition on Wednesday, October 8.

Let’s Get Cookin’ is a team, chopped style cooking competition, with teams made up of 3-4 youth in the same age division.  Age divisions are Juniors (3-5 grade), Intermediates (6-8 grade) and Seniors (9-12 grade).

Teams have 40 minutes to create a dish/recipe using a mystery ingredient and pre-approved cooking tools/supplies brought by participants.  Then they will present their completed dish to a panel of judges and will be expected during their presentation, to communicate knowledge of food groups; cooking & food safety; basic cooking techniques. 

This is a great contest for junior high and high school culinary students as well!  Teachers interested in entering school teams, please contact for information!

Contest rules and guidelines and registration details can be found on the Fannin County Fair website under the 2025 Fair tab https://www.fannincountyfair.net/ 

To prepare for the contest, Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service of Fannin County will also host an informational meeting for parents and participants who would like to learn more.  The meeting will be held on Monday, September 6:00 PM at 2505 N Center St. Bonham, TX 75418.

For questions and information or if your child requires accommodations to participate, please contact Bethany at (903) 583-7453 or Bethany.arie@ag.tamu.edu

We are looking forward to another fun contest!