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Young Chef Seafood Showdown at Maritime Museum

SoCal teens Carson Peterson and Rogers Mathews Jr. to compete on September 8 in Santa Barbara.

Young Chef Seafood Showdown at Maritime Museum

The competitive cooking world is no longer just for adults. Kids are now taking up knives and forks against each other in such television shows as Top Chef Junior, which is where teenagers Carson Peterson of Ventura and Rogers Mathews Jr. of Corona battled on season two in 2018.

This Sunday, they come to the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum for a Sustainable Seafood Teen Cook-Off that will showcase their skills while emphasizing smart fish selections for both ourselves and the planet. Here’s a bit more about these young yet sizzling stars.

Carson Peterson