WEBVTT THE IOWA EVENTCENTER.>> TURN IT.NOT ALL THE WAY.REPORTER: FOR TWO YEARS IN AROW, THE COMPETITIVE CULINARYTEAM.>> WASHINGTON CHANGE GLOVES.REPORTER: HAS DICED UP ALLRIVALS.>> THIS IS OUR COMPETITION.REPORTER: EMILY'S TEAM CAPTAIN.EMILY: WE ARE EXCITED TO LEAVEIT OUT ON THE TABLE, I GUESS.REPORTER: WATERLOO WEST ISDEFENDING THEIR CROWN AT THE PROSTAR INVITATIONAL.THEY ARE JUDGED ON EVERYTHINGFROM SANITATION TONIGHT SKILLSAND TEAMWORK.-- TO KNIFE SKILLS AND TEAMWORK.HOVERING JUDGES WATCH EACHINGREDIENT TRANSFORM BEFORE THEFINAL TASTE TEST.>> IT COULD'VE BEEN DONE ALITTLE BIT DIFFERENTLYJUST TOTAKE IT UP A NOTCH.REPORTER IT IS PUT ON BY THEIOWA RESTAURANT ASSOCIATIONEDUCATION FOUNDATION.THE MOVE FROM TRADITIONAL HOMEACT TO A CAREER FOCUS IN THEFIELD OF STUDY.>> WE MADE THAT TRANSITION FROMHEARTH AND HOME TO BUSINESS ANDINDUSTRY.REPORTER: AS WATERLOO WEST PUTSTHE FINISHING TOUCHES ON THETHREE-COURSE MEAL THEY HAVE BEENPRACTICING SINCE OUR SOBER.-- SINCE OCTOBER, THEY HAVE ALLTHE PASSION OF ANY OTHER STATETOURNAMENT.>> THEY WERE JUST AS HARD ANDPUT IN COUNTLESS HOURS.>> SLIGHTLY OVERCOOKED.>> AMAZING JOB.I CAN'T SAY ENOUGH.REPORTER IN THE END, THEY COOKTHEIR WAY TO A THIRD STRAIGHTSTATE CHAMPIONSHIP.