LA PORTE – Twelve teams, two cooking challenges, and the taste buds of local fourth graders. Who will win in the end? Get ready for some culinary chaos and lots of fun for the whole family, with the first-ever Cooking with Thor & Local Chefs competition.

The community is invited to this free event from 2-4:30, March 8 at the La Porte High School Cafeteria, 602 F Street, La Porte. Thor Thordarson, president and CEO of Indiana University Health La Porte Hospital, and other local business leaders are pairing up with mentor chefs from our community’s most popular eateries to form this unique cooking challenge. The goal is to create meals and snacks that are healthy and child-approved as well. Fourth grade children in the Li’l FISH Club™ program will be the taste-testing judges, and parents can walk away with recipes their families will love! Dishes will be judged based on budget, uniqueness and nutritional value by La Porte Mayor Blair Milo, La Porte Community School Corporation Superintendent Mark Francesconi, IU Health Registered Dietitian Traci Norvell-Allen, and IU Health Medical Director of Population Health Stacey Leva, MD.

For more information and for free tickets, visit youngerlife.org or call the La Porte Hospital Foundation at 219-326-2471.