Caleb Keran
Grade: Junior.
Age: 16.
Art focus: Culinary arts.
Proudest fine arts achievement: Easy cheesecake plating.
Adviser nomination: “Caleb shows thought in everything that he does,” adviser Andrew Freeman said. “He takes the necessary time to provide feedback to his peers on all projects. He is not afraid of any tasks that are put in front of him. He enjoys collaborating with his fellow teammates in his kitchen. He understands and recognizes different flavor combinations.”
What got you interested in culinary arts? It likely started when I would help make part of the suppers at my grandparents’ house (mostly dessert). Another factor might’ve been when I would occasionally help out at the Outreach Program for Trinity Lutheran Church’s Summer Stretch. Either way, by the time I first participated in my first high school cooking classes (Creative Foods and Exploring Foods in my case), I was sold on culinary as a profession.
What have you enjoyed most about the cooking class? I always find it enjoyable to expand upon my knowledge of how to cook and various things to cook, along with expanding my palate of various foods that I’ve eaten. And finally, it’s always nice to make some new friends in the classes, even if they’re just “work friends.”
What’s your favorite dish you’ve made? When it comes down to just Culinary Arts, my favorite thing I’ve made so far was probably the caesar salad. However, my favorite thing that I’ve made out of all my cooking classes is a title earned by either the German spaetzle I made in International Foods or the soft pretzels I made in Exploring Foods.
Extracurricular activities: Adapted floor hockey and anime club.
Dream job: Baker, or just something in the culinary world that focuses on baking.
Favorite subject: Favorite core subject — science. Favorite overall subject — cooking.
Favorite movie: “Shin Godzilla.”
Favorite TV show: “Doctor Who.”
Favorite book: “A Christmas Carol” by Charles Dickens.
Favorite song: “My Lighthouse” by Rend Collective.
Favorite musical artist: Brandon Yates.
Favorite food: Soft pretzels.
Hobbies: Reading, writing, playing video games, cooking, playing Pokémon TCG games, letting my creative mind work.
Parents: Christine Keran and Shane Keran.
