Brooke Roberts is a well rounded young lady whose dream is to open her own bakery. In the city of Warsaw, just outside of Fort Wayne, Roberts grew up learning to love the kitchen. She credits her grandmother and mother with cultivating her dream. As a young child, probably seven years old, she started baking cakes and cookies with her grandmother. Now she enjoys preparing more advanced items such as homemade cinnamon rolls using an Amish recipe.
Roberts does not spend her whole time in the kitchen. She is a very involved senior at Tippecanoe Valley High School. When she is not mixing up pastries, you can find her on the tennis court with the rest of her school’s tennis team. She also governs her fellow students as the vice-president of student government, is a member of the mentoring program called Sunshine Society, and a member of the School Improvement Team. Roberts has done all of this while remaining nineteenth in her class of 182 students.
The Best Teen Chef Competition was a wonderful experience and the outcome pleasantly surprised Brooke. “I worked really hard because I am more of a baking and pastry cook,” said Roberts. “My work paid off and I look forward to perfecting the national cook-off recipes.” Mom and Dad are looking forward to more exotic recipes than chicken and rice.