(Press Release) Budding Olathe chefs will take farmer's market patrons to school when they display their culinary skills during heated competitions on August 27, September 3, 17 and 24 from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m. at the Market located at 200 W Santa Fe in downtown Olathe at the corner of Kansas and Poplar Streets.

Sponsored by COUNTRY Financial and the City of Olathe, Olathe Public Schools students from Les Arts Culinaires are going head-to-head in the inaugural COUNTRY Chef Challenge.

Competitors will scope out the market’s goodies the week prior to competition. Then, they will have a week to develop a recipe of their choice. The teams will have 45 minutes to prepare their dish on the day of each challenge.