What an exciting weekend at Dorsey Culinary Academy! Chefs from around the Midwest and East Coast traveled on a snowy Friday evening to participate in the Winter Culinary Salon hosted by Dorsey Culinary Academy in conjunction with the Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association! This amazing ACF sanctioned event would not have been possible without the help of many dedicated chefs and students. Many sincere “Thank Yous” go out to the Chefs and students at Dorsey Culinary Academy.
A special thank you to our sponsors who made the weekend even more exciting! Sysco Food Service donated lots of food as well as sponsoring the Wild Card category which was a modified mystery basket and offered up cash prizes. Mercer knives donated a three piece knife kit, a 7” santoku knife and a garnishing kit for the top scores in the Professional F-1 category and People’s Restaurant Supply was gracious enough to supply all of our volunteers with a special culinary gift.
Overall 17 competitors ended up competing in 9 different categories ranging from contemporary (K1-9) to pastry mystery baskets (F/5). We even had showpieces brought in from as far away as Kentucky. Over 25 students volunteered their time to make the event run smoothly. The judging panel included Chef John Kinsella CMC from Cincinnati Ohio, Chef Donald Miller CEC, CCE from South Bend Indiana and our very own Chef Milos Cihelka CMC, Chef Kevin Grownski CMC and Chef Randy Emert CEC, CCA.
Eleven medals were awarded consisting of 3 gold, 4 silvers and 4 bronzes. Congratulations go out to –
Shawn Loving – Gold Medal – F/1, Professional Mystery Basket – Highest score and three piece knife set
Kelsee Newman – Gold Medal – D, Student Showpiece
Halie Raymer - Gold Medal – D, Student Showpiece
John Adamski – Silver Medal – F/1, Professional Mystery Basket – Second highest score and Santoku
Scott Ryan – Silver Medal – K/9, Contemporary
David Daniot – Silver Medal – K/4, Contemporary – Third highest score in F/1 and garnishing kit
John Miller – Silver Medal – A, Cold Platter
Kelly Wolfe – Bronze – D , Professional Showpiece
Sarah Rougeau – Bronze – W, Modified Mystery Basket – Top score and $400
Matt Schellig – Bronze - W, Modified Mystery Basket – Second highest score and $200
Jessica Storrs - Bronze - W, Modified Mystery Basket – Third highest score and $100
A final thank you goes to all the competitors. Every time a chef competes it presents the opportunity for everyone around and involved to learn. Without you, it couldn’t have happened. The event was a truly exciting opportunity to see chef’s show off their talent and the judges were impressed by what they saw. We look forward to seeing you again.
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