2010 Culinary Competition

The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) is proud to announce that Director Nutrition Services Mary Jaskowski and Executive Chef William Read from Saint Mary’s Health Care in Grand Rapids, Mich., took first place honors in the 2010 Culinary Competition held during the AHF inaugural conference in Austin, Texas, on the evening of June 7. The winning dish was Pecan Goat Cheese Chicken and Cinnamon Bread Pudding. Taking the second place award was Nutrition Services Director Deborah Jones and Chef Karea Anderson from St. Peter’s Hospital in Helena, Montana with their Chicken and Bacon Empanadas with a Grilled Corn Salsa, Avocado Crèma and Pomegranate Cherry Reduction. The third place award went to Director of Nutrition & Food Service Angelo Mojica and Executive Chef Shawn Dolan from UNC Healthcare in Chapel Hill NC for their Tobacco Road Chicken.

The other two teams who competed this year included Director of Food and Nutrition Michael Atanasio and Executive Chef Todd Daigneault from Overlook Hospital in Summit, NJ for their Tropical Chicken Roulade and Director of Food & Nutrition Mary Verona and Chef Justin Klobucar with Saints Mary and Elizabeth Medical Center in Chicago, IL for their Wagi Chicken & Potato Dosa served on Mango Relish with Coconut Chutney and Indian Black Tea.

The five competing teams demonstrated their outstanding culinary talent and creativity representative of the self-operated healthcare foodservice industry. Each team was challenged to create an innovative entrée using Tyson True™ Chicken Breast Fillets and Tyson® Natural Hardwood Smoked Center-Cut Bacon, provided by conference sponsor Tyson Food Service.

Watch this page for information about the 2nd Annual Culinary Competition in 2011.

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Culinary Competition Winners

Gold – Director Nutrition Services Mary Jaskowski and Executive Chef William Read from Saint Mary's Health Care in Grand Rapids, MI

Silver – Nutrition Services Director Deborah Jones and Chef Karea Anderson from St. Peter's Hospital in Helena, MT

Bronze – Director of Nutrition & Food Service Angelo Mojica and Executive Chef Shawn Dolan from UNC Healthcare in Chapel Hill, NC

Culinary Competition Recipes
Click here to download the recipes of the 2010 Culinary Competition Finalists.