Culinary Competition Winners

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

CONTACT:
Trish Dever
502-574-9934
tdever@hqtrs.com
Keith Howard
888-528-9552

 

Association for Healthcare Foodservice Announces
Top Culinary Competition Winners at Annual Conference in
Austin, Texas
Five Teams Competed in Healthcare Foodservice Cuisine Using Two Key
Ingredients by Sponsor Tyson Food Service!

 

Austin, Texas (June 8, 2010) – 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 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.

Commenting on the competition, AHF president Kris Schroeder said, "We thought that the level of culinary excellence displayed by all five teams was exceptional. It certainly demonstrated the outstanding cuisine offered in self-operated healthcare facilities across the country."

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 teams and their dishes were judged on organization, time management, culinary skills, originality, and taste and plate presentation. As first place winner, chef Read and Jaskowski were awarded the AHF gold medal, along with a set of engraved plates, a set of knives and $500 in Tyson reward points. The second place winner was awarded the AHF silver medal and $300 in Tyson reward points. The bronze medal and $200 in Tyson reward points were awarded to the third place winner. All participating contestants received a certificate of recognition.

About AHF:
The Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) is the preeminent professional society dedicated to advancing self-operated healthcare foodservice as the industry best practice. AHF develops healthcare foodservice professionals assuring food and nutrition services are valued as an essential contributor to the healthcare organization’s mission. For more information, please visit www.healthcarefoodservice.org.

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