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Pennsylvania Taste of Elegance
Chef Competition

ATTENTION MEDIA:

June press release for Taste of Elegance - Call for Recipes – click here

Call for Chef Recipe’s Postcard click here

 

Entry forms for the Pennsylvania 2009 TASTE OF ELEGANCE Executive Chef Competition

Pork Recipes and Entry Forms: must be submitted by 7/17/09.

  1. Executive Chefs: the 1st place winner wins $1,000 and represents Pennsylvania at the elite 2010 National Taste of Elegance. Please download the Executive Chef entry form (MS Word).

  2. Recent culinary graduates: may participate in an entry-level competition. Please download the New Chef entry form (MS Word).

Questions, please call Denice Ferko-Adams at 610-746-5986.

TASTE OF ELEGANCE Event Details

DATE: Monday, August 24, 2009
LOCATION:

Northampton Community College - Hampton Winds
The Gates Center
Green Pond Road
Bethlehem , PA, 18017
(It is across the street from the main college complex.)
TIME: Judging from 4-6 PM and open to the public from 6-8 PM
SPONSORS: The competition is sponsored by the Pennsylvania Pork Producers Council and Cargill Meat Solutions featuring Sysco’s White Marble Farms® pork products, Leidy’s Incorporated and Hatfield Quality meats.

Questions, contact: Denice Ferko-Adams , Taste of Elegance Coordinator
Phone: 610-746-5986 or Email: denice@wellnesspress.com

August 24th Taste of Elegance is open to the public!

From 6-8 PM, stop by Northampton Community College to meet the chefs, taste their creations, as well as these additional appetizers prepared by the NCC's culinary students:        

  • Pulled pork on small rolls with chipotle BBQ sauce
  • Jerk-rubbed pork tenderloin with pineapple jalapeno salsa
  • Steamed pork dumplings with soy ginger dipping sauce
  • Spinach salad with warm bacon dressing
  • Mini sausage and pepper strata

“Pork pairing” refreshments include two tickets for either Franklin Hill Vineyards wines or local beers.

Tickets are $15 – Proceeds benefit culinary students through a scholarship fund established in memory of Brian Ruth, a former culinary student at Northampton Community College.

To register for the tasting and for directions, call 610-861-5519 or email bweppel@northampton.edu

Doors open to the public at 6 p.m. Space is limited. Reservations are recommended.

Winners will be announced at 6:30 p.m. during a news conference.

Watch Cooking on Sunrise on WFMZ on July 3rd and July 24th at:
6:50, 7:20, 7:50, and 8:20 AM.

  • July 3rd - Chef Robert Iannoccone, Brookside Country Club, last year's Pennsylvania Taste of Elegance winner, will have just competed at the national Taste of Elegance in Baltimore, demonstrate his winning pork recipe.

  • July 24th - Chef Susan Roth, instructor at Northampton Community College, features this year's Taste of Elegance community event and culinary student appetizers.

For the featured recipe, pork tenderloin pesto swirls, click here



Shown with the WFMZ news team, Denice Ferko-Adams promoted
the 2007 Taste of Elegance on Cooking at Sunrise.



Denice Ferko-Adams
at 610-746-5986
or 1-800-438-3484
denice@wellnesspress.com

 
 
 
With nearly twenty years of expertise, Denice Ferko-Adams is a leader in developing and implementing effective corporate wellness programs. Her services incorporate nutrition, lifestyle changes, and exercise in the workplace to control risk factors and symptoms for heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure and weight management. A nationally recognized speaker and registered dietitian, Denice has helped thousands of people to improve their health.