The 2007 Confrerie de la Chaine des Rotisseurs Jeune Commis (’Young Chefs’) will launch one of ten up and coming chefs into ’super-chef-dom’

The finals of the “Young Chefs” Competition will be Saturday, May 19, 2007 at The Restaurant School at Walnut Hill College in Philadelphia. The winner of this national competition will advance to compete in the international chef competition in Germany late this year.

The “Young Chefs” competition was organized to assist and promote future young chefs by giving them the opportunity to demonstrate their cooking and culinary skills.

It’s roots go all the way back to The Chaine des Rotisseurs society which traces its roots back to the thirteenth century and was re-established in Paris in 1950. It is devoted to promoting gastronomy, education, charitable works and enjoying fine food and wine.

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Culinary experts across the country have waited anxiously for the final decision. Now, after an extensive national search and meticulous judging process to unearth the country’s top artisanal food producers, Gallo Family Vineyards announced the winners of the 2007 Gallo Family Vineyards Gold Medal Awards program.

From the savory to the sweet, nearly 200 foods spanning the entire food spectrum were carefully sampled by a prestigious group of culinary experts. Among them were products as divine as they were diverse, including spicy asparagus, purple basil jelly, artisanal duck and goat cheese truffles. In the end, six winners were declared based on taste, quality and their dedicated commitment to traditional artisanal methods of food producing. The following food producers emerged as the winners:

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How to Earn Money With Your Culinary Skills

Are you the type of person who views your kitchen as your laboratory or artist’s studio? The place where you can let your creativity flow as you create your own culinary masterpieces and signature dishes? Do your family and friends rave about your meals and tell you that you should write a cookbook?

No matter your specialty from beef and chicken, to sauces and cookies, there’s a cooking competition waiting for you, where you can enter your recipes for the chance to win a place in the spotlight and possibly even hundreds of thousands of dollars in cash and prizes. Read the rest of this entry  

Show off those cooking skills you learned in Culinary School

If you’re an amateur chef who wants to put your original recipe ideas to the test and win some of the big money available in cooking competitions, we have a deal for you.

We’ve scoured the web and found a number of cooking contests with lucrative payoffs. To make your life easy, we’ve compiled a list of culinary contests you might want to enter. Prize winnings vary, but if you’re wanting to make your name in the culinary industry, check out the following sites. Read the rest of this entry  

Tanner Kohn was the Grand Prize Winner in Recipe Search and Receives $3,500 Savings Bond toward Culinary School Tuition. He was also recognized with the highest City Achievement Award

Move over Iron Chef and Emeril! A 5th grader at Bell Crossing (Tanner Kohn - aspiring celebrity chef) won thee Fresh Express “Amazing Search for Fresh” salad recipe challenge.

Tanner (just ten years old from Simpsonville, S.C.) won the event. Barbara Barlow (Tanner’s elementary principal) will present savings bond and award certificate.

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Remember when Bundt cakes were the culinary rage? Every mom in America had to have a Bundt pan and multiple cake recipes. Well, its time to pull out your favorite Bundt pan and recipe. It’s contest time!

According to Nordic Ware, the makers of the famous pan, they are hosting their second-annual national recipe contest inviting bakers to submit their most creative, best-tasting Bundt creations. This year, Nordic Ware’s theme calls for recipes that celebrate 10 popular American holidays. Each recipe entered into the contest will be judged on originality, taste, texture, visual appearance, use of ingredients and an essay describing how the entry represents in its own special way, one of America’s popular holidays. Because there is a Bundt pan for every season, bakers will be encouraged to make good use of one of the many seasonal Bundt designs from Nordic Ware. Bakers will be required to capture the essence of the Bundt cake meaning no elaborate use of frostings. The contest runs from April 1, 2007 to September 1, 2007. Read the rest of this entry