Maple Leaf Farms Announces Winners of Chef Recipe Contest
Chef Greg Reggio of New Orleans Takes Top Prize in The 2011 Discover Duck Chef Recipe Contest
Leesburg, IN, November 21, 2011 --(PR.com)-- Maple Leaf Farms has selected the winning recipe entries for The 2011 Discover Duck Chef Recipe Contest. This year’s contest featured separate categories for professional chefs and culinary students, each with their own cash prizes. More than 230 recipes showcasing Maple Leaf Farms duck were entered into the contest.
Taking the Chef Category Grand Prize of $5,000 was Chef Greg Reggio of Taste Buds Management in New Orleans for his Thai Style Pulled Duck Sliders. Chef Reggio, along with chef partners Hans Limburg and Gary Darling, are the creators of Zea Rotisserie and Semolina Restaurant in New Orleans. A second recipe submitted by Chef Reggio for Korean BBQ Duck Tacos was also awarded Third Place.
Second Place in the Chef Category was claimed by Executive Chef Steven Jayson of Universal Studios, Orlando, FL, with his Pulled Duck Ciabatta Sandwich recipe.
The Student Category offered two top prizes: The Grand Prize of $2,500 was awarded to Derwin Jackson of Le Cordon Bleu, Atlanta, for his Roasted Tapenade Duck in Parchment recipe. Matthew Wells of Le Cordon Bleu, Austin, received Second Place for Asian Duck Tacos.
All submissions were judged anonymously on simplicity (easily sourced ingredients and ease of preparation), originality, flavor and accuracy of the recipe ingredients and method. The recipes selected as finalists went through two additional blind evaluations, and at the end of this process, Chef Reggio’s recipe emerged as the winner.
“We were thrilled with the variety and originality of the recipe submissions this year,” said Maple Leaf Farms Marketing Manager Cindy Turk. “We invite even more chefs to ‘Discover Duck’ and enter the contest next year!”
To view the winning recipes and photos, visit the contest web pages at http://www.mapleleaffarms.com/chefcontest/.
About Maple Leaf Farms:
Maple Leaf Farms, Inc. is America's leading producer of quality duck products, supplying retail and foodservice markets throughout the world with innovative, value-added foods. Founded in 1958, Maple Leaf Farms is a third generation family-owned company. For more information, contact Maple Leaf Farms at 1-800-348-2812 or visit http://www.mapleleaffarms.com.
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Taking the Chef Category Grand Prize of $5,000 was Chef Greg Reggio of Taste Buds Management in New Orleans for his Thai Style Pulled Duck Sliders. Chef Reggio, along with chef partners Hans Limburg and Gary Darling, are the creators of Zea Rotisserie and Semolina Restaurant in New Orleans. A second recipe submitted by Chef Reggio for Korean BBQ Duck Tacos was also awarded Third Place.
Second Place in the Chef Category was claimed by Executive Chef Steven Jayson of Universal Studios, Orlando, FL, with his Pulled Duck Ciabatta Sandwich recipe.
The Student Category offered two top prizes: The Grand Prize of $2,500 was awarded to Derwin Jackson of Le Cordon Bleu, Atlanta, for his Roasted Tapenade Duck in Parchment recipe. Matthew Wells of Le Cordon Bleu, Austin, received Second Place for Asian Duck Tacos.
All submissions were judged anonymously on simplicity (easily sourced ingredients and ease of preparation), originality, flavor and accuracy of the recipe ingredients and method. The recipes selected as finalists went through two additional blind evaluations, and at the end of this process, Chef Reggio’s recipe emerged as the winner.
“We were thrilled with the variety and originality of the recipe submissions this year,” said Maple Leaf Farms Marketing Manager Cindy Turk. “We invite even more chefs to ‘Discover Duck’ and enter the contest next year!”
To view the winning recipes and photos, visit the contest web pages at http://www.mapleleaffarms.com/chefcontest/.
About Maple Leaf Farms:
Maple Leaf Farms, Inc. is America's leading producer of quality duck products, supplying retail and foodservice markets throughout the world with innovative, value-added foods. Founded in 1958, Maple Leaf Farms is a third generation family-owned company. For more information, contact Maple Leaf Farms at 1-800-348-2812 or visit http://www.mapleleaffarms.com.
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