Golf Channel and Miss America 2015 Kira Kazantsev popped into the Hilton New Orleans Riverside to share the cookoff on an upcoming edition of The Morning Drive. Cooking demonstrations and entrepreneurial discussions provided attending chefs with myriad information to take home to their clubs.
The “Iron Chef” Mystery Basket Cookoff highlighted Day 2 of the Chef to Chef Conference, which is taking place at the Hilton New Orleans Riverside. Chef Eva Barrios (Austin CC) and Chef Nelson Millan (San Antonio CC) took home the first-place prize of a Vitamix blender. Chef John Beck (Olympia Fields CC) and Chef Michael Ponzio (Medinah CC) were runners-up and secured the Spiceology package.
Golf Channel was on hand to document the event with host Kira Kazantsev, Miss America 2015, and Chef Jerry Schreck (Merion Golf Club) moderating the event.
The conference shifted off-site for an exclusive popup dining event at the Pythian Market. Small plates and signature cocktails were featured as guests meandered and mingled.
Day 2 kicked off with a cooking demonstration by Chef Russell Scott, CMC, The Club at Carlton Woods. His presentation was titled “Looking Closer: Staying Focused on the Key Culinary Details Amid Fast-Changing Trends and Technology.”
Session 2 saw Chef Kevin Walker, CMC, Ansley Golf Club, discuss “Integrating Classic International Dishes into Everyday Club Menus.”
Walker was followed by a double session from Chef Charles Carroll, CEC, ACC, River Oaks Country Club. Carroll’s opening focused on “The Chef as Entrepreneur” followed by “Insights into Greatness,” an on-stage interview with Chef Isaac Toups, a restauranteur and author of the book “Chasing the Gator,” and Reinvention Radio founder and host Steve Olsher joining on Skype.
Jennifer Kopp, CEPC, Executive Pastry Chef at The Metropolitan Club, presented “Making the Traditional trendy: Putting a Contemporary Spin on Classic Desserts.”
The last session of Day 2 featured Chef Joseph Leonardi, CMC, Directory of Culinary Operations at The Country Club. He discussed “Behind the Plate-up: Motivating and Challenging Your Kitchen Team While Keeping It Focused on the Common Goal.”
The final day of the Chef to Chef Conference will see six more sessions and six Chef to Chef Live events. Click here to view the agenda and tune into C&RB’s Facebook and Twitter accounts for additional coverage of the event, including photos, using hashtag #C2C2019.
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