2010 Military Chef Challenge – Armed Forces Culinary Competition
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Militarychefs.com and Coca-Cola launch the second annual Military Chef Ultimate Summer Grill-Off Challenge
WASHINGTON, September 24, 2010 — It'll be grill-to-grill combat as Coca-Cola North America, the Culinary Institute of America (CIA) and MilitaryChefs.com launch the second annual Coca-Cola Military Chef Ultimate Summer Grill-Off Challenge this Sunday, Sept. 26 at Bolling Air Force Base in Washington, D.C.
Military chefs from each of the five service branches will lead teams of five to create seven dishes and a beverage using Coca-Cola products. The teams will compete in the categories of Best Barbeque, People's Choice, Best Barbeque Sauce, the Michael Angelo, Ice Carving and Tallow Carving. The judges will score the teams' culinary creations while the "Grill Sergeant" and Pentagon Executive Dining Facility chef Brad Turner emcees. The team named the Military Chef Challenge Overall Winner will be awarded the Coca-Cola Summer Grilling Championship belt, a week-long CIA training session in New York City and gift cards from Outback Steakhouse.
The event sponsors — Coca-Cola, Dixie, Georgia-Pacific, Heinz, Kingsford and Sparkle — are partnering with the Defense Commissary Agency (DeCA) to get food-lovers involved in the Challenge as well. Five DeCA grand prize winners around the U.S. will join the Challenge teams as "Chef Assistants," while sweepstakes winners in the D.C. area will have the opportunity to attend the event and sample the chefs' recipes. DeCA customers can also enjoy discounts on sponsors' products through an in-store coupon booklet.
"Last year's Challenge was the first sponsorship of this kind for the Coca-Cola military team," said Doug McAlister, Coca-Cola North America group director, Military Channel. "We are excited to bring the Challenge back so these talented chefs can showcase their skills and create new Coke-inspired recipes."
The CIA and the American Culinary Federation have provided top-notch judges for the competition — Pastry Chef Elena Clement, Executive Chef Stafford DeCambra, Chef John DeShetler, Kansas City Barbeque Society judge Mark Mangano, Culinary Educator Tama Murphy and Master Chef Rudy Speckamp.
Final Results:
Military Chef Challenge Winner – ACF Category [W] Wild Card
Team Navy: 1st Place
Team Army: 2nd Place
Team Marine Corp: 3rd Place
Judge – CIA Master Chef Judge Rudy Speckamp
Judge – ACF Executive Chef Judge Stafford T. DeCambra
Judge – ACF Executive Chef Judge Dave Turcotte
Judge – ACF Pastry Chef Judge Elena Clement
Team Air Force: The People's Choice Award
Judge – The Event Guests Favorite Team
Team Marine Corps: Kansas City BBQ Judges Award
Kansas City BBQ Judges Choice
Judge – KCBS Chef Judge Marc Mangano
Team Air Force: The Best BBQ Sauce Winner
Judge – CIA Master Chef Judge Rudy Speckamp
Judge – KCBS Chef Judge Marc Mangano
Judge – CIA Culinary Educator Judge Tama Murphy
Judge – CIA Chef Judge John DeShetler
The Michael Angelo: Best display of tallow, ice and buffet presentation
Judge – ACF Executive Chef Judge Stafford T. DeCambra
Judge – ACF Pastry Chef Judge Elena Clement
Judge – CIA Culinary Educator Judge Tama Murphy
Judge – CIA Chef Judge John DeShetler
ACF Medals were awarded in:
Category W (Wild Card) for the overall event.
Team Navy: ACF Silver
Team Army: ACF Silver
Team Marines: ACF Silver
Team Coast Guard: ACF Silver
Team Air Force: ACF Bronze
ACF Ice Carving Category H-1 — One man, Single block individual freestyle
Trent Skinner – ACF Siliver
Trent Sknner – ACF Bronze
Andre Rush – ACF Bronze
Andre Rush – ACF Bronze
ACF Center Piece Category D — Showpieces, Professional, Individual
Andre Rush – ACF Silver
Paul Maloney – ACF Bronze
Contestants:
Army:
Team Captain Chef Guy Winks
Keith Broome
Joshua Spiess
Andre Rush
Stephen Behr
Navy:
Team Captain Paul Maloney
Paul Brown
Lynval Weise
Renninger
Derrick Davenport
Air Force:
Team Captain Robert Morgan
Patricia Ogletree
Lamar Ramsey
Nyeisha Coar
Brian Hall
Marines
Team Captain Jesse Camacho
Patrick Modriskey
Dustin Cook
Scott Zabel
Jacob Ballard
Coast Guard:
Team Captain Justin Reed
Edward Fuchs Medium
Phil Garrett
Stephen Bishop
Rafael Rivera-Barrios
