CMC Culinary Team Wins Silver Medal

April 23, 2018 By cmctestgenesis

photo: The CMC Culinary Institute Team won the sliver medal award at the American Culinary Federation California Western Regional Championships on Sunday, March 18, 2018.

CMC Culinary Team Earns a Silver Medal

Quick, creative teamwork and practiced fundamentals payoff in competition

photo: finish disp prepared in competition by the CMC culinary team. Photo by Daniel Molina

Spring Salad with Rainbow Snow Peas, Pea Tendrils, Spring Radishes & Shaved Fennel Carrot Tuile, Toasted Almond Crumble and Truffled Sea Salt Cured Egg. Photo by Daniel Molina

CMC's Student Culinary Team, representing CMC Culinary Institute and the Keystone Resort Apprenticeship program, won third place and earned a silver medal (based on a point system) at the American Culinary Federation Western Region Culinary Salon held March 17-18 at Orange Coast Community College.

Over the two-day competition, the team competed in a basic skills relay where four of the team members are randomly selected to execute a series of basic culinary techniques such as knife cuts and cutting a whole chicken into pieces to be used for different recipes. The second phase of the competition consist of producing four portions of a signature menu in 1.5 hours.

The team is given one required course by the national competition committee that all the teams must produce. The teams also develop three other courses. This year's required menu item was oeuffs a la neige (Snow Eggs) - poached meringue served with vanilla custard sauce. The team would like to send a special thanks to The Seattle Fish Company and Red Bird Farms Chicken for their sponsorship of the team.

Back-to-back state championships

The team earned the privilege of representing Colorado in the region competition by winning the state competition, held at the CMC Breckenridge Campus in December. CMC Culinary Institute team holds back-to-back state championships.

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One of Top 5 in the Top 3!

September 13, 2017 By cmctestgenesis

What's happening in Denver, the third hottest food city in 2016 according to Zagat?

Culinary alumni Elan Wenzel (1998) is part of FIVE, a collaborative program gathering five top Colorado chefs. The team works together to serve a spectacular annual meal at the James Beard House and other events.

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Grads Making Their Mark in Denver

September 12, 2017 By cmctestgenesis

CMC Culinary alumni make the top 10 in Denver Eater's annual Top 38 list: The Plimoth Executive Chef Charles MacDonald and Mercantile Dining & Provision Chef d Cuisine/Propietor Matt Vawter.

See the Denver Eatery Top 38

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Entrepreneurship Spirit

September 11, 2017 By cmctestgenesis

photo - CMC culinary graduate A.J. Fazendin

CMC culinary graduate A.J. Fazendin launches Prescribed Spirits in Broward County, Florida. He's custom distilling gin and breaking ground with an entrepreneurship partnership. An excellent martini gin, his recipe blends herbs and botanicals. He said it’s very fragrant, smooth and without overpowering juniper flavor.

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Culinary Apprenticeship Grads Voted Best in State

September 10, 2017 By cmctestgenesis

Logo - MezzalunaMezzaluna, owned and operated by graduates Eric and Sara Watson, was named one of the best places to eat in Fargo by Condé Nast Traveler and voted No. 1 restaurant in North Dakota by OpenTable.

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