A tasty win for an Iowa chef and IPPA.The Iowa Pork Taste of Elegance once again brought together Iowa's top chefs Top Chef is an American reality competition show that airs on the cable television network Bravo, in which chefs compete against each other in weekly challenges. They are judged by a panel of professional chefs and other notables from the food and wine industry with one or for the annual culinary competition. The checkoff-funded event, sponsored by the Iowa Pork Producers Association, is designed to inspire chefs to create new and exciting ways to menu pork. Chef Shad Kirton of the Hotel Pattee in Perry, Iowa Perry is a city in Dallas County, Iowa, United States, along the North Raccoon River. The population was 7,633 at the 2000 census. Formerly a major railroad junction, Perry is home to the Historic Hotel Pattee (now closed), with themed rooms including many related to the , was awarded first-place honors; he also took home the People's Choice Award. "This competition has been very successful in putting pork out in front of restaurant owners restaurant owner n → dueño/a or propietario/a de un restaurante and operators in Iowa," said Nelda Christian, chair of the IPPA IPPA Irish Professional Photographers Association (Dublin, Ireland, UK) IPPA Indo-Pacific Prehistory Association IPPA Internet Professional Publishers Association IPPA Iowa Pork Producers Association Restaurant and Foodservice Committee. "With more consumers eating out, menuing pork entrees in popular restaurants is a top priority for IPPA restaurant and foodservice programs." Honors were awarded on taste, appearance and originality by a panel of Des Moines Des Moines, city, United States Des Moines (dĭ moin`), city (1990 pop. 193,187), state capital and seat of Polk co., S central Iowa, at the junction of the Des Moines and Raccoon rivers; inc. area judges. Winner Chef Kirton will be invited to the National Taste of Elegance competition later this spring. 2003 Iowa Pork Queen Beth Kulow presented Chef Shad Kirton with Chef Par Excellence during the 18th Annual Taste of Elegance. Seven restaurants from the state of Iowa competed in the 2004 competition, with each chef preparing an original entree using a fresh pork cut. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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