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The Taste of Elegance is one of the major cooking
events for professional chefs in the industry. Sponsored by the National Pork
Board, this culinary competition is designed to inspire innovative and exciting
ways to menu pork. Since 1987, the Taste of Elegance competition has evolved
into more than twenty regional competitions annually. Winning chefs are invited
to participate in the National Taste of Elegance. The national event brings
together talented, winning chefs from across the country. The program provides
an exciting competition in the chef community while also serving as a learning
exchange for the chefs. At every competition, prizes are awarded for outstanding
pork dishes based on a variety of factors, including taste, originality and
presentation. Judges for the events have included master chefs, food editors and
past Taste of Elegance winners.
MPA-Sponsored
2011/12 Taste of Elegance Events
St. Louis Taste of
Elegance
November 7, 2011
Rennaissance Hotel, St. Louis, MO
| 1st Place |
Chef Chris Stroup
Renaissance St. Louis Hotel Airport
St. Louis |
Grandma’s Secret Recipe Revealed |
| 2nd Place |
Chef Jeffery Schaffer
Sage
Soulard |
Cherry Wood Smoked Pork Tenderloin Wellington with
Caramelized Shallot Pancetta Jam, Organic Beet Port Wine Gastrique,
Saffron Truffle Hollandaise |
| 3rd Place |
Chef Michael Lamping
Bellerive Country Club
St. Louis |
Lardo Wrapped Pork Loin with a Pork Cylinder, “Whipped
Parsnip”, Autumn Vegetables |
| People's Choice |
Chef Chris Stroup
Renaissance St. Louis Hotel Airport
St. Louis |
Grandma’s Secret Recipe Revealed |
Mid-Missouri Taste of
Elegance
January 9, 2012
Holiday Inn Executive Center
Columbia, MO
| 1st Place |
Chef Patrick Wilson
Churchill's
Columbia |
Pork Belly Shiitake Pie with Chestnuts, Apples and
Roasted Grapes |
| 2nd Place |
Chef Adam Wells-Morgan
The Club at Old Hawthorne
Columbia |
“Pork and Beans”—Herb Roasted Irish Pork Loin, Mashed
Buttered White Beans, Caramelized Brussels Sprouts, Fennel Pollen
Candied Walnuts, and Darjeeling Pear Cider Reduction |
| 3rd Place |
Chef Dennis Clay
Les Bourgeois
Columbia |
“Minestrone”—Minestrone Soup with Sausage and Malfatti |
| People's Choice |
Chef Adam Wells-Morgan
The Club at Old Hawthorne
Columbia |
“Pork and Beans”—Herb Roasted Irish Pork Loin, Mashed
Buttered White Beans, Caramelized Brussels Sprouts, Fennel Pollen
Candied Walnuts, and Darjeeling Pear Cider Reduction |
To read the press release, click
here.
Kansas City Taste of
Elegance
February 21, 2012
Kansas City, MO
Springfield/Branson Taste of
Elegance
March 26, 2012
Ramada Oasis Convention Center
Springfield, MO
For more information on the Taste of Elegance
events, please contact the Missouri Pork Association offices at (573) 445-8375.
For more information on the National Taste of
Elegance, sponsored by the National Pork Board, visit
http://www.porkfoodservice.com/tasteOfElegance.aspx.
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