Yesterday, Bocuse d'Or USA chairman Daniel Boulud announced the 12 semifinalists who will compete to represent the United States in the next Bocuse d'Or. Following in the footsteps of Top Chef's Hung Huynh is Top Chef Las Vegas finalist Kevin Gillespie, who won an elimination challenge to compete at the Bocuse d'Or.
The 12 semifinalists will square off on Feb. 6, 2010, at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, NY, for a highly coveted position on the US team. The winners will then compete at the Bocuse d'Or in Lyon, France, in 2011.
I find it puzzling that, although the competition drew only 17 applicants, the number of candidates seems to have nearly doubled since last year. Still, I'm excited to see how everything pans out. Although I wonder whether Kevin's straightforward, rustic cooking will be too simple for the culinary Olympics, I still hope he goes all the way.
To find out who the other 11 competitors are, read more.
Luke Bergman, The Modern, New York, NY
Danny Cerqueda, Carolina Country Club, Raleigh, NC
Michael Clauss, Daily Planet , Burlington, VT
Kevin Gillespie, Woodfire Grill, Atlanta, GA
James Kent, Eleven Madison Park, New York, NY
Mark Liberman, Roxy's Black Sheep, West Palm Beach, FL
Christopher Parsons, Catch, Winchester, MA
Jennifer Petrusky, Charlie Trotter's, Chicago, IL
John Rellah, New York Yacht Club, New York, NY
Jeremie Tomczak, French Culinary Institute, New York, NY
Andrew Weiss, The Chef's Workshop, Las Vegas, NV
Percy Whatley, The Ahwahnee, Yosemite, CA
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Karl Kani
D&G
Charlie Trotter's is such an overrated restaurant in Chicago...there are so many better high-end establishments in the city...sure hope this chef can prove better than the place of her employment at the Bocuse D'Or semi-finalist competition.
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