http://www.yumsugar.com To die for. en http://www.yumsugar.com/2111490 <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/2111490"><img width=160 height=154 src='http://media.onsugar.com/files/upl1/1/17470/39_2008/capt.43338d9490d649f98d3dac7054b18633.world_cuisine_contest_disney_ny128.large.jpg'></div></a><p><span class="inline left"></span>Over the weekend, <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/1793089" >eight semi-finalists</a> competed to see who would represent the United States at the <a href="http://www.bocusedorusa.org" target="_blank">Bocuse d'Or</a>, a prestigious international culinary competition. Timothy Hollingsworth, a sous chef at the <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/tag/french+laundry" >French Laundry</a>, was selected as the winner. Hollingsworth now has three months to prepare for the French showdown in January. He'll train at a special facility created by <a href="http://www.yumsugar.com/1813908" >Thomas Keller</a> in Yountville, California with head coach Roland Henin. </p> <p>No American chef has ever won the final competition and the closest one has come to seeing gold was sixth place in 2003. </p> <p>The chefs and their assistants had to prepare two dishes - one fish and one beef - in front of a live audience. The dishes were judged on a variety of factors including presentation, texture, harmony of flavor, sophistication, and creativity. In the end, Hollingsworth's elaborately garnished Atlantic cod with Hawaiian blue prawns and sea scallops and equally complex beef tenderloin roasted in bacon with beef cheeks and oxtail won. </p> <p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/nphotos/Mickey-Mouse-Walt-Disney-World-Resort-Hollingsworth-Lake-Buena-Vista2C-Fla/photo//080928/482/43338d9490d649f98d3dac7054b18633/" target="_blank">Source</a></p> http://www.yumsugar.com/2111490#comment news Thomas Keller the french laundry Bocuse d'Or Roland Henin Timothy Hollingsworth Mon, 29 Sep 2008 03:00:19 -0700 partysugar http://www.yumsugar.com/2111490