Category Archives: Bocuse D’Or

The Second Annual MENT’OR BKB Foundation Young Chef Competition Series

Posted on May 6, 2015 by docsconz

If you are a regular reader of this site, you know that I am an avid fan and supporter of the Bocuse d’Or and now, Ment’Or BKB, the organization behind Bocuse d’Or Team USA. In addition to their role with […]


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Reflections on The Bocuse D’Or 2015

Posted on February 16, 2015 by docsconz

I have now attended each of the past four Bocuse d’Or competitions in Lyon starting in 2009 and each has been special in its own way, filled with hope and promise. This last one was best of all as the […]


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The USA Takes Silver at the 2015 Bocuse D’Or!

Posted on January 29, 2015 by docsconz

I’ve bee to this and the previous three Bocuse d’Or competitions in Lyon, France and the United States has always gone in with a strong team and high hopes, only for those hopes to have been dashed. Not so this […]


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It’s Time! Bocuse d’Or World Finals 2015!

Posted on January 26, 2015 by docsconz

While the northeastern United States will be busy digging out from a monster snow storm, a storm of a different sort is about to descend upon the Eurexpo Pavilion and the SIRHA show in Lyon, France – the world finals of the […]


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A Conversation With Chef Philip Tessier, USA’s Candidate for Bocuse D’Or 2015

Posted on March 31, 2014 by docsconz

I didn’t know much about Chef Philip Tessier before he was selected to be the  American Candidate for the Bocuse D’Or in Lyon France in January 2015, but I did get to know him a bit at the Benefit dinner held […]


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Bocuse d’Or USA at The Culinary Vegetable Institute – In Good Hands

Posted on March 28, 2014 by docsconz

Competitiveness is a basic human trait that has been around for as long as history has been recorded and likely well before that too. At its basest level, competition can bring out the worst in human nature, but at its […]


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The Chef’s Garden – Eden Exists in Ohio

Posted on March 27, 2014 by docsconz

Ohio is not the first place that would have come to my mind when thinking about sourcing a wide variety of top quality vegetables, herbs and flowers, but it is the home of what may very well be the finest […]


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The Docsconz Five Most Memorable Food Related Non Dining Moments of 2013 – No.4

Posted on January 7, 2014 by docsconz

The Bocuse d’Or – This was my third time attending this illustrious and exciting event in Lyon, France and it hasn’t gotten old. The personalities, the energy and the sheer spectacle are stupendous. Attending this phenomenal event should be on […]


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My Top Non-Restaurant Meal of 2013

Posted on December 31, 2013 by docsconz

Meals in homes or other non-restaurant settings offer a completely different set of expectations and experiences than those in restaurants, especially restaurants with vaunted reputations. In homes and other personal settings, it is mostly about the personal interaction and the […]


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Guts and Glory – StarChefs’ ICC 2013 Day Two

Posted on October 15, 2013 by docsconz

The second day of the StarChefs ICC has everything that the first day has, but it also has the cocktail party at the end of the day as well as a variety of top notch cocktails available throughout the day. […]


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