Tag Archives: Bocuse D’Or USA

Sunday Photo -Team USA and the Bocuse d’Or

The 2013 Bocuse d’Or competition takes place this week in Lyon, France. Considered by many to be the premiere culinary competition in the world, it is an intense battle, of skill, ingenuity, resourcefulness, stamina and will unlike anything else out [...]

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Sunday Photos: The Red Carpet at The James Beard Awards 2012

I was lucky enough to attend the James Beard Awards last night in NYC. This annual event, which also acts as a celebration of James Beard’s birthday, brings together luminaries from the culinary world from all over the United States. Here are [...]

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Sunday Photos – Winnimere – A Tasty Cheese

Outstanding cheese is one of life’s great pleasures. Coming across one I haven’t had before  is a special treat, especially if it happens to be American and made in the region in which I live.  I’ve been a fan of [...]

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Bocuse d’Or USA 2012 Finals – A Slide Show

The 2012 Bocuse d’Or USA Finals held at The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. was a great competition. It was won by the team of Richard Rosendale and Corey Siegel, but in reality, all of the contestants [...]

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The Future of Bocuse d’Or USA – The Commis Competition 2012

The first ever Commis Competition sponsored by the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation took place this past Saturday, January 28th on the campus of The Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, N.Y. The idea was to recognize young talent working the stoves of America’s [...]

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Congratulations to Richard Rosendale, CMC – Bocuse d’Or Candidate USA for 2013!!

Richard Rosendale CMC is the American candidate for the Bocuse d’Or 2013. Along with his commis, Corey Siegel, won the honor with a focused and determined culinary performance yesterday at the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park, where they competed against [...]

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Sunday Photo – The Winner of the Bocuse d’Or USA Commis Competition is

Rose Weiss, a culinary extern at Gramercy Tavern won the first commis competition sponsored by the Bocuse d’Or USA Foundation to identify young rising talent in the culinary world. She graduates from the French Culinary Institute on Monday. Thomas Keller [...]

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One Year Ago Today – Bocuse d’Or 2011 Day One

One year ago today an epic gastronomic battle started in Lyon, France. It was the first day of the two day Bocuse d’Or cooking competition, ultimately won by Denmark’s masterful Rasmus Kofoed. The team from the United States, consisting of [...]

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Bocuse d’Or 2011 – The Competition

With Timothy Hollingsworth's strong, but ultimately unsatisfying sixth place finish at the 2009 Bocuse d'Or, the Bocuse d'Or USA organization was primed and optimistic for more in 2011. Hollingsworth had indeed tied the best ever finish for the United [...]

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Go Team USA!

American Candidates Jamal James Kent and Thomas Allan at dinner at Brasserie de L'Est two nights before competition along with Bocuse d'Or USA organizer Monica Bhambani. They will be getting underway in their quest for a medal at the [...]

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