Hot Foods Team Achieves Silver in Novi
On February 25, of this year, the CIM student hot food competition team competed in Novi, Michigan, receiving a silver medal for their work. The team cooked for the state title and the chance to represent Michigan at the upcoming American Culinary Federation Central Regional Conference in New Orleans. The event was hosted by the Art Institute of Michigan, who also competed and Oakland Community College was represented as well.
Team members included team captain Edward Jobin CC, Heather Karr, Zachary Vanderwall, Lindsay Yzenas and Brandon Grzegorczyk.
The competition consisted of a timed skills portion and a timed cooking portion. The skills included fabrication of flat fish and poultry, a pastry element, and basic knife skills. The cooking portion entailed a four course meal for four centered on the classic Escoffier dish Poulet Sauté à la Catalane. Detailed recipes, photos of each dish and nutritional information were also required.
Coaches, Chef John Lakatos and Chef Trevor Bethke, CEC, along with the faculty and staff at The Culinary Institute of Michigan, would like to congratulate and thank the hot food team for a job well done. Their selfless dedication of time and effort has set the bar high for future teams at the CIM.
