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Young Chef Competition Dine Around – November 9, 2014

Again this year, the Cincinnati Bailliage sponsored the Young Chef Competition at the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State University. On Sunday, November 9, 2014, some of our city’s best young talent was there to compete for the chance to represent our bailliage at the regional competition in Kansas City. Each and every one of the young chefs benefited from this experience while the Chaîne members enjoyed the pageantry of their challenge as well as a fabulous dinner. Many of the competitors are past or present MCI students who benefit from the Irwin & Barbara Weinberg Culinary Scholarship Fund as well as this opportunity to show off their skills.

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This event was successful again this year thanks to the efforts and months of planning between Vice Chargé de Missions Clint Haynes and Chef Rôtisseur Alan Neace. Judges for the competition volunteer their time and included Paul Parks, Chef Jean-Robert de Cavel of Jean-Robert’s Table and French Crust Café, and legendary culinary expert and radio talk show host Vice Conseiller Gastronomique Honoraire Marilyn Harris.

Following the competition, three medal winners were announced. In first place was Nick Elison who will go on to the Kansas City regionals. Second place went to last year’s winner Katelyn Banks and Kevin Kleist was awarded third place. These young chefs were given their awards during a dinner prepared by Chef Sean Kagy and his MCI students. Members of our bailliage brought outstanding bottles of wine to share while enjoying Chef Kagy’s offerings in this “dine around” format. Our bailliage has a long history of supporting the young culinary talent in our community and this event is one of our most cherished functions. It has the dual purpose of keeping the culinary arts alive in our community and giving our young talent national exposure. At the end of the evening, we all felt like winners and thanked Vice Chargé de Missions Haynes, Chef Rôtisseur Neace and Chef Kagy, the esteemed judges, the students, and most of all the competitors for making this day a most memorable one.

Graig Smith, Vice Chargé de Presse

Welcome to the Cincinnati Bailliage of the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs!

Chaîne Cincinnati includes local businessmen and women, doctors, lawyers, chefs, wine distributors and retailers as well as others in the food and wine fields. Our Bailliage unites professional and amateur gastronomes in a private, not-for-profit society committed to promoting the culinary arts and those of enology and hospitality through example, education and camaraderie.

As an example, we foster the development of the culinary arts among our community's promising chefs by contributing to the Cincinnati Freestore Foodbank’s culinary education program called Cincinnati Cooks. We raise money for this purpose by asking for voluntary donations from our members annually, holding an annual wine auction and having special fundraising events.

Additionally, the Cincinnati Chaîne is home to an active chapter of Société Mondiale du Vin, an organization dedicated to enjoying and learning about the world of fine wine and spirits. Over the last few years our members have toured internationally renowned wine destinations to further their understanding of those areas and their wines.

The Bailliage de Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Cincinnati is affiliated with the Confrérie de la Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, Bailliage des Etats-Unis (United States Chapter), which is associated with the International Headquarters in Paris.

Salut and Vive la Chaîne!