- 2012 Chef Participants
- 2012 Beverage Participants
- A Sampling from 2011
Restaurants
Charlevoix Country Club, Chef Russell Miller
Jordon Inn, Chef Joe Kromholz
Magnum Hospitality, Chef Kyle Marshall and Team
Sage Odawa Casino, Chef Rob Sargent and Team
Boyne USA
Bay Harbor Yacht Club
The Rowe Inn
Art Institute Novi
Art Institute Novi
Northern Michigan University
Macomb Community College
Michigan Desserts
Clever Cakes & Confections, Rob Williams
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2011 Challenge Winner
Secchia Institute for Culinary Education (Grand Rapids), Chef Sasha Ahmed
2011 Chefs-Challenge Runner-up
Art Institute of Michigan (Novi), Chef Steve Simpson
2011 People's Choice Winner
Saint Mary’s Healthcare (Grand Rapids), Chef Bill Read
2011 People’s Choice Winner
Odawa Casino Resort (Petoskey) Chef Rob Sargent
Breweries
New Holland Brewing
North Peak Brewing Company
Short’s Brewing Company
Mt. Pleasant Brewing Company
Bell’s Brewery, Inc.
Right Brain Brewery
Wineries
Good Harbor Vineyards
Mackinaw Trail Winery
Black Star Farms
Bowers Harbor Vineyards
Spirits
Piece of Cake Liquor
Grand Traverse Distillery
New Holland Brewing
Valentine Vodka
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2011 People's Choice - Wineries(tie)
Good Harbor Vineyards, Bowers Harbor Winery
2011 People's Choice - Spirits
Grand Traverse Distillery
2011 People's Choice - Breweries
Shorts Brewery
Blueberry Barbeque Rubbed Lamb Chops, Morel Mushrooms & Asparagus
Sweet Potato Gratin, with a Blueberry Stout Reduction
Venison & mushroom sausage medallion
Sautéed shrimp, morels, ramps & sauce Béarnaise, asparagus,
caramelized onion & Red Bliss potato “hash
Quail with cranberries and potato nest Bakers Green acres Chicken Ballotine,
roasted
Michigan chestnuts, wild leeks, creamed semolina, morel
mushrooms, chicken demi
Morel seasoned roasted rabbit loin with cherry sausage stuffing served with a
cooked cabbage slaw alongside a sweet potato gastrique with an
ice wine and red currant reduction
Korean style pork Al Pastor tacos (Kalbi marinated pork with scallions, cilantro,
Korean slaw, masa tortilla, lime sriracha)
Bacon wrapped smoked porkloin noisette on smoked whitefish and potato brandade
in a morel broth, with honey lemon asparagus
Sweet Beet encrusted Perch
Milk braised pork shoulder, with truffle rosemary whipped potatoes,
red onion marmalade, and roasted brussel sprouts
Boyne Mountain
LODGING INFORMATION
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April 20-21, 2012
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Chefs Challenge Taste of Michigan competition in the Boyne Mountain Civic Center is designed to showcase Michigan food and drink products and their creative applications in a meal. It is an opportunity for MI establishments to showcase their talents, gain exposure for their establishment, while raising funds for Challenge Mountain.
Teams compete in the “Taste” by preparing an entree item paired with a fine Michigan wine & Michigan micro-brew. Teams are pre-determined by a panel of Chef judges, based on a
combination of entry date and recipe entry quality/ variety/creativity of products presented, as well as an overall balance of entries to be provided to guests. The focus of this competition is the use of indigenous Michigan products.
Teams will be judged by both the attendees (awarding a “People’s Choice Award”), and a selected panel of judges (which will determine Saturday evenings “Iron Chef-style” competition).
This year's Taste of Michigan will feature three categories, College/University, Professional Center-of-the-Plate and Michigan Dessert. The event will be emceed by celebrity Chef Michelle Bommarito.
Tasting Tickets are available for eight for $25 or four for $15.
The "Peoples Choice" balloting ends at 1:30, winners announced at 2:00
