Runs with knives!
I’ve been invited to participate in the International Culinary Olympics (http://www.culinary-olympics.com) as part of a 5-man team called the 2008 Midwest Culinary Institute Olympic Team (http://www.culinarymasters.org). We’re traveling to Erfurt, Germany for the competition. Our trip will be October 16-25, 2008. In addition to everything else, we’re taking a slew of computers and cameras. I will blog the events each day, data access permitting. Articles will appear in this category and our repository of photos is here. If you’d like to subscribe to this category in your RSS feed reader, add this URL: https://drewvogel.com/category/drewvogelcom/articles/2008-culinary-olympics/feed
I’ve been invited to participate in the International Culinary Olympics (http://www.culinary-olympics.com) as part of a 5-man team called the 2008 Midwest Culinary Institute Olympic Team (http://www.culinarymasters.org). We are one of 8-12 regional teams from the United States attending the world-wide competition. We’re traveling to Erfurt,…
Team Manager Richard F. Potter, CEC, PCEC, CCA, AAC Executive Chef / Owner at Stringtown Bar & Grill, Florence, KY Competitors Alan J. Neace Sr., CEC, AAC Culinary Instructor at Midwest Culinary Institute, Cincinnati, OH Greg M. Skibinski, CEC Executive Chef at Western Hills…
Everything is done… We had a final fund raiser last night at Midwest Culinary Institute with “action stations†dotted around the Summit Dining Room. (The dish I prepared was a fork-tender tornedeau of beef on a crouton with a rich mushroom demi-glace and topped with…
After flying directly from Cincinnati to Frankfurt overnight (with only a few uncomfortable hours for most of the team, and no sleep for other members), we were able to get (quickly!) through customs and security to retrieve our bags and pick up our rental car.…
Our photo repository is here! The gallery contains a raw feed of our photos – they may be blurry, oriented incorrectly, and not have captions — all of this will be resolved as time permits. Please note that if you wish to leave comments for…
Today, Brian and I set out to the convention center where the events of the International Culinary Olympics are being held, in Erfurt, which is about 30 minutes away from our preparation room in Gotha. Using the GPS (thank goodness for the GPS!), we were…
Chef Alan Neace, Sr. won a bronze medal in the International Culinary Olympics! Congratulations, Chef Neace! Chef Neace says, “Everything I’ve learned since I started competing in 1991 – and everything I’ve learned by competing in 2008 at the International Culinary Olympics – comes back…