May The Stars Light Your Way
The IKA, the so-called Culinary Olympics, is among the most prominent of culinary competitions. Held every four years, the most recent was held in Erfurt Germany, in October 2008 and was the 23rd competition. Competing for medals and top honors were a record 32 national…
It’s been an absolutely amazing, exhausting, enjoyable visit to Germany. The kind folks at the Quality Hotel in Gotha made us feel welcome and appreciated as we prepared for and participated in the 2008 International Culinary Olympics in Erfurt Germany. The hotel chef and the…
Congratulations to Chef Greg Skibinski who won a bronze medal in Category B competition at the International Culinary Olympics in Erfurt, Germany today!
Greg’s plates looked amazing!
And, for the person who emailed Greg mentioning that he should smile more, here is a shot for you!:
Tonight at the hotel, we had an interesting dinner of pork, pineapple, peaches, and cheese on toast served with french fries. Afterward, we worked to get Chef Greg Skibinski’s Category B presentation done and ready to go. Chef Thomas, of the hotel’s restaurant, stopped by…
Yesterday, we worked during the day and into the evening with Chef Greg Skibinski as he prepared his Category B entry. According to Chef Skibinski, we’re in really good shape with most of the preparation finished for his presentation, which gets judged on Wednesday. Today,…
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 to enrich the learning experience of the students of the Midwest Culinary Institute at Cincinnati State Technical and Community Collegeâ€.
Here are a few photos of Chef Neace from the awards ceremony. Click any photo to view a larger size.
Good luck Chef Greg Skibinski, who competes on Wednesday!
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…