Calling All Pastry Chefs!!!
PastryScoop.com Announces
3rd Annual Golden Scoop Awards
NEW YORK CITY, March 20, 2006 – Do your sweets taste sweeter than the rest? Grab your whisk and get ready to go head-to-head with the crème de la crème of pastry chefs, bakers, and chocolatiers in PastryScoop.com's 3rd Annual Golden Scoop Awards. PastryScoop.com, a comprehensive dessert website in cooperation with The French Culinary Institute, is seeking entries for the 3rd Annual Golden Scoop Awards. The awards, which recognize excellence in pastry and dessert innovation, will be presented by PastryScoop.com at The French Culinary Institute on Monday, June 5th, 2006.
Pastry professionals are invited to submit entries in five delicious categories:
• E. Guittard Chocolate Best Dessert Menu
• Most Innovative Dessert
• Best Dessert Revival
• Cacoa Noel Best Confection
• Best Bakery Recipe
The 3rd Annual Golden Scoop Awards are open to all pastry and baking professionals. The top three contenders in each category, as selected by the panel of industry experts, will be invited to New York City to present their creations to a distinguished group of judges. Winners will be announced before their pastry colleagues and press in a celebration at The French Culinary Institute on June 5th, and the winning entries will be featured on PastryScoop.com and in Food Arts magazine.
Entries will be judged by a panel of industry experts based on originality, appearance, and taste. All categories except Best Dessert Menu require submission of a recipe and photo. Each recipe must include ingredients with quantities, mixing procedures and plating instructions (where applicable).
For more information and to download an application form today, please visit www.pastryscoop.com or call (888) A-PASTRY. All entries must be post-marked no later than Friday, April 7th, 2006, and sent to: PastryScoop.com, Attn: Golden Scoop Awards, 434 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY, 10013.
ABOUT PASTRYSCOOP.COM
Founded in 2004 by The French Culinary Institute, PastryScoop.com is a free online resource dedicated to supporting and celebrating the pastry arts through a dynamic, information-packed website, as well as dozens of online and offline events—from conferences and competitions to chef demonstrations and online chats with the hottest tastemakers around the country. PastryScoop.com reports on the latest dessert trends and innovations, tips and techniques, with comprehensive listings of resources, ingredients, conversions, and information about pastry educational programs. Our mission is to inspire, educate, and bring increased awareness and appreciation for the pastry arts and to promote creativity and community within the field.
ABOUT THE FRENCH CULINARY INSTITUTE
Founded in 1984, The French Culinary Institute teaches the culinary protocol, language and techniques upon which all Western cuisine is based. The FCI offers a rigorous six-month program by day or a nine-month program by night for aspiring or working culinary professionals and serious amateurs. The FCI will offer three new Italian classes, Fundamentals of Italian Cooking in October 2006 and the Italian Culinary Experience and Essentials of Italian Cooking 1, 2 and 3 in January 2007. For more information, visit www.frenchculinary.com.
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