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MCM -- what happened at your competition?
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music-city-missy
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The Italians lost - lost third place but something like 3/8ths of a point
It will be on Food Network. It was fabulous but the pastillage piece 'broke' as they were putting it on the table - not completely but it significantly reduced the size and impact and they used dry ice on their plated dessert of something and that is not edible so it took points off. Basically, the US (really French) team was incredible and as much as I waned the Italians to win, when I saw all the US pieces, my heart sank. I'll try to post the few pix I got and I still need to get copies of the other pix. They gave the chef from school tickets to be part of the 'special' guests that sat in front of the other audience so his wife got some great photos just feet away where the rest of us couldn't get. Every time I tried to take a shot either the cameramen, judges or special guests would get in my way so I got very few good shots of everything close up.
Still it was such an incredible experience and so inspiring. You know how some people try too hard, I almost feel like they tried too hard. They put so much into it compared to some of the stories I heard of the other teams that I wonder if they didn't wear themselves out before the actual competition began.
It will be on Food Network. It was fabulous but the pastillage piece 'broke' as they were putting it on the table - not completely but it significantly reduced the size and impact and they used dry ice on their plated dessert of something and that is not edible so it took points off. Basically, the US (really French) team was incredible and as much as I waned the Italians to win, when I saw all the US pieces, my heart sank. I'll try to post the few pix I got and I still need to get copies of the other pix. They gave the chef from school tickets to be part of the 'special' guests that sat in front of the other audience so his wife got some great photos just feet away where the rest of us couldn't get. Every time I tried to take a shot either the cameramen, judges or special guests would get in my way so I got very few good shots of everything close up.
Still it was such an incredible experience and so inspiring. You know how some people try too hard, I almost feel like they tried too hard. They put so much into it compared to some of the stories I heard of the other teams that I wonder if they didn't wear themselves out before the actual competition began.
music-city-missy
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Here's a link to a blog with a few photos from school
this lady teaches Italian at Vanderbilt and helped some with the interpretting. She's also a 'chef' - I don't know her whole story but here are a few photos
http://joycooks.blogspot.com/
this lady teaches Italian at Vanderbilt and helped some with the interpretting. She's also a 'chef' - I don't know her whole story but here are a few photos
http://joycooks.blogspot.com/
music-city-missy
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music-city-missy
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music-city-missy
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The peacock sugar piece from China was amazing - such fine pieces of work
http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/09/pastry-geek-heaven.html
http://www.seriouseats.com/2008/09/pastry-geek-heaven.html
scott-in-scottsdale
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I'm game.
music-city-missy
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I got some of the Italian practice pieces taken in the school photo studio
but I never saw them roll anyting in place behind them or anything and take pix but maybe they did that when everything was done. The shame is that Idon't see where they post the pix of the final pieces. Only bloggers and such that didn't have 'all access' to get really good photos. Think because Food Network was there and it's going to be one of their challenges, that they limit what can be done.
Let me warn you - best way to do this thing is to volunteer. They will have the National in Scottsdale next year and then the World the year after. Admission to the demo only forum part is $1,500. Hands on calss program is $2,500. Tickets to just the two days of the professional competition is $150 for general seating and goes up from there for 'box' seating which was a joke because people were wandering in and out of the 'boxes' because it was not obvious what it was. Then there is a dinner to wrap it all up.
but I never saw them roll anyting in place behind them or anything and take pix but maybe they did that when everything was done. The shame is that Idon't see where they post the pix of the final pieces. Only bloggers and such that didn't have 'all access' to get really good photos. Think because Food Network was there and it's going to be one of their challenges, that they limit what can be done.
Let me warn you - best way to do this thing is to volunteer. They will have the National in Scottsdale next year and then the World the year after. Admission to the demo only forum part is $1,500. Hands on calss program is $2,500. Tickets to just the two days of the professional competition is $150 for general seating and goes up from there for 'box' seating which was a joke because people were wandering in and out of the 'boxes' because it was not obvious what it was. Then there is a dinner to wrap it all up.
patbastrop
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Thanks so much for sharing your ringside seat! Wonderful.
Volunteering is always an excellent way to get in on the action!
I've not done this for cooking competitions, but for other stuff. Like the show jumping World Cup, for example; sold out, but I had better "seats" than anyone! All I had to do was be present to translate for any French speakers, which never happened, so I didn't miss a minute!
I've not done this for cooking competitions, but for other stuff. Like the show jumping World Cup, for example; sold out, but I had better "seats" than anyone! All I had to do was be present to translate for any French speakers, which never happened, so I didn't miss a minute!