Ovations team takes 2nd Chef Challenge
Tuesday, January 12th, 2010
Chefs Alfie Lockette (left) and John Perrone of Ovations Food Service accept the first place award at the second annual Chef Challenge on Monday.
Four chefs from Ovations Food Service won the second annual Chef Challenge on Monday, Jan. 11, during the Philadelphia Candy Gift & Gourmet Show at the Atlantic City Convention Center.
The challenge involved six teams from the area producing four-course meals, with chocolate being a mandatory ingredient in each course. The Ovations team won by combining chocolate with lobster tail, duck, venison and in a tiramisu for dessert.
Ovations provides food service at the Atlantic City Convention Center and Boardwalk Hall. For their efforts the team won a $1,000 top prize. Other teams participating included Caesars Atlantic City, Sonsie Restaurant, Trump Taj Mahal, Showboat Casino and the Knave of Hearts.
The Ovations team consisted of chefs Jamie Kirk, Gary Brosi, Alfie Lockette and John Perrone, and served a panel of six judges who each represented candy manufacturers exhibiting at the show. Ovations also paired each course with a wine selection.
The Caesars team placed second for a $500 prize, and the chefs from the Taj Mahal placed third to win a portable induction cooktop.