Top culinary professionals from the healthcare industry will compete in the Association for Healthcare Foodservice (AHF) 2014 Culinary Competition held in conjunction with its annual conference in Orlando, Fla. in June, according to an article on the Digital Journal website.
The following teams will be competing:
• Steven Bressler, retail services Manager, and John Graziano, executive chef, The Valley Hospital, Ridgewood, N.J.
• Timothy Gee, CEC, executive chef, Nicolas Mercogliano, sous chef, Robert Wood Johnson University Hospital, New Brunswick, N.J..
• Jessica Marchand, director of food & nutrition services, Jennifer Leamons, chef, WakeMed Health & Hospitals, Raleigh, N.C.
• Robyn Butsko, chef manager, Bryan Boatman, banquet chef, Florida Hospital - Orlando, Orlando, Fla.
• Joanne McMillian, RD, director, Aatul Jain, retail operations manager and chef, Saint Clare's Health System, Denville, N.J.
The winning team's dish must fit within the stated nutritional guidelines — cost under $7 to produce, be appropriate to serve in a facility on regular menu rotation — whether retail, catering or patient feeding — and, of course, be delicious.