Calling All Pastry Chefs! Pastryscoop.com Announces Golden Scoop Awards

Is your signature dessert the talk of the town? Does your best bakery goodie have customers lining up around the block? Don't keep those sweets a secret!

PastryScoop.com, a comprehensive Web site on the topic of desserts and baking, is seeking entries for PastryScoop.com's 2nd Annual Golden Scoop Awards. The awards, which recognize excellence in pastry and dessert innovation, will be presented by PastryScoop.com and The French Culinary Institute (The FCI) on Monday, June 6th, 2005.
Award categories include:

7 Most Innovative Dessert
7 Best Dessert Revival
7 Best Bakery Recipe
7 Cacao Noel's Best Confection
7 E. Guittard Chocolate's Best
Dessert Menu

The awards are open to all pastry and baking professionals. 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 in standard U.S. measurements. Winners will be honored at a special awards presentation on June 6th, 2005, at The French Culinary Institute in New York City. Winning entries will also be featured on PastryScoop.com and in Food Arts magazine.

Visit www.pastryscoop.com for more information and to download an application form today, or call (888) A-PASTRY. All entries must be post-marked no later than April 1st, 2005 and sent to: PastryScoop.com, Attn: Golden Scoop Awards, 434 Broadway, 7th Floor, New York, NY 10013.
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PastryScoop.com is an online resource designed to inspire and educate both pastry professionals and serious amateur bakers. It provides free content on such topics as dessert trends, baking tips, and food events in order to increase overall awareness of the pastry arts and to promote creativity within the field.

The French Culinary Institute, located in the heart of NYC's culinary scene, was founded in 1984. At this prestigious school, students learn the 250 basic competencies that form the building blocks of all Western cuisine. Founded on the principle of "total immersion" training, The FCI creates exceptional Culinary and Pastry chefs in six months by day, nine months by night. In addition to career programs in culinary and pastry arts, The FCI also offers a unique, six-week program of Artisanal Bread Baking and Culinary Business courses, supporting success in wine studies, restaurateuring, and food journalism.

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