Pastryscoop.com Announces 2nd Annual Golden Scoop Award Winners

PastryScoop.com is proud to announce the winners of the 2nd Annual Golden Scoop Awards. The awards were founded in 2004 with the support of The French Culinary Institute (The FCI) to recognize outstanding pastry and dessert innovation and excellence in five categories: Best Dessert Menu, Most Innovative Dessert, Best Confection, Best Dessert Revival, and Best Bakery Recipe.

The winners will be honored at a ceremony at The French Culinary Institute in New York City on Monday, June 6th at 3:00pm. Following a pastry demonstration, Jacques Torres, The FCI's Dean of Pastry Arts and owner of Jacques Torres Chocolates and Chocolate Haven, will be joined by The FCI's founder and CEO Dorothy Cann Hamilton and Food Arts founder and editor-in-chief Michael Batterberry for the awards presentation.

PastryScoop.com's 2005 Golden Scoop Award winners are:

E. GUITTARD CHOCOLATE BEST DESSERT MENU
Johnny Iuzzini, Executive Pastry Chef; Jean Georges Restaurant, New York, NY; Winter Menu

ALL-CLAD METALCRAFTERS MOST INNOVATIVE DESSERT
Jean Frangois Bonnet, Executive Pastry Chef; Daniel, New York, NY; Maple Chibouste and Pralini Feuilletine, Madagascar Mangaro Chocolate Mille Feuille

CACAO NOEL BEST CONFECTION
Kee Ling Tong, Chocolatier and Owner; Kee's Chocolates, New York, NY; Lemon Basil Bonbon

BEST DESSERT REVIVAL
Deborah Snyder, Pastry Chef; The Lever House Restaurant, New York, NY; Chocolate-Mint Ice Box Cake with Mint Chip Ice Cream

BEST BAKERY RECIPE
Rebecca Michaels, Pastry Chef and Owner; Flying Monkey Patisserie, Philadelphia, PA; Raspberry Rooibos Cake
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A team of pastry chefs and food industry professionals reviewed over one hundred submissions, selecting five winners on the basis of originality, appearance, and taste. The judges included Tish Boyle, editor-in-chief, Chocolatier; Tina Casaceli, pastry chef-coordinator, The French Culinary Institute; John Miele, pastry chef, Aureole; and Jim Poris and Gary Tucker, senior editors, Food Arts. The contest was open to all cooking professionals age 18 or older.

Winners will be presented with an engraved sterling silver champagne bucket, a Golden Scoop Award Winner logo patch for their chefs' jackets, and gifts from the award sponsors. Winning entries will also be featured on PastryScoop.com and announced in Food Arts magazine.

PastryScoop.com would like to express appreciation to all who have provided support for the 2nd Annual Golden Scoop Awards.

Media Sponsor:
Food Arts

Award Sponsors:
All-Clad Metalcrafters, Cacao Noel, E. Guittard Chocolate Company

A special thank you to:
The French Culinary Institute, Serendipitea, ZICO

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.

For more information about the Golden Scoop Awards and this year's winners, visit www.pastryscoop.com.
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