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CHEF
JOHN BESH CROWNED KING OF AMERICAN SEAFOOD
NOAA’s Bill Hogarth Presents
Trophies to Louisiana, Delaware and Maryland Chefs
New Orleans, LA – Chef John Besh
of Restaurant August in New Orleans won the 2004 Great
American Seafood Cook Off on Saturday, July 31, 2004.
Besh competed against noted chefs from throughout America,
each representing his or her state in the Great American
Seafood Cook Off, which occurred at the Louisiana Foodservice
Expo, and highlighted the quality and significance of
domestic seafood.
John Connelly of the National Fisheries Institute oversaw
a panel of distinguished judges including: Michel Richard
of Citronelle and Robert Wiedmaier of Marcel’s
in Washington DC; Greg Sonnier of Gabrielle in New Orleans;
and Christopher Koetke of Kendall College of Culinary
Arts in Chicago. William Hogarth of the National Oceanic
and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) presented trophies
to the winners.
Delaware chef David Leo Banks placed second with a preparation
of Pan Seared Wild Rockfish and Soft Shell Crab Tempura
and Maryland’s Chef Rudy Speckamp secured third
place with “Treasures of the Chesapeake.”
Chefs were required to utilize only domestic seafood,
and the event was especially designed to raise awareness
of the superior quality of seafood that comes from American
waters.
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Sunday, April 10
at 10:00 p.m. ET/PT!
Additional
Air Times:
April 11, 2005
2:00 a.m. ET/PT
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14, 2005
9:00 p.m. ET/PT
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15, 2005
1:00 a.m. ET/PT
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17, 2005
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