The Taste of Elegance is a culinary competition for Minnesota’s best chefs to show off their pork cooking skills.
2017 Winners
1st Place- Charles Plaetz, Minneapolis Golf Club
1st place receives $1,500 and a trip to Greystone Campus of Culinary Institute of America in California
2nd Place- Chef John Michael Lynch of Interlachen Country Club
2nd place receives $1,000
3rd Place- Chef Jeff LaBeau, Depot Bar & Grill
3rd place receives $750
People’s Choice & Best Evening Table Display Award- Tim McCarty, Mayo Foundation House
People’s Choice is voted on by attendees and receives $750
The table display award is voted on by a panel of judges and is awarded $250
2017 Chefs
- Noah Balow – Nicollet Island Inn
- Michael Beck-Hilton Minneapolis
- Ronald Bohnert – StoneRide Golf Club, Danny’s
- Matthew Brown – Estelle’s Eatery & Bar
- Daniel Cleary- Park Tavern
- Rick Frazer – St. Paul Grill
- Jeremy Hoh – Arizona’s
- Jeff Labeau- Depot Bar & Grill
- JohnMichael Lynch – Interlachen Country Club
- Benjamin McCallum- Crooners Lounge and Supper Club
- Tim McCarty – Mayo Foundation House
- Johnathon Peterson – Minnesota Valley Country Club
- Charles Plaetz- Minneapolis Golf Club
- Andrew Stack – WonHanson’s Catering
- David Vlach – Woodhill Country Club
Sponsors
- Gislason & Hunter LLP
- Tyson Fresh Meats, Inc.
- Hubbard Feeds Inc.
- Eide Bailly, LLC
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