The Taste of Elegance is a culinary competition for Minnesota’s best chefs to show off their pork cooking skills.
2020 Taste of Elegance Cookbook
2020 Winners
First Place – Chef Par Excellence – Tim McCarty, Cheeky Belly

Second Place – Shawn Lowman – French Onion Brandided Pork Shank

PORK BELLY AU GRATINS, CANDIED PANCETTA
Third Place – Michael Beck – Apple Wrapped Pork Loin with Chipotle Grits

APPLE-WRAPPED PORK LOIN WITH CHIPOTLE GRITS
People’s Choice – Shawn Lowman – French Onion Brandided Pork Shank
Table Display – Francis O’Brien – Braised Pork Belly Bahn Mi
2020 Chefs
- Michael Beck, Hilton Minneapolis
- Damon Holter, Croix Valley Foods
- Keith A. Huffman, Chef Keith’s Culinary Products
- Shawn Lowman, Quarter Deck
- Francis O’Brien , Minneapolis Renaissance, The Depot
- Tim McCarty, Mayo Foundation House, Rochester* Chef Par Excellence
- Matt Vansgard, Brio
- John VanHouse, Grand Casinos, Hinckley
Chefs compete for prizes and opportunities to compete and learn at a National level while attending the Midwest Pork Summit.
Sponsors for Taste of Elegance
- Gislason & Hunter LLP
- Hormel Foods
- Eide Bailly, LLC
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