Kentucky chefs vie for seafood supremacy

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

Tuesday, May 26, 2009

For more information contact:
Bill Clary

(502) 564-1137

 

 

 

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky chefs will vie for state seafood supremacy at the fourth annual Great Kentucky Seafood Cook Off on June 8 at the Jefferson Community and Technical College in Louisville.

 

Chefs are required to submit two of their best recipes using Kentucky farm-raised seafood ingredients. One pound of product will be supplied to each chef for his or her chosen recipe for the competition. The competitors will prepare their seafood dishes for an independent panel of culinary judges. Entries should be consumer-friendly and easy for the at-home chef to prepare. Dishes will be judged on taste, execution of skills and presentation, and ease of preparation.

 

The winner will represent Kentucky in the Great American Seafood Cook Off in New Orleans in July. The national competition will be covered by The Food Network and judged by National Marine Fisheries and Coastal Living and Southern Living magazines.

 

The 2009 Great Kentucky Seafood Cook Off is sponsored by the Kentucky Department of Agriculture, the Kentucky Aquaculture Association, Kentucky State University and Jefferson Community and Technical College.

 

Deadline to register to compete in the cook off is June 1. For more information, contact Angela Caporelli at (502) 564-4983 or angela.caporelli@ky.gov.