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Expanding Your Creativity
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With Chef Jimmy MacMillan
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Announcing the 2014 Competitors

The National Showpiece Championship Team Captains

Bill Foltz, L'Auberge Casino Resort Lake Charles
Cher Harris, Hotel Hershey
Gonzalo Jimenez, Grand Hyatt New York
Alejandro Lechuga, Mexican Pastry Academy
Karen Neugebauer, Forte Chocolates
Kelsee Newman
Julian Perrigo-Jimenez, Caesars Palace Las Vegas
Christophe Rull, MGM Grand Hotel and Casino
Lionel Touya, Jean-Marie Auboine Chocolates

Art of Cake Competitors

Julie Bashore, Sugar Arts Institute
Marilyn Bawol, Unique Cakes
Xiomara Bevel, Bueno Postre
Analia Bobber, Mandarin Oriental, Atlanta
Laknya Colenburg, Sweetest Indulgence Cakes & Desserts
Dori White Coy, Sweet Escape Confections
Dawn Davis, Dawn Bakes Cakes
Veronica Estrada, Sugar Benders Bakery
Diane Fehder, The Merion
Brianne Hager, B's Sweets
Cornelius Hodge, Dessert Fetish
Renee Ito, Cherokee Town & Country Club
Cathy Kincaid, Pulaski Technical College
Herlina S. Kwee, Piedmont Driving Club
Jan Lewandowski, PTC-CAHMI; The Blue Cake Company
Victoria McKinley, Madd Sweets
Kenna Nelson, Annie May's Sweet Café
Nicole O'Clare, Nix Confectionery
Ramona Oskirka, Perfect Wedding Cake
Jessie Anne Reilly, Take the Cake Decor
Karis Brewington Riddick, Sweet Sentiments Bakery and Gifts
Glenn Rinsky, Jefferson State Community College
Jaime VanderWoude, Byerly's, (Lund Food Holdings)
Kelly Williams, Custom Cakes By Kelly
Sara Hardy Williams, Cakehouse at Waterstone
Fhoua Yang-Moua, Lunds and Byerlys

Chocolatier of the Year Competitors

Cesar Barachina, Turningstone Casino Resort
William Brown, William Dean Chocolates
Robyn Dochterman, St. Croix Chocolate Co.
Justin Fry, Norman Love Confections
Brandon Lee, Modern Chocolatier
Kevin Lindee, Ganache: Truffles For Every Occasion
Abderrahmane Neggaz, Chocotenango
Karen Neugebauer, Forte Chocolates
Robert Nieto, Jackson Family Wines
Deden Putra, The Peninsula New York
Rodrigo Romo, Tout Chocolat
Annie Rupani, Cacao & Cardamom
Andrea Smith, Chocolate F/X
Jordan Snider, Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino
Charity Teague, Charity Teague
Tamarra Thomas, Mama Cocoa's Delights
Darcy (Bishop) Thrasher, Cero's Candies
Laurent Vals, Laurent Vals Handcarfted Chocolates
John Walsh, Tampa Bay Times

Signature Plated Dessert Competitors

Angela Kim, The Modern, New York
Eric Kroeker, Caesar's Palace Las Vegas, Las Vegas
Samantha Mendoza, Triniti, Houston
Jove T. Hubbard, The James Hotel/ David Burke's Primehouse, Chicago
Ryan Stipp, The Blackthorn Club, Kingsport
Deden Putra, The Peninsula, New York
Cesar Barachina, Turningstone Casino Resort, New York
Donna Yuen, Boston Harbor Hotel, Boston
Stephanie Espinola, The University Club of Chicago, Chicago
Santiago Consuelo, Tout Chocolat, Mexico City

The Dessert Cup Competitors

Our New Verrine Competition,
details coming soon!
Ashley Baughman, Omni Homestead Resort
Cesar Barachina, Turningstone Casino Resort
Gary Ele, Little America Hotel
Eric Kroeker, Caesar's palace Las Vegas
Jan Lewandowski, PTC- Culinary Arts and Hospitality Management Institute
Johnny Wesley, Mr. Peeples Restaurant
Kadi Waller, The Ritz-Carlton, Buckhead
Kevin Lindee, Ganache: Truffles For Every Occasion
Laurent Vals, Laurent Vals Handcrafted Chocolates
Ryan Stipp, The Blackthorn Club
Ryan Westover, 1789 Restaurant
Santiago Consuelo, Tout Chocolat
Shashwat Shivam, JW Marriott Desert Ridge
TaWanna Ray, 2 B Whole Bakery

The Student Chocolate Challenge Competitors

Markie Bain, College of Dupage
Nicki Bardet, Art Institute of Atlanta
Demetria Carswell, College of Dupage
Rachel Dau, College of DuPage
Nayeli Gallegos, College of Dupage
Leah Horcher, Kendall College
Florence Jackson, Le Cordon Bleu
Jasmin Nathan, Art Institute of Atlanta
Marlana Poling, Kendall College
Courtney Pottinger, Art Institute of Atlanta
Micah Pritchett, Kendall College
Juan Esteban Gutierrez Pulgarin, The French Pastry School
Thomas Richberg, Johnson & Wales University CLT
Bess Ronchetti, College of Dupage
Maya Shemolewitz, Johnson & Wales University

National Showpiece Championship

The 2013 National Showpiece Champions & Winners of the $5,000 prize

Photo credit: Chicago School of Mold Making & Kricket Kirkpatrick

Best Overall/Most Excellent Showpiece:
Best Chocolate Showpiece:

Team Captain Maura Metheny
Norman Love Chocolates, Fort Myers, FL

Dan Forgey
Norman Love Chocolates, Fort Myers, FL

Photo credit: Chicago School of Mold Making & Kricket Kirkpatrick

Best Sugar Showpiece:
Best Artistry:
Competitor's Choice:

Team Captain Bill Foltz
L'Auberge Casino Resort, Lake Charles, LA

Arlety Estevez
L'auberge Casino Hotel, Baton Rouge, LA

Photo credit: Kricket Kirkpatrick & Chicago School of Mold Making
Audience Choice:

Team Captain Jim Mullaney
J Mullaney Pastries, Atlanta, GA

Alex Hwang
Cherokee Town & Country Club, Atlanta, GA

Photo credit: Kricket Kirkpatrick & Chicago School of Mold Making
Sponsor's Choice:

Team Captain Julian Perrigo-Jimenez
The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA

Andrea Alfaro
Carmel Valley Ranch, Carmel, CA

Signature Plated Dessert:

Photo credit: Chicago School of Mold Making & Nick Squires-Amoretti
1st Place: Joel Gonzalez, JW Marriott Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV

Photo credit: Nick Squires-Amoretti
2nd Place: Rodrigo Romo
Tout Chocolat, Mexico City, Mexico

3rd Place: Kayla Swartout
The Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, TN

Chocolatier of the Year

Photo credit: Nick Squires-Amoretti & Chicago School of Mold Making

1st: Melissa Coppel, Jean-Marie Auboine Chocolates, Las Vegas, NV
2nd: Maura Metheny, Norman Love Confections, Fort Myers, FL
3rd: Jose Luis Castellanos, Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy Center, Chicago, IL
People's Choice: Melissa Coppel, Jean-Marie Auboine Chocolates, Las Vegas, NV