The Chef's Academy Participates In Culinary Competition At US Foods Business Building Expo April 30

RALEIGH, NC, May 02, 2013

The Chef's Academy (http://www.thechefsacademy.com), the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers 40 degree programs in five schools of study, has announced that students from the school's Morrisville campus will compete in a faceoff cooking competition at the US Foods Business Building Expo. The competition will be held on Tuesday, April 30 from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. at the Raleigh Convention Center, located at 500 S. Salisbury Street.

Six students from The Chef's Academy will go head-to-head in a fierce cooking battle, where they will have 45 minutes to produce four plates, one to serve to each of the competition's judges and one for a presentation plate. Each student is allowed to use only one pot and must incorporate either Linquesta, a type of Portuguese sausage, or pork shoulder roast in their recipe. Additionally, each dish must include two of the following ingredients: white cornmeal, red lentils, Greek yogurt, chickpeas, fennel pollen or langdon berries. Chef Bob Passarelli, chef consultant for US Foods, Bill Brooks, corporate chef for US Foods, and Tim Parrish, marketing specialist at the North Carolina Department of Agriculture (NCDA), will oversee the judging of the competition. First, second and third place prizes will be awarded from NCDA. Chef Eddie Wilson, executive chef at The Chef's Academy, will lead and oversee the coordinating of the competition between the culinary students and US Foods.

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"Competitions, such as this one-pot cook-off, serve as the perfect opportunity for students to demonstrate their unique culinary talents in a fun, yet competitive environment," said Chef Jeffrey Bane, Morrisville campus president and national dean for The Chef's Academy. "At The Chef's Academy we are committed to providing a well-rounded, hands-on, career-focused education to all of our students. Our involvement with the US Foods Business Building Expo allows students the chance to take what they have learned in the classroom setting and apply those skills in a fast-paced and fierce culinary challenge."

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ABOUT THE CHEF'S ACADEMY:
The Chef's Academy is the Culinary Division of Harrison College, a 110-year-old, nationally accredited institution that offers more than 40 degree programs in five schools of study. More than 5,000 students altogether are enrolled at Harrison College's 12 campuses, its online division and The Chef's Academy. Headquartered in Indianapolis, The Chef's Academy opened a second academy on a 4.37-acre campus in North Carolina's Triangle in August 2011. At The Chef's Academy, students become prepared and marketable graduates entering the fields of culinary arts, pastry arts, and hospitality and restaurant management through classroom and experiential instruction that sets up expectations for the real-life industry. The college's culinary division provides an environment that fosters students' passion for culinary arts and hospitality and a curriculum developed by the most qualified instructors and leaders in the market. The Chef's Academy is endorsed and accredited by the American Culinary Federation (ACF). For more information about The Chef's Academy, visit http://www.thechefsacademy.com.

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