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Wine & Food Week Chefs Competitions
Wine & Food Week Chefs Competitions
Waterford Crystal Chef of Chefs Competition
Wine Rendezvous Grand Tasting & Chef Showcase participating chefs, will vye for the coveted $5,000 cash prize and Waterford Crystal
Chef of Chefs
Awards presented by Goya, while inspired renowned pastry chefs simultaneously compete for the
Just Desserts
trophy.
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2022 Award Winners
2022 Chef of Chef Award Winners
Chef Daisuke Igataki, from Shimogamo in Chandler, Arizona took top honors including a $5,000 cash prize along with the Waterford Crystal Trophy presented by GOYA Foods. His dish was a reconstructed Japanese sukiyaki simmered A5 Miyazaki Japanese Wagyu Shoulder in sukiyaki style with soy, sake and mirin. The eggshell bottom was the sukiyaki wagyu filled with dashi, egg foam topped with charcoal crisps, shiso leaf, shiso flower and salted ikura.
Past Winners
2022 Chef of Chefs Winner
Daisuke Igataki
Shimogamo
Chandler, Arizona
2022 1st Runner Up
Chef Urvin Croes
Infini
Aruba
2022 2nd Runner Up
David Skinner
eculent
Kemah, TX
2019 Winners
Brandon Silva, Wooster’s Garden, Grand Prize Winner of the Chef of Chef Awards presented by Goya; Jesse Cavazos, Nick's Fish Dive & Oyster Bar, 2nd Runner Up; and Carlos Ramos, Latin Bites, 1st Runner Up
2018 Chef of Chefs Winner
David Morris
Area Executive Chef,
Howard Hughes Hospitality,
Robard’s Steakhouse
The Woodlands, TX
2018 Just Desserts Winner
Ryan Witcher
Executive Pastry Chef
Robard's
The Woodlands, TX
2018 1st Runner Up
Laurent Godbout
Executive Chef/Owner
Chez L'Épicier
Palm Beach, FL
2018 2nd Runner Up
Carlos Ramos
Executive Chef
Latin Bites Contemporary Cuisine
Houston, Texas
2017 Chef of Chef Winner
Hassan Obaye
Executive Kitchen Manager
La Table
Houston, TX
2017 Just Desserts Winner
Michael Gaddy
Executive Pastry Chef
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott
The Woodlands, TX
2017 1st Runner Up
Santiago de la Cruz
Executive Chef
The Woodlands Country Club
The Woodlands, TX
2017 2nd Runner Up
Jesse Cavazos
Executive Chef
Cru Food & Wine Bar
The Woodlands, TX
2016 Chef of Chefs Winner
Carlos Ramos
Executive Chef
Latin Bites
Houston, TX
2016 Just Desserts Winner
Miguel Gutierrez
Pastry Chef
The Woodlands Waterway Marriott
The Woodlands, TX
2016 1st Runner Up
Santiago de la Cruz
Executive Chef
The Woodlands Country Club
The Woodlands, TX
2016 2nd Runner Up
Hassan Obaye
Executive Chef
La Table
Houston, TX
2015 Chef of Chef Award Winner
Kris Jakob
Executive Chef
Kris Bistro and Wine Lounge
Houston, TX
2015 Just Desserts Winner
Kyle Evans
Executive Chef
Bob's Steak & Chop House
The Woodlands, TX
2015 1st Runner Up
Ja'Nel Witt
Former Executive Chef
Corner Table
Houston, TX
2015 2nd Runner Up
John Brazie
Executive Chef
The Woodlands Resort & Conference Center
The Woodlands, TX
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