2007_Awards_Photos

CORDON D'OR - GOLD RIBBON

2007 Culinary Academy Awards Gala

Photo Gallery

Southern Wine & Spirits Reception at the Culinary Academy Awards









Dr. John Kinsella, President ACF - American Culinary Federation with Noreen Kinney, President Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon Culinary Academy Awards	Erin Rosas, Rosas Organics Farm, with her daughter Lola and Executive Assistant Georgia


Frank DeLucia, President Abilities Foundation, with Mary Ellen DeLucia and Noreen Kinney	Mary Ellen DeLucia with Noreen Kinney


Eileen Braden (Spain) with Entertainer 'Frankly Sinatra' and Dolores Kaufman	Sandy Wojick (St. Petersburg) with Catherine Fulvio (Ireland)

Culinary Academy Awards Presentation at the Gala Dinner


Display of the Awards	Tim Wilkins, Master of Ceremonies for the Gala Evening greets the Audience. Tim is the host of the CBS TV Morning Show 'Studio 10'



Tonya Valdez, Southern Wines & Spirits, Sponsor of the Culinary Academy Awards presents the Awards to the Cookbooks and Culinary Arts Winner Illustrated Cookbook 'Club Cuisine' - Ron Manville (photographer - Rhode Island ) with Dr. Edward Leonard (author - New York)	Culinary Entertainment Book 'Margaret's Table' - Margaret and Larry Dickenson (Ottawa, Canada)


International Cookbook Vikram Vij - 'Vij's Indian Cuisine' Co	author Meeru Dhalwala was unable to attend the Awards event.


Travel Cookbook - 'Savor'- Royal Caribbean International Cookbook' Corinne Lewis (France and Florida) representing the Royal Caribbean Cruise Line	Self Published 'Grains, Greens and Grated Coconuts' - Ammini Ramachandram (India and Texas)


Baking Cookbook Pat Sinclair (Minnasota) - Baking Basics	Culinary Article 'Act Locally' by Joe Mooney. The Award was accepted by Chef Joe Aiello, National Treasurer of the ACF - American Culinary Federation. The article was published in the ACF students magazine 'Sizzle' .


Margaret and Larry Dickenson receive the Published Recipe Award	Dinah Koo & Janice Poon (Toronto, Canada) receive the Cordon d' Or Merit Award 2007 for their book 'The Cocktail Chef'.

Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon Cash Award

Noreen Kinney, President Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon announces the winner of the Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon Cash Award.

Ammini Ramachandram is presented with the Cash Award - a check for $1000.00. Ammini was chosen by the Judges to win the Award for her book 'Grains, Greens & Grated Coconuts'.

Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon Culinary Academy Awards

Winners are nominated and voted to win these awards by the

members of the Academy of the Culinary Arts


Dr. Edward Leonard - Immediate Past President of the ACF - American Culinary Federation receives the Culinary Hall of Fame Award	Dr. Leonard, who will lead the American Culinary Olympics team to the Culinary Olympics in Germany this year addresses the audience


Sandip Patel (Florida) & J Randall Williams (New York), accept the Culinarian of the Year Award for their Partner Chef Robert Irvine - Dinner: Impossible	Al Rosas - Rosas Organics Farm receives the Culinary Entrepreneur Award


Richard Sandoval & Chef Josephina (New York and Mexico) - receive the Cuisine of the Year for 'Pampano' - Mexican Seafood Cuisine

Catherine Fulvio (Ireland) accepts the Award for the Cooking School of the Year - Ballykocken, Ireland

PRESIDENT'S AWARD

Dr. John Kinsella, President ACF - American Culinary Federation, receives the Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon President's Award 2007, presented to the American Culinary Federation.

Surprise Award given out at the end of the evening:

Dr. John Kinsella awards the ACF President's Medallion to Noreen Kinney, for her many years of work and achievements in the culinary world, and for her efforts to 'give back' to the culinary field, and recognizing many ACF members who have won Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon Awards over the years.

Curtain Call:


Executive Chef Mark Heimann together with his team at the Renaissance Vinoy, is introduced to the audience attending the Gala Dinner	Parisa Ambwani (California and Persia) Self Published Book Award Winner 2005, congratulates Ammini Ramachandran, Winner of the Self Published 2007 Award, and Winner of the Cash Award 2007. Parisa also won the Entrepreneur of the Year Award in 2005, and has established herself as the 21st Century 'Philosopher in the Kitchen' , a title given to her by Cordon d' Or.

Absentee Winners were acknowledged by Tim Wilkins during the evening: The Bios/photos of the absentee winners can be seen on the Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon web site

Culinary Life Achievement - Janice Longone (Michigan)

Chef of the Year - Lars Kronmark (Denmark and California)

Culinary Literature - Natalie MacClean (Canada)

Culinary Magazine - 'Real Food' Alexia Alexiadou (Greece)

Illustrated Cookbook 'Tolarno Bistro' (co winner - Australia) Iain Hewitson & Bob Hart (Authors) & Greg Elms (Photographer)

Health & Diet 'Eat Well Cookbook ' (Australia) Jan Purser & Kathy Snowball (authors)

Merit Award Winners:

'The 100 Mile Cookbook' - Alisa Smith and J B MacKinnon

'King of the Q'S Blue Plate BBQ ' - Ted Reader

Photography by Dr. Kenneth Neifeld


Noreen Kinney, President Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon announces the winner of the Cordon d' Or - Gold Ribbon Cash Award.	Ammini Ramachandram is presented with the Cash Award - a check for $1000.00. Ammini was chosen by the Judges to win the Award for her book 'Grains, Greens & Grated Coconuts'.