2008
CALIFORNIA
DATE CHEF COMPETITION SET FOR APRIL 27
AT FANTASY SPRINGS CASINO
Chefs
from across the Valley, State and Country
Vie for Top Prizes
INDIO, CA. – (July 18, 2007) The 2008 California
Date Chef Competition will be held Sunday,
April 27 at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino’s
Special Events Center.
The eighth annual competition is open to
professional chefs currently employed by or
owners of a restaurant, catering service, or
hotel.
Fifteen finalists will compete for
top prizes in the Appetizer, Entrée and
Dessert categories, as well as Best of Show
and People’s Choice.
Winners take away more than $5,000 in
award money, trophies and the opportunity
for their restaurant to show off the award
winning recipe for a month at their
establishment.
The professional blind judging takes
place from 11:30 a.m. to
1:30 p.m.
A panel of nine chefs, food writers
and experts will taste and evaluate the
finalists’ entries, judging for best use of
dates, originality, flavor, texture and
overall presentation for 100 possible
points.
Chef Spokesman is
Freddy Rieger, executive
chef at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino.
The event is open to the public from
2 – 4:30 p.m. during the Gala Awards
Reception.
Guests are invited to sample all the
entries, visit with the chefs, talk with
Date Industry leaders, and vote for their
favorite to win the People’s Choice Award.
Tickets to the event are $35 per
person and benefit the California Women for
Agriculture’s Culinary Scholarships.
The event is sponsored by the
California Date Administrative Committee and
Fantasy Springs Resort Casino.
Sponsorship opportunities are
available to support the benefit event. The
competition celebrates the partnership
between the Coachella Valley’s
tourism and agriculture industries.
Professional chefs currently employed
by or owners of any hotel, catering service
or restaurant may enter the competition.
Register on line at
www.DatesAreGreat.com.
For tickets and event sponsorship
information, please call the CDAC office at (760) 347-4510 or toll free
800-223-8748.
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