iacc-americas
IACC Names United Kingdom and Canada Chefs Winners of the Global Copper Skillet Competition
IACC | April 12, 2017
Los Angeles, CA, April 2017 … Six chefs from IACC's Americas-, Australia-Asia-Pacific- and European-member venues competed for the Global Copper Skillet at the UCLA Meyer & Renee Luskin Conference Center on Tuesday, April 4. The event served as the final stage in a three-part competition. United Kingdom and Canada chefs were named as the Global Copper Skillet winners during the IACC-Americas Awards Banquet the following day, and took home the coveted Global Copper Skillet award. Mary Palecek, sous chef at Sundial - Woodside Conference Centre, Kenilworth, Warwickshire, England, took the Junior Category Copper Skillet for h...
IACC-Americas Chapter Names Finalists for Global Copper Skillet Competition
IACC | March 9, 2017
Chicago, IL, March 2017… Four chefs from IACC-member properties representing the United States and Canada gathered recently to compete for the IACC Americas Chapter Cook-Off at the Chase Center on the Riverfront, where the winners secured their spot en route to the Global Copper Skillet Competition finale next month at IACC-Americas Connect in Los Angeles. Shane Hawkins, lead cook at Stonewall Resort, located in Roanoke, WV, took the "Junior Category Americas Cook-Off Award" for his winning dish. Local judges named Hawkins the winner for his dish of Cornmeal Dusted Trout with Lemon Wine Butter, Pepper Seared Beef with a Whiskey a...
IACC-Americas Chapter Names Finalists to Advance to Global Competition
IACC | March 8, 2016
Chicago, IL, March 8, 2016 – Four chefs from International Association of Conference Centres (IACC) Canadian- and U.S.-member properties competed for the IACC-Americas Chapter Copper Skillet at the Tempe Mission Palms Hotel on Friday, February 26. This competition was stage two in the culinary competition, where two junior and two senior chefs from Canada and the United States competed to represent the Americas' spots at the IACC Global Copper Skillet Final at the IACC-Americas Connect conference this April in New York City. US Chef Austin Klug, restaurant line chef from the Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center took ...
IACC-Americas Names USA Chefs as “Copper Skillet Champions”
IACC | November 17, 2015
(Chicago, IL) -- November 2015 – Eight chefs from IACC-member properties across the US gathered to compete for the coveted US Copper Skillet at the DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Hotel & Conference Center Chicago, where the winners edged one step closer to the International Copper Skillet Competition global finale in April. Austin Klug, restaurant line chef at The Inn at Virginia Tech and Skelton Conference Center took the "Junior Category US Copper Skillet Award" for his winning dish in the cook-off. Local judges named Austin the winner for his dish of creamy pepper polenta with lobster mushrooms, Wagyu New York strip steak and ...
IACC-Americas Presents Annual Education Awards and Scholarships
The IACC | April 22, 2014
NEW YORK, NY) - April 22, 2014 - At the 33rd IACC-Americas annual conference at Pacific Palms Resort in Los Angeles, CA, IACC-Americas President TJ Fimmano presented two major awards that honour significant contributions to IACC education and three industry scholarships to deserving students in hospitality programs. IACC Pyramid Award The Pyramid Award was established in 2000 to shine the spotlight on IACC members who show a true and long-lasting commitment to IACC education. Only one individual can receive this award each year. The 2014 Pyramid Award was presented to Louise Silbermann, Managing Director of the Summit Conference Center ...
