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Brendon Cheney Named "Chef Par Excellence" at the Indiana Pork Taste of Elegance
INDIANAPOLIS (February 8, 2012) - Chef Brendon Cheney from The JW Marriott in Indianapolis took home the top award at this year's Taste of Elegance held on Tuesday, February 7 at the Indiana Roof Ballroom in Indianapolis. The premier chef's competition - hosted by Indiana Pork in partnership with Indiana Farm Bureau, Indiana Soybean Alliance and the Indiana Corn Marketing Council - is a culinary event designed to inspire innovative and exciting ways to menu pork.  | |
Chef Brendon Cheney accepts the Chef Par Excellence Award from
Don Villwock of Indiana Farm Bureau.
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Each year, the Taste of Elegance program brings talented chefs together from around Indiana to compete in the prestigious event. Created to encourage chefs to use pork more frequently in creative, non-traditional ways, the program provides an elegant occasion to highlight the increasing popularity of pork on America's menus and helps strengthen chefs' preference for pork as a flavorful and versatile meat. The 2012 Indiana Taste of Elegance featured some of the state's top chefs, including: - Chef Carlos Salazar - Oakley's Bistro, Indianapolis
- Chef Sam Brown - Second Helpings, Indianapolis
- Chef Greg Schiesser - Indiana Downs, Shelbyville
- Chef Joseph Davey - The Chef's Academy, Indianapolis
- Chef Robert Frye - The Chef's Academy, Indianapolis
- Chef Miguel Cordero - Northside Social, Broad Ripple
- Chef Josh Horrigan - The Chef's Academy, Indianapolis
- Chef Roger Duran - Barcelona Tapas, Indianapolis
- Chef Edsel Secrest - Meridian Restaurant & Bar, Indianapolis
- Chef Nathan Simpson - The Chef's Academy, Indianapolis
- Chef Chip Huckaby - Barto's Banquets & Catering, Indianapolis
Cheney's winning dish was pork and apple caramel roulade with bacon glacage. As the Taste of Elegance winner, Cheney was presented with a check for $1,000 and will go on to represent Indiana at the Pork Summit hosted by National Pork Board in Napa Valley, CA.
 | Cheney's winning dish, pork and apple caramel roulade
with bacon glacage. |
Other winning chefs from the night include:- Superior Chef Award: Greg Schiesser - Indiana Downs, Indianapolis
- Premium Chef Award: Roger Duran - Barcelona Tapas, Indianapolis
- Wine Pairing Award: Josh Horrigan - The Chef's Academy, Indianapolis
- People's Choice Award - Favorite Entr�e: Carlos Salazar, Oakley's Bistro, Indianapolis
- People's Choice Award - Favorite Wine: Mango Mania - Satek Winery, Fremont
- People's Choice Award - Best Display: Brendon Cheney, JW Marriott, Indianapolis
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Indiana Pork is a not-for-profit trade association representing Indiana's 3,000 family pork farmers through the pork checkoff program. Learn more at www.indianapork.com
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