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Wolfgang Bierer (right) observes contest entrantes and they prepare their dishes.

Wolfgang Bierer (right) observes contest entrantes and they prepare their dishes.

2008 National Recipe Contest - Judges

The judges for the 2008 High School Chef of the year are:
  • Adrian Barber, associate instructor and chef, Johnson & Wales University
  • Wolfgang Bierer, CMPC, CEC, CCE, AAC, a certified American Culinary Federation (ACF) judge and culinary educator
  • Alumnus Michael Bloise ’98, executive chef
  • Elena Clement, associate instructor and chef, Johnson & Wales University
  • Alumnus Thomas Gosney ’89,chef of Mine O Mine and personal chef to Shaquille O’Neill
  • Sue Harrell, marketing director, Florida Strawberry Growers Association
  • Deborah Hartz-Seeley, food editor of the South Florida Sun-Sentinel
  • Alumnus Greg Hutto ’05, executive sous chef of Michael Mina’s Bourbon Steak Miami
  • Jen Karetnick, freelance food writer
  • Kathy Martin, food editor of The Miami Herald
  • Cary Neff, president, corporate chef of Pear Restaurant Group, LLC
  • Jan Norris, food editor of the Palm Beach Post
  • Albert Uster, pastry chef, foodservice consultant of Albert Uster Imports
  • Izabela Wojcik, director of house programming of the James Beard Foundation