Award Winning Chef!
In 2006, Chef Essig was nominated for Colorado Chef of the year by the Colorado Chef Association. This year, Chef Essig has been nominated for the prestigious National Chef Professionalism Award by the ACF. This award is given to those who have dedicated themselves to the foodservice industry with a high level of passion and who have contributed significantly to the furtherance of the Culinary Arts profession.
UNC Culinary Challenge Winner
Congratulations go out to Suittiphan Ngamtipakon for being the NACUFS (National Association of College and University Food Services) Culinary Challenge Representative from UNC this year. Suittiphan did a great job at UNC's Culinary Challenge on Wednesday, January 31st. David Roth was good competition as they both competed for the opportunity to go to Montana and represent UNC at the NACUFS Continental Region Conference. Suttiphan will have until March 23rd to perfect his dish even more to bring the Culinary Challenge trophy back to UNC!! Update: Suittiphan did great!! He won 2nd place and received a silver medal!! Great Job!