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Each
competitor is given an identical mystery "market basket"
containing a few key ingredients, and is to design and prepare
a three-course meal to serve four people using those ingredients—all
in four hours time! Such is the challenge given young cooks
competing in the Chaîne des Rôtisseurs Jeunes Commis Rôtisseur Competition. |
The first competition
was organized in 1977 in Switzerland to support and promote future young chefs by
giving them the opportunity to demonstrate their skills. Competitions are held at
regional, national and international levels in countries around the world that have a
strong Chaîne presence. The competition was started in 1990 in the United
States and continues to grow every year. It has been featured on the TV
Food Network and CNN.
In the USA, competition begins at the regional level. Proprietors,
managers, chefs and culinary instructors at Chaîne affiliated restaurants, hotels,
culinary schools and Chaine members within each of the ten regions of the Bailliage des Etats-Unis
can propose candidates, who complete and submit application forms to a Regional
Coordinator, the Conseiller Culinaire Provincial. Contestants are then selected from the
group of applicants.
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