On February 11th, our competition team from the Guild of Baking and Pastry Arts attended the Societe Culinaire Philanthropique Awards dinner. This was our first year competing as a team. The team consisted of Charles Tola, the talented chef owner of Lulu’s Bakery Shop in Fresh Meadows. Joseph Settepani, the youger of the talented Settepani clan, Roseann Atkins, pastry chef owner of The Decorated Dessert, and me.
The top honor went to Joseph who received a gold medal and Best in Show for his Chocolate Showpiece.
Charles and Roseann Received silver medals for their decorated cakes. I received a bronze medals for my Dessert tray.
Now bad for the first entering a competition that is graded on a standard. This was the 144th Salon of the Societe Culinaire Philanthropique.
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- Award ceremony for my first competitive outing with the Guild of Baking and Pastry Arts
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- Gold Medal and Best of Show for this Chocolate Showpiece.
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- Silver Medal for Cake Decorating
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- Silver Medal for Cake Decorating
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- Bronze Medal for this Petit Four Tray
