Food Network Challenge

Chicago hosts the National Beef Cook-off. Amateur chefs will compete in four categories: New Dynamic Beef Dishes, Nuevo Latino Beef Dishes, Small Plates, Big Taste and Kids in the Kitchen. The winner of each category will win $10,000, with the runner-up in each receiving $5,000.

COMPETITORS:

Michael Cohen – New Dynamic Beef Dishes
Los Angeles, Calif.

Lori Falce – Small Plates, Big Taste
Osceola Mills, Pa.

Teresa & Catherine Ralston – Kids in the Kitchen
New Albany, Ohio

Christine Riccitelli – Nuevo Latino Beef Dishes
Incline Village, Nev.

New Dynamic Beef Dishes Competitors:

Michelle Benthin
Gates, Ore.

Veronica Callaghan
Glastonbury, Conn.

Diane Coates
Allendale, N.J.

Barbara Estabrook
Rhinelander, Wis.

Nuevo Latino Beef Dishes Competitors:

Roxanne Chan
Albany, Calif.

Norma Fried
Denver, Colo.

Patrice Hurd
Bemidji, Minn.

Margaret Murphy
Naperville, Ill.

Kids in the Kitchen Competitors:

John & Morgan Hanrahan
Olympia, Wash.

Shannon & Tanner Kohn
Simpsonville, S.C.

Shannon, Riley & Danielle Mitchell
Naperville, Ill.

Tracy & Bradley Schuhmacher
Penfield, N.Y.

Small Plates, Big Taste Competitors:

Deborah Biggs
Omaha, Neb.

Angela Buchanan
Longmont, Colo.

Lisa Huff
Clive, Iowa

Kurt Wait
Redwood City, Calif.

Judges:

Mary Adolf
President and COO, National Restaurant Association Education Foundation
Chicago, Ill.

Carol Haddix
Associate Subject Editor, Good Eating
Chicago, Ill.

Chris Koetke
Dean of Department of Culinary Arts, Kendall College
Chicago, Ill.

Ina Pinkney
Owner, Ina’s Restaurant
Chicago, Ill.

Nancy Rodriguez
President, Food Marketing Support Services, Inc.
Oak Park, Ill.