2015 Fall Cornucopia Cooking Competition Winning Results 11.29.15

Limehouse Produce announced the winners of the 2015 Fall Cornucopia Cooking Competition which featured students from area high school culinary programs. Each participating school held competitions at their respected location to select a winner to compete in the overall competition. In the end, Ethan Tordoff from Fort Dorchester High School, Chloe Seay from Wando High School, and Michelle Hammock from West Ashley High School competed in the main event that was held on Friday, November 20 at the Culinary Institute of Charleston. For the competition, students were given an hour and a half to cook their dish for a panel of judges including Hanna Raskin from the Post & Courier, Jamie Vaughn from Limehouse Produce, Chef Michael Carmel from the Culinary Institute of Charleston, and Chef Michelle Weaver from Charleston Grill. The winner of the competition was Ethan Tordoff and his Pumpkin Cream Cheese Muffins. Ethan received $125 courtesy of Teach the Need, dinner at Charleston Grill, a behind-the-scenes tour of Charleston Grill with Chef Michelle Weaver, his winning dish featured in an upcoming issue of The Local Palate and a Limehouse Produce gift basket. The other runner ups received a cash prize from Teach the Need, a behind-the-scenes tour of Charleston Grill and Limehouse Produce gift baskets.

Video recap via Charleston County School District: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CGJFltzj93I&feature=youtu.be