The National Showpiece Championship:
Best Overall Showpiece/Most Excellent Showpiece:
Best Chocolate Showpiece:
Team Captain Daniel Keadle
& Craig Chamberlain
Best Artistry:
Team Captain Gonzalo Jimenez
& David Lewis
Best Sugar Showpiece:
Audience Choice Award:
Team Captain Oscar Ortega
& Alejandro Lechuga
Competitor’s Choice Award:
Team Captain Joshua Cain
& Sheldon Millett
The Art of Cake 2012
First Place:
Dawn Joy Stoika
Gaylord Opryland Resort and Convention Center
Second Place:
Dawn Davis
Dawn Bakes Cakes
Third Place:
Valentin Garcia
The Bleeding Heart Bakery
Chocolatier of the Year 2012
1st Place and Pastry Live’s Chocolatier of the Year:
Jerome Jacob
of Bellagio Resort Hotel and Casino
2nd Place:
People’s Choice Award:
Melissa Coppel
of Jean-Marie Auboine Chocolates
3rd Place:
Frederic Loraschi
of CHOCOLAT Frederic LORASCHI LLC
2012 Signature Plated Dessert
First Place:
James Satterwhite
Charlotte Country Club
Second Place:
Amanda Parker
Villa Christina
Third Place:
Leslie Davis
CocoFlow Chocolate Café
Stay tuned for pictures! They are being sorted and will be released shortly.