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National Showpiece Championship
The 2013 National Showpiece Champions & Winners of the $5,000 prize
Photo credit: Chicago School of Mold Making & Kricket Kirkpatrick
Best Overall/Most Excellent Showpiece:
Best Chocolate Showpiece:
Team Captain Maura Metheny
Norman Love Chocolates, Fort Myers, FL
Dan Forgey
Norman Love Chocolates, Fort Myers, FL
Photo credit: Chicago School of Mold Making & Kricket Kirkpatrick
Best Sugar Showpiece:
Best Artistry:
Competitor’s Choice:
Team Captain Bill Foltz
L’Auberge Casino Resort, Lake Charles, LA
Arlety Estevez
L’auberge Casino Hotel, Baton Rouge, LA
Photo credit: Kricket Kirkpatrick & Chicago School of Mold Making
Audience Choice:
Team Captain Jim Mullaney
J Mullaney Pastries, Atlanta, GA
Alex Hwang
Cherokee Town & Country Club, Atlanta, GA
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Sponsor’s Choice:
Team Captain Julian Perrigo-Jimenez
The Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco, CA
Andrea Alfaro
Carmel Valley Ranch, Carmel, CA
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Signature Plated Dessert:
Photo credit: Chicago School of Mold Making & Nick Squires-Amoretti
1st Place: Joel Gonzalez, JW Marriott Las Vegas Hotel and Casino, Las Vegas, NV
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2nd Place: Rodrigo Romo
Tout Chocolat, Mexico City, Mexico
3rd Place: Kayla Swartout
The Hermitage Hotel, Nashville, TN
Chocolatier of the Year
Photo credit: Nick Squires-Amoretti & Chicago School of Mold Making
1st: Melissa Coppel, Jean-Marie Auboine Chocolates, Las Vegas, NV
2nd: Maura Metheny, Norman Love Confections, Fort Myers, FL
3rd: Jose Luis Castellanos, Barry Callebaut Chocolate Academy Center, Chicago, IL
People’s Choice: Melissa Coppel, Jean-Marie Auboine Chocolates, Las Vegas, NV
The Art of Cake
Photo credit: Kricket Kirkpatrick & Chicago School of Mold Making
1st Place:
Joseph Cumm
EdenJoesCakery, York, PA
2nd: Gretchen George
Le Cordon Bleu, Tucker, GA
3rd:Jessie Anne Reilly
Take the Cake Decor, Somerset, KY
Student Chocolate Challenge
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1st Place:
Brooke Hoekstra
Joliet Junior College, Joliet, IL
2nd: Paige Fuhrman
York Technical Institute, Lancaster, PA
3rd: Joseph Slone, Savannah
Technical College, Savannah, GA