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MCC Daily Tribune

Congratulations to Chef Chris Januzzi for winning Rochester's Chef-of-the-Year!

Congratulations goes to Hospitality Department’s Chef Chris Januzzi on his American Culinary Federation – Rochester chapter Chef-of-the-Year win, the chapters highest honor!

Chef Januzzi competed in the American Culinary Federation (ACF) Chef of the Year competition on Monday, November 13th. Competing chefs are tasked with preparing a dinner entrée complete with a protein, starch and vegetable component. Participants are given 1-hour 15-minutes and are provided with a station of ingredients upon arrival, with a mystery protein shared with them at the start of the competition. Chef Januzzi’s winning dish was sauteed fluke, zucchini and sweet potato latke, a chickpea pork belly ragu, with charred shallot, and lemon butter.

Photo captions:

  • Chef Januzzi: Chef Chris Januzzi, on the right, wearing the gold medal with red ribbon that he was presented as Rochester Chef-of-the-Year receives a congratulatory handshake from Chef David Kasper, President of the American Culinary Federation – Rochester Chapter, on the left.
  • Chef Januzzi and MCC Group: Chef Januzzi, wearing his medal and holding a trophy, stands surrounded by a group of MCC Hospitality students and faculty posing in the Food Link Competition kitchen

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Rebecca Griffin
Hospitality Management
11/17/2023