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MCC Daily Tribune

Congratulations to MCC Culinary student, Brent Shallenberger, on Winning Student Chef-of-the-Year!

Rochester area culinary students came together on Monday, March 10th, to compete for the title of the American Culinary Federation Rochester chapter (ACFR) Student-Chef-of-the Year. The competing participants were from the Monroe Community College Culinary Arts program, the Food Link Culinary Career Fellowship program and the Wayne-Finger Lakes BOCES Culinary program. Each student had 1-hour 30-minutes to prepare a restaurant quality meal, working with a market basket of produce and starches, and a mystery protein that was revealed just before cooking started. Brent’s winning dish featured roast pork tenderloin with a white wine sauce, sautéed lemon butter shrimp, served with parmesan and herb risotto, and grilled asparagus. Brent received an engraved chef’s knife, a one-year American Culinary Federation national membership, an engraved medal. He will be celebrated at the annual Rochester Chef-of-the-Year dinner in April.

Photo Caption: 

  • Brent is shown in the test kitchen wearing his MCC's chef uniform of white jacket, black apron, and black hat.  He is holding his award winning dish (described above) in his hand and smiling directly into the camera.

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Rebecca Griffin
Hospitality
03/27/2025