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MCC Daily Tribune

MCC Culinary Student Wins Rochester's Student Chef-of-the-Year

Congratulations to MCC Culinary student, Abhinav Praharsh Tallavajhula, on Winning Rochester’s Student Chef-of-the-Year!

Rochester area culinary students came together on Monday, April 13th, 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 and the Food Link Culinary Career Fellowship 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. Abhinav’s winning dish featured a pan-seared flank steak & scallops, Dijon mustard pan sauce, parsnip puree, and grilled broccolini. Abhinav received an engraved chef’s knife, a one-year American Culinary Federation national membership, and an engraved medal. He will be celebrated at the annual Rochester Chef-of-the-Year dinner in July.

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Abhinav is shown in the MCC culinary laboratory 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
04/21/2026