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2002 IGA FOODS HOMETOWN
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CCCentral member Jackie Smola was a Finalist in the IGA Hometown Holidays Recipe Contest, held April 12 in Chicago, Ill. "They put us up at the Downtown Marriott (VERY NICE!), and treated us to dinner at Cafe Pazzio," she said. The cook-off was held at the Cooking and Hospitality
Institute of Chicago (CHIC), a Cordon Bleu affliated culinary school.
"After the cook-off, we
went into the kitchens as teams to prepare our own dinner for the night, from
recipes provided by the chefs. It was so much fun!" Jackie said. "We then were wined and
dined at the CHIC dining room, and were invited out for the evening
afterwards to see Chicago night life. They paid for everything and made us
feel so special."
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IGA Cook-off winner Patty Wagner of Illinois, talks about the
evening's entree with contestants (l to r): Michelle Pierat
of Oklahoma, Patty, Tammy Welch of Illinois,
and Laura Musulli of Connecticut.
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Some of the Iga contestants work in the CHIC kitchen
under the watchful eyes of the chefs.
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| Jackie and Doug Smola in the kitchen at CHIC.
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Preparing a salad in the CHIC kitchen are Rick Welch
of Illinois, Jackie Smola of Oklahoma, and
Connie Choat of Kentucky.
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CHIC chef Jim Bacztub, CEC, trades shirts with Jackie Smola.
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