Jiyoun Oh Wins The Peanut Butter & Co.
Peanut Buttery Dessert Contest
Culinary Institute of America
student takes home first prize
with inspired recipe creation
(New
York, NY - March 6, 2008) - Peanut Butter &
Co., the source for all things peanut butter, is happy
to announce that Jiyoun Oh was chosen as the
winner of its first-ever recipe competition. The judging took
place last night at a private event and award ceremony held
at The Institute of Culinary Education.
Ms. Oh, who is originally
from Seoul, South Korea, and is a student at The Culinary Institute
of America, wowed the judges with her original recipe creation
of Peanut Butter Panna Cotta with Caramel Mousse. Oh took home
the gold medal award, as well as a check for $1,000 for her
winning dessert.
The
Peanut Buttery Dessert Contest was open to all culinary students
in the tri-state area who wanted to create an original recipe
for an innovative dessert using Peanut Butter & Co.'s all-natural,
gourmet peanut butter. The panel of judges included: Chuck
Hunt, Executive Director of the NY Restaurant Association;
Marie Fenn, President, National Peanut Board;
Gabriella Gershenson, Restaurant Editor, Time
Out New York; Elisa Strauss, Pastry Chef and
Owner, Confetti Cakes; and Diana DeCicco, Associate
Editor, Food Arts Magazine.
Marissa
Goldberg, from Plainview, NY and The Institute of Culinary
Education, came in second place and was awarded a silver medal
and $500 for her Toasted Peanut Butter & Jelly Ravioli with
Cinnamon Ice Cream dish. Sean Pera, from Lakeland,
FL, also a Culinary Institute of America student, came in third
place and was awarded a bronze medal and $250 for his Peanut
Butter Milk Confit Cake, Molasses, Malted Peanut Ice Cream,
Maple Candied Bacon, and Beer dessert.
The
Peanut Buttery Dessert Contest began in November 2007
and challenged culinary students from schools in New York, New
Jersey, and Connecticut to create restaurant quality, from-scratch
desserts using any variety of Peanut Butter & Co.'s all-natural,
gourmet peanut butter. The five finalists, which also included
Karen Ng from The French Culinary Institute
and Mian Catalano from The Institute of Culinary
Education, were selected from hundreds of entries received.
Peanut
Butter & Co., which celebrates its 10th Anniversary
in December, produces six varieties of all-natural peanut butter
- Smooth Operator, Crunch Time, Cinnamon Raisin Swirl, The Heat
Is On, White Chocolate Wonderful, and Dark Chocolate Dreams.
As part of National Peanut Month, Peanut Butter & Co. is
also announcing the launch of its two new flavors: The Bee's
Knees and Mighty Maple. http://www.ilovepeanutbutter.com