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North Fork Mtn Inn Chef to compete in National Seafood Cook Off
GREAT AMERICAN SEAFOOD COOK OFF
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CHEF ED FISCHER TO REPRESENT WEST VIRGINIA
IN 2009 GREAT AMERICAN SEAFOOD COOK-OFF
Ed Fischer of North Fork Mountain Inn, located in Cabins, WV will represent The Mountain State at the sixth-annual Great American Seafood Cook-Off in New Orleans on Saturday, July 18. Fischer is among more than 20 chefs from across the nation who will vie for the title of King or Queen of American Seafood at the annual competition.
Now in its sixth year, the Great American Seafood Cook-off, presented by the Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board, has featured up-and-coming and celebrity chefs over the years, and underscores the importance of cooking with domestic seafood and encourages the use of products from sustainable fisheries. Sig Hansen, the commercial fishing captain who stars in the popular documentary television show Deadliest Catch, will host the 2009 Great American Seafood Cook Off.
“Since first introducing the Great American Seafood Cook Off in 2004, we have advanced our cause and also had a lot of fun,” said Ewell Smith, executive producer of the Cook-Off and executive director of the Lousiana Seafood Promotion & Marketing Board. “I look forward to welcoming this talented West Virginia chef to New Orleans this summer.”
Chef Fischer, now a rising star in West Virginia’s culinary arena, left a corporate career in sales and marketing in Indianapolis in 2006 to purchase and run the North Fork Mountain Inn with his wife Carol. Fischer’s rustic cuisine, which features locally grown ingredients, has become a main attraction at the 10-room inn, a property recognized by Select Registry/Distinguished Inns of North America.
Fischer worked as a chef during his college years, but never received formal culinary training. He credits his skills to the techniques he learned from his German grandmother and later honed while preparing meals for large groups. He is a French-trained master sommelier, with certification from Gevrey Chambertin in France’s beloved Burgundy wine region.
For the Cook Off, Fischer plans to showcase West Virginia’s golden trout from local hatcheries, accompanied by morel mushrooms and ramps that grow wild in the mountains of his state.
“I always fill my kitchen with local, fresh ingredients and buy produce locally in order to reduce my carbon footprint,” Fischer said. “Buying locally is important for the environment and helps the WV economy as well.”
The Great American Seafood Cook Off will take place Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans during the Louisiana Foodservice Expo. Open to the public, the event asks attendees to make a $5-$10 donation at the door. The Cook Off will begin at noon and conclude at 4pm. Participating chefs will create unique dishes with domestic seafood, and utilize fish that’s native to their home state whenever possible.
Prior winners of the Great American Seafood Cook Off include John Currence of City Grocery in Oxford, MS, Tim Thomas of the Ocean Forest Golf Club in Sea Island, GA, Justin Timineri, Executive Chef for the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, Randy Evans of Brennan’s of Houston, and John Besh of Restaurant August in New Orleans.
Great American Seafood Cook Off sponsors include NOAA and FishWatch, Michelob Brewing Company, Whole Foods Market, Loubat Food Service Equipment, Louisiana Restaurant Association and the Royal Sonesta New Orleans hotel. Acknowledgement is also in order to the supportive seafood organizations; the National Fisheries Institute, Gulf and South Atlantic Fisheries Foundation, Texas Department of Agriculture, Jones Seafood Solutions, Louisiana Seafood Promotion and Marketing Board and Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries. A special thanks also to media sponsors, Gulfscapes Magazine and Louisiana Public Broadcasting.
For more information, visit online at www.GreatAmericanSeafoodCookoff.com.
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