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50 Move on to TOP|SOMM Area Competitions
February 10, 2010
Fifty are one Step Closer to TOP|SOMM Championships
Competition organizers are pleased to congratulate the following 50 individuals who received top scores in the on-line preliminaries and have qualified to move on to the TOP|SOMM Area Competitions.
Western Competitors
1 Ryan Anthony - Canlis, Seattle, WA
3 Ian Cauble - Ritz Carlton, Half Moon Bay, CA
4 Joy Cushing – Disneyland, Anaheim, CA
5 Phillip Dunn – Canlis, Seattle, WA
6 Jason Heller – Redd, Yountville, CA
7 Sur Lucero – Cyrus, Healdsburg, CA
8 David Lusby - Odom - Southern Wine, Seattle, WA
9 Enrique Martinez - The Pacific Club, Newport Beach, CA
10 Patrick Okubo - Formaggio Grill, Honolulu, HI
11 Sydney Paris - Jardiniere, San Francisco, CA
12 Matthew Stamp - Farmhouse Inn, Forestville, CA
Mountain Competitors
1 Scott Barber –Tesar’s – The Woodlands, TX
2 Elizabeth Dowty - Republic National Distributing Company
3 Derek Engles - MGM Grand, Las Vegas, NV
4 Jack Gerow - Culinary Training Institute, Las Vegas, NV
5 Eric Hastings - Eddie V's Prime Seafood, Houston, TX
6 Brian McClintic – Montagna, Aspen, CO
7 D'Lynn Proctor - Graileys Fine Wines, Dallas, TX
8 Sabato Sagaria - The Little Nell, Aspen, CO
9 Michael Scherzberg - Loews Ventana Canyon Resort
10 Brandon Tebbe – Mel’s Bar & Grill, Greenwood Village, CO
11 Dustin Wilson - The Little Nell, Aspen, CO
South Central Competitors
1 Daniel Cobian - The Breakers, Palm Beach, FL
2 Eric Crane - Empire Distributors, Roswell, GA
3 Christopher Gaither- Restaurant Eugene, Atlanta, GA
4 Max Kast - The Fearrington House, Pittsboro, NC
5 John Mayfield - Café Boulud – Palm Beach, FL
6 Michael Meagher - Vineyard Road, Waltham, MA
7 Matt Olson – Eric Solomon Selections, Atlanta, GA
8 Luis Reyneri - Jackson Family Wines, Juno Beach, FL
9 Inez Ribustello –On The Square, Tarboro, NC.
10 Mark Warren - Beau Rivage Casino & Resort, Biloxi, MS
Great Lakes Competitors
1 Chris Dillman - Sage American Bistro, Columbus, OH
2 Chad Ellegood – TRU, Chicago, IL
3 James Jamison -The American Restaurant, Kansas City, MO
4 Kyle Kennedy - Bootsy’s, Cincinnati, OH
5 Brendan Moore – Fratello’s Waterfront Restaurant, Milwaukee, WI
6 Amy Payne – Park Hyatt Chicago, Chicago, IL
7 Daniel Pilkey – Elysian Hotel, Chicago, IL
8 Aaron Sherman - The Peninsula, Chicago, IL
Eastern Seaboard Competitors
1 Yannick Benjamin - Le Duc, New York, NY
2 Antonio Busalacchi - University of Maryland, College Park, MD
3 Scott Cameron - Osteria Motza, Los Angeles, CA
4 Matthew Carroll - The Inn At Little Washington, Washington, VA
5 Jared Fischer – Le Bernardin, New York NY
6 Alexander LaPratt - DB Bistro Moderne, New York, NY
7 Melissa Monosoff -Savona Restaurant, Gulph Mills, PA
8 Kathryn Morgan - Michel Richard Citronelle, Washington DC
9 Michael Scaffidi - The Greenbrier, White Sulphur Springs,WV
10 Hristo Zisovski -Jean-Georges Restaurant, New York, NY
Area Competition Dates
March 20 - WESTERN – Hotel Palomar - San Francisco CA
March 27 - EASTERN SEABOARD – Fiama – New York, NY
April 5 - GREAT LAKES - Hotel Palomar- Chicago, IL
April 10 –SOUTH - CENTRAL - The Breakers – Palm Beach, FL
April 12 - MOUNTAIN - Hotel Palomar- Dallas TX
Competitions are 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Awards Ceremony and Reception 4:30 pm to 7:00 pm
Each competitor may bring 4 guests to the Awards Ceremony
Lunch will be served to all Competitors
Please join us in wishing these 50 competitors great luck in their quest to win the Robert Mondavi Trophy and become TOP|SOMM 2010 or Top NEW|SOMM 2010.
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