Here are the contestents from the first day of competition, enjoying their well-deserved champagne:
l-r (the name links go to my posts of their presentations, and the company links go to the restaurant/institution the chefs represent) Commis Joshua Johnson, Chef de Partie, and Chef Percy Watley, executive chef at Delaware North Parks in Yosemite, CA.
Commis Jennifer Petrusky, Sous Chef, and Michael Rotondo, Chef de Cuisine at Restaurant Charlie at the Palazzo in Las Vegas.
Paul Bocuse, the Grandfather of Modern French Cuisine and the founder of the Bocuse d'Or.
Kevin Sbraga, Culinary Director of Garces Restaurant Group, and commis Aimee Patel, cook at Amada
And of course, Columbus' own: commis Seth Warren, cook and Richard Rosendale, Executive Chef at Rosendales.
