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October 2006 Chef2Chef Culinary Grant Recipients Announced

Steamboat Springs, Colorado, USA – October 2, 2006 - Chef2Chef.Net today announced the winners of the October 2006 culinary grants. The Chef2Chef Scholarship Fund was established in 2003 to assist culinary students in need of financial assistance.

In March of 2006, Chef2Chef.net awarded fourteen culinary grants for the 2005 academic year. Since that time Chef2Chef.Net received more than 170 applications from students at 30 different culinary schools across the country and abroad. Eligible students are encouraged to participate in the Chef2Chef discussion forums, must attend a culinary school at the time of the award, show proof of their financial need, and provide a 500-word essay.

The reviewing panel for the October awards consisted of seventeen chefs, executive chefs and culinary professionals from various organizations around the world. We are pleased to award twelve $1,000.00 grants to the following students:

• Sean Liam Quin, Culinary Institute of Canada, Charlottetown, PE
• Heather Robyn Rubenstein, L. A. Wilson Technical School, New York
• Jordan Taylor Wood, Sullivan University, Kentucky
• Chelsea Lee Oswalt, Johnson and Wales University, Charlotte
• John William Kleifgen, Culinary Institute of America, New York
• Asha Kali Hertel, Johnson and Wales University, Charlotte
• Eric Francis Rovegno, Pueblo Community College, Colorado
• Emily Alice Riddell, Le Cordon Bleu, Paris
• Chanda Martin, French Culinary Institute, New York
• Karreesa Monique Allen, The Art Institute of Washington, Virginia
• Erica Renee Robertson, Texas Culinary Academy
• Mary Lynn Allen, Johnson and Wales University, Providence

Funding for the October 2006 grants were provided by Chef2Chef.Net, the proceeds of fundraising dinners and silent auctions at the Chimney Park Bistro in Windsor, Colorado and at the Two Rivers Winery Chateau with the Cowboy and The Rose Catering Company in Grand Junction, Colorado as well as revenues derived from cookbook sales and private and corporate donations. The next round of Grants will be awarded in April, 2007.

About the Chef2Chef.Net Scholarship Program

 The Chef2Chef.Net Scholarship Fund is administered by the Yampa Valley Community Foundation and contributions may be tax deductible. Please call Chef David Nelson at 888-745-6550 for further information on how to help us give back to the future of the culinary industry. More Information: http://chef2chef.net/culinary-institute/scholarship-grant/

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