{"id":30994,"date":"2017-07-12T16:31:55","date_gmt":"2017-07-12T20:31:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/?p=30994"},"modified":"2019-06-18T10:56:30","modified_gmt":"2019-06-18T14:56:30","slug":"chicago-monger-wins-top-prize-cheesemonger-invitational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/developer83.wordpress-developer.us\/culturecheesemag\/chicago-monger-wins-top-prize-cheesemonger-invitational\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago’s Jordan Edwards Crowned Cheesemonger Invitational Champion"},"content":{"rendered":"

Described as the “Olympics of cheesemongering<\/a>,” the Cheesemonger Invitational has crowned its latest champion: Jordan Edwards of Chicago’s Pastoral Artisan Cheese, Bread & Wine<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Edwards, who was a finalist in last summer’s invitational, earned top scores in the aroma test and all three food service rounds. This summer’s competition was held on June 24 in Queens, N.Y.<\/p>\n

“The Cheesemonger Invitational is like American Gladiators<\/em> but with cheese,” said Edwards in a press release. “Thx to all the mongers for making me feel like part of a family instantly.”<\/p>\n

The biannual competition tests mongers on everything from salesmanship, to slicing and wrapping cheese, to pairings and food preparation. <\/p>\n

Check out the photos below for Edwards’ winning food service plates.<\/p>\n

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Edwards’ “Perfect Beverage”: New York Sour, featuring fresh lime, simple syrup, cherry vanilla bitters, Willett bourbon, and a float of Tawny Port paired with Colston Bassett Stilton<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Edwards’ “Perfect Plate”: Mini glazed carrots, sweet curry, honey butter, ruby port-pickled pearl onions, duro almonds, white port, cinnamon, mace, tart ananas, pink peppercorns, and turbinado br\u00fbl\u00e9e<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

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Edwards’ “Perfect Bite”: Elotito, featuring Vermont Creamery ch\u00e8vre, freeze-dried corn, sweet paprika, torched corn, and corn cob ash<\/em><\/p><\/div>\n

This summer’s Cheesemonger Invitational finalists were Beth Hillig Falk of Mill City Cheesemongers<\/a> in Lowell, Mass.; Kyra James of Formaggio Kitchen South End<\/a> in Boston; Eric Schack of Eataly NYC Downtown<\/a>; Rory Stamp of Dedalus Wine<\/a> in Burlington, Vt.; and Shannon Voelkel of C’est Cheese<\/a> in Port Jefferson, N.Y. Forty cheesemongers from nine states participated.<\/p>\n

Congratulations to Edwards and the finalists!<\/p>\n

Photo Credits: Ellen Cronin<\/small><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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