Meeting/Event Information

Detroit Chefs Celebrate the James Beard Foundation & Michigan’s Rich Food and Wine Resources 

Chef Jimmy Schmidt along with Certified Master Chef Brian Beland and the Country Club of Detroit will host a star-studded culinary gala of James Beard-winning and nominated chefs. The country’s first woman Master Wine Sommelier Madeline Triffon will be selecting the wines for the event. The featured chefs will focus their creations for the plated dinner and tasting reception around the vast array of Michigan’s rich food and wine resources.

Reception Chefs

Mike Ransom (Ima)

 Brian Polcyn (formerly of Forest Grill)

 Dinner Chefs

 Brian Beland (CMC - CCD)

 Doug Hewitt (Freya) Semi Finalist

 Sara Welch (Marrow) Semi Finalist

Takashi Yagihashi (formerly of Tribute) AWARD WINNER

 Jimmy Schmidt (formerly of Rattlesnake) AWARD WINNER

Dessert Chef

Warda Bouguettaya (Warda’s Patisserie) AWARD WINNER

 Breads

 Zingerman’s

The funds from the evening’s celebration will benefit the James Beard Foundation as well as enable the local Michigan Chefs de Cuisine association to award two $5,000 scholarships to culinary students selected from metro Detroit's culinary arts programs.