Craig Norman received second place within the Gumbo Shootout on the Shrine, a part of a two-day Steak Cookoff Affiliation-sanctioned occasion that benefited the Hadji Shriners of Pensacola.
Pensacola Seaside, FL (RestaurantNews.com) Craig Norman, Govt Chef and Normal Supervisor of beloved Pensacola Seaside eating places Crimson Fish Blue Fish and Water Pig BBQ, just lately received second place for his Southern-style gumbo on the Sizzlin’ Steak Showdown. Norman positioned within the Gumbo Shootout portion of the competitors, incomes excessive marks from judges.
The 2-day occasion on the Hadji Shrine was sanctioned by the Steak Cookoff Affiliation and featured over $13,000 in prize payouts. Proceeds benefited the Hadji Shriners of Pensacola.
“Being born and raised in Pensacola, Southern meals has been cooked in my household for so long as I can bear in mind, with recipes being handed down from era to era,” Norman stated. “I’m extraordinarily completely satisfied to have the ability to compete and place in a culinary competitors for certainly one of my favourite Southern dishes, gumbo.”
Norman attended culinary college at Johnson & Wales College in Charleston, S.C., and went on to cook dinner for over twenty years at eating places in Tallahassee and Pensacola and even onboard off-shore oil rigs, all of which contributed to his data of and love for Southern, Cajun, and Creole flavors.
He has grown professionally and personally in his time at Crimson Fish Blue Fish and Water Pig BBQ, each of that are operated by Innisfree Lodges. Norman created a dessert program for the eating places, was requested to tackle the function of common supervisor, and has achieved a greater work-life steadiness with the assistance of his group and thru sobriety.
“We’re proud to assist Chef Craig in all that he has achieved, together with his success within the Sizzlin’ Steak Showdown,” stated Manuel Rodriguez, Company Director of Meals and Beverage for Innisfree. “He has confirmed to be a real chief and somebody who cares deeply about offering the very best quality meals to our friends and our group.”
About Innisfree Lodges
For greater than three many years, Innisfree Lodges has expertly developed and managed dozens of inns in partnership with most of the world’s most-recognized hospitality manufacturers. At this time, the corporate owns or manages greater than 44 entities — about 3,600 rooms — and employs roughly 2,000 individuals. Innisfree is the biggest beachfront lodge owner-operator on the Gulf Coast. As a triple-bottom-line firm, Innisfree measures success by means of Individuals, Planet and Prosperity. Innisfree, which has about $1.1 billion of property underneath administration and $250 million in annual lodge income, was named certainly one of Resort Enterprise’ high administration firms and high house owners & builders in 2022. For extra data, go to InnisfreeHotels.com.
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