Friday, February 20, 2009

South Beach Sizzles as America's Culinary Elite Compete in Idaho (R) Potato Side Dish Challenge


South Beach, FL, February 20, 2009 -- Burger Bash host, Rachael Ray, (left) congratulates Chef Carol Wallack of Sola Chicago (middle) for winning the Idaho Potato Side Dish Challenge at the South Beach Wine and Food Festival. Frank Muir, President & CEO (right), ldaho Potato Commission, was one of several judges. (PRNewsFoto/Idaho Potato Commission)

Chef Carol Wallack of Sola in Chicago Snags First Place in Challenge at
South Beach Wine and Food Festival's Burger Bash and Awards $5,000 to
Florida International University

EAGLE, Idaho, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire/ -- The country's top chefs battled
it out at the third annual South Beach Wine and Food Festival's Burger Bash
hosted by Rachael Ray. Not only were their skills at the grill tested as
they bumped the beloved burger to new culinary heights, but Idaho Potato
Commission (IPC) -- a Silver Sponsor of the Festival -- challenged ten of
the best in the business to go a step further and prepare a prize-winning
Idaho(R) potato side dish. The Grand Prize was a $5,000 donation to Florida
International University made by the IPC on behalf of Chef Wallack...

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