September 2011 - Iowa Pork Producers Association

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Iowan takes top honors at Quad Cities Taste of Elegance By Caitlin Lawrence In 1985, the Illinois Pork Producers Association created the Taste of Elegance competition to help encourage white tablecloth restaurants to add pork entrees to their menus. In 2011, chefs are still competing to prepare the most unique and elegant entrees and earn the titles of Chef Par Excellence, Superior Chef, Premier Chef, and People’s Choice. This year’s Taste of Elegance was held at the Isle of Capri Convention Center in Bettendorf July 11 and featured 10 Quad Cities area chefs. The Isle of Capri’s Chef Shawn Timmerman was the night’s Chef Par Excellence. His dish, titled Bloody Mary Braised Pork Belly with Micro Celery Salad, White Cheddar Grits, Praline Bacon, Sweet Corn Ice Cream and Uncommon Reduction, garnered rave reviews from the judges as well as $1,000 in prize money. Timmerman also will get the chance to represent the Quad Cities at Pork Summit 2012, a national Taste of Elegance event in the spring of 2012. The Superior Chef was Jerimy Henson of The Outing Club in Davenport. His Bourbon Vanilla Sous Vide Pork Heart, Prosciutto Arancini, Golden Beets, Caramelized Coco Nibs and Pineapple Jalapeno Caviar won second place and $700. And yes, you read that correctly, pork heart, a first for any Taste of Elegance competition in Iowa. “I just wanted to do something completely off the charts with pork this year and thought, why not?” Henson explained. Double Cooked Southern Inspired Cheek, Aged White Cheddar Polenta Cake, Wilted Greens, Chef Par Excellence Shawn Timmerman with Scott County Pork Queen Lynsey Chapman. Bacon Jus, and Cornbread Tuile came in third place. It was created by Chef Doug Lear of Bass Street Chop House in Moline, Ill., and earned him the title of Premier Chef as well as $300 in prize money. Lear also was the winner of the People’s Choice Award and an additional $250. Donations from the reception tickets were given to the Chef De Cuisine Junior Chef program from Scott Community College. The money is used to help pay for tuition, books, and tools. Proceeds also help pay for students to participate in various culinary competitions. This year’s contest featured six Iowa chefs and four from Illinois. Sponsors for the evening were the Iowa and Illinois Pork Producers associations, Cargill Meat Solutions, Martin Brothers Distributing Corporation, Scott County Pork Producers, Chef De Cuisine Association, Milan Florist, Scott Community College and the Isle of Capri Hotel & Casino. 14 SEPTEMBER 2011
RAGBRAI riders get taste of Iowa agriculture in Iowa FFU promotion Iowa’s major agriculture groups had a significant presence during the 2011 edition of the Registers Annual Great Bicycle Ride Across Iowa (RAGBRAI) July 24-30. The Iowa Pork Producers Association, Iowa Farm Bureau and the beef, corn, dairy, soybean and turkey groups promoted agriculture and their products during the first five days of the week-long event as part of the Iowa Farmers Feed Us (FFU) program. Iowa beef, corn and soybeans, dairy and pork were featured at individual stops along the RAGBRAI route Sunday through Thursday. The FFU pork promotion was July 27 and IPPA served free pork samples outside of Elkhart. IPPA and National Pork Board staff, interns, pork royalty and their relatives grilled and served around 3,000 grilled pork loin samples at the White Oak Winery near Elkhart from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. The pork industry’s We Care trailer was on hand and those helping with the promotion answered questions and discussed agriculture and the pork industry with interested bicyclists. “It was a great event not only for pork, but for all of the commodity groups and we talked to many of the 10,000 riders,” said IPPA Communications Director Ron Birkenholz. “Most of those who sampled the pork commented about how juicy and flavorful it was and many asked us how it should be cooked. Some asked what temperature we cooked the pork to and we proudly told them 145º F.” Specially designed FFU bicycle spoke cards also were handed out. A set of four different commodity cards were created, each featuring an illustration by noted editorial cartoonist Brian Duffy on the front and a factoid about the commodity on the back as well as instructions on how to register to win an Apple I-pad 2 . One of the illustrations featured pork. The FFU pork spoke card. Iowa FFU showcases the character of rural Iowa’s farming communities and the farm groups were happy to work together to show RAGBRAI riders and supporters how today’s family farmers provide a variety of safe, nutritious and affordable food. RAGBRAI XXXIX attracted bicycle enthusiasts from all 50 states, the District of Columbia and 13 foreign countries. Only about 40 percent of the riders were from Iowa. RAGBRAI riders enjoyed free pork loin samples. SEPTEMBER 2011 15
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