Chef takes top honors in cooking challenge

By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

SOLGOHACHIA — Executive Chef Adam Hanry of Ozark Conference Center won first place and a gold medal for “Best Dessert” with his standing ice cream cone sundae at the Arkansas Hospitality Association’s 2009 Arkansas Chef Challenge in Little Rock. Hanry also received a silver medal for his appetizer entry, fried pork rinds with a mango mustard sauce.

The Arkansas Hospitality Association hosted the Arkansas’ Chef Challenge as part of the 65th Annual ArkansasHospitality Association Convention and Tradeshow at the State House Convention Center in Little Rock. An estimated 2,500 attended this year’s show.

For more information or to request a copy of Hanry’s dessert recipe, contact Benny Baker at (501) 215-7136.

River Valley Ozark, Pages 162 on 11/01/2009