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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Christina Ruedlinger
301-258-7350
800-231-8154
TEAM USA GARNERS FIRST EVER GOLD MEDAL AT 2001 WORLD PASTRY CUP COMPETITION --
TEAM TO BE HONORED SEPTEMBER 11 IN WASHINGTON, DC
August 27, 2001
Team USA, which achieved a stunning first time gold medal win in the 2001 Coupe du Monde de la Patisserie (World Pastry Cup), will be honored on September 11, 2001 at the National Press Club
in Washington, DC. This is the first time the team will come together after their win in
January in Lyon, France.
The team won five out of eight categories and set a record for the margin of points between 1st
and 2nd place winners with a theme of Cirque du Soleil. A spectacular sugar showpiece created by Chef Ewald Notter scored an amazing 699 out 700 possible points. These talented chefs who brought home the gold will be on hand to demonstrate their winning techniques in sugar and chocolate showpieces, and cake design. Those attending will not only be able to see their art, but taste it as well.
The event will be hosted by Albert Uster Imports, the national importer and purveyor of fine Swiss specialty foods, which hosted Team USA during the critical months of painstaking preparation prior to the competition in Lyon. According to Mr. Uster, whose headquarters in Gaithersburg, MD boast a state of the art professional kitchen,
"it was not only our pleasure to support our American team, but our duty and responsibility to provide inspiration and education to pave the way for future teams. Their wins in all categories were astonishing. Their win for teamwork is an especially significant lesson for championship teams."
"We are personally extraordinarily proud of our team and hope this event will allow other Americans to recognize the team’s spectacular achievement and experience the same sense of pride", Uster said.
The winning team was comprised of top U.S. pastry chefs En Ming Hsu, Executive Pastry Chef of the Ritz Carlton, a Four Seasons Hotel, Chicago, Ewald Notter, founder and owner of the International School of Confectionery Arts, and Michael Willaume, Executive Pastry Chef of the Ritz Carlton, San Francisco. Roland Mesnier, Executive Pastry Chef of the White House is Honorary President. At the competition, Japan placed 2nd and the Italian team placed 3rd.
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