Porcupine Idaho® Potatoes
with Hot Pepper Jelly Dipping Sauce »
submitted by Tommy Masaracchia,
Executive Chef/Owner of Tope La' Restaurant
in Hammond, Louisiana dazzled the judges.

First Place

Porcupine Idaho® Potatoes with Hot Pepper Jelly Dipping Sauce » Tommy Masaracchia Executive Chef/Owner Tope La' Restaurant Hammond, LA

Second Place

Parmesan Fried Idaho® Potatoes » Mark Newton Executive Chef Ohio State University Columbus, OH

Honorable Mention

Hariyali Tikki » Ryan Gunthner Food and Nutrition Manager Desert Valley Medical Center Victorville, CA

Flat Iron Steak Salad with Truffeled Potato Chips » Harry Honer Executive Chef Rider University Hatboro, PA

Idaho® Potato Souffle » Chris Mark Executive Chef Palmetto Dunes Resort Hilton Head Island, SC

Seafood Stuffed Idaho® Potato » Wayne Oden Manager Hartford Hos Hartford, CT

Potato-Caraway Waffle » Peter R. Tzeschlock Culinary Arts Instructor FCAVC Culinary Arts Program Auburn, IN

First Place

Stuffed Idaho® Potato Hashbrowns » Benjamin Thoen Chef Good Thyme Woodfire Grill and Catering Washburn, WI

Second Place

Truffled Parmesan Idaho® Potato Cannoli » Martin Wolf CEC Executive Chef Greenville Tech Carolina Culinary Institute Easley, SC

First Place

Idaho® Potato Arancini » Pete Dressen Executive Chef Walden Country Inn Aurora, OH

Second Place

Fully Loaded Idaho® Potato Gnocchi Fritti » Jorge De La Torre Dean of Culinary Education Johnson & Wales University Denver, CO

Irish-Style Nachos with Idaho® Potatoes » Patterson Watkins Catering Manager Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Philadelphia, PA

Honorable Mention

Easy Idaho® Potato—Artichoke Dip » Adam Hegsted Executive Chef Le Piastre Coeur d' Alene, ID

First Place

Appetizer Category

2 Bite Gingery Salmon Potato Burgers on Idaho® Potato Crisps » Pat Ernst Dugan Chef/Owner Chez Pat Tarpon Spring, FL

Second Place

Appetizer Category

BBQ Chicken & Idaho® Potato Frites » Jackie Grantham Food Service Manager Oak Grove Island Golf and Country Club Brunswick, GA

Idaho Potato Taquitos » Barbara Sibley Co Chef Owner La Palapa Cocina Mexicana New York, NY

First Place

Side Dish Category

Idaho® Potato, Carrot, and Zucchini Pancakes » Jodi Lee Duryea Lecturer/Chef Instructor University of North Texas Denton, TX

First Place

Late-Night Snack Category

Chili-Cheese Twice-Stuffed Idaho® Potatoes » Celstina Contreras Training CleanPlate Culinary Program Whittier, CA

Second Place

Late-Night Snack Category

Blue Cheese Idaho® Potato Chips » Laura Owen Executive Chef CJ's on the Bay Marco Island, FL