Congratulations Chefs! Healthy Hospital Initiative’s Live Cooking Competition Winners
On April 6, DCHA’s Healthy Hospital Initiative hosted its annual, live Chef Cooking Competition. Hospital chefs competed in six categories to showoff their creativity and skills. Hospital chefs showcased low-sodium and low-sugar recipes using the special ingredient of basil. A panel of judges rated the dishes on taste, appearance, nutritional value, and creativity of the use of a special ingredient. Chefs and their teams presented an entrée, side dish and beverage or dessert. The entrée was required to have less than 600mg of sodium and no added caloric sweetener. The side dish and dessert or beverage was required to have less than 230mg of sodium and no added caloric sweetener. Congratulations to all of the winners and a special shoutout to the event venue, DC Central Kitchen.
Overall Winners
- First Place: Tiffany Jhingory & Danisha Chase, Howard University Hospital
- Second Place: Breyon Williams & Bonita Bolden, Psychiatric Institute of Washington and Emmanuel Ferguson, Shevonia Dawkins & Joseph Redfearn, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
- Third Place: Heather Garcia, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Nutrition & Creativity
- First Place: Tiffany Jhingory & Danisha Chase, Howard University Hospital
- Second Place: Breyon Williams & Bonita Bolden, Psychiatric Institute of Washington and Emmanuel Ferguson, Shevonia Dawkins & Joseph Redfearn, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
- Third Place: Heather Garcia, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Taste & Appearance
- First Place: Tiffany Jhingory & Danisha Chase, Howard University Hospital
- Second Place: Heather Garcia, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
- Third Place: Breyon Williams & Bonita Bolden, Psychiatric Institute of Washington and Matthew Galo & Carmelito Diaz, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Best Entrée
- First Place: Tiffany Jhingory & Danisha Chase, Howard University Hospital and Emmanuel Ferguson, Shevonia Dawkins & Joseph Redfearn, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
- Second Place: Heather Garcia, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
- Third Place: Erika Smith, Tony Shelton & Ashley Lyles, BridgePoint Hospital National Harborside
Best Side Dish
- First Place: Tiffany Jhingory & Danisha Chase, Howard University Hospital
- Second Place: Breyon Williams & Bonita Bolden, Psychiatric Institute of Washington
- Third Place: Emmanuel Ferguson, Shevonia Dawkins & Joseph Redfearn, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital; Matthew Galo & Carmelito Diaz, MedStar Washington Hospital Center; and, Heather Garcia, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
Best Dessert/Beverage
- First Place: Emmanuel Ferguson, Shevonia Dawkins & Joseph Redfearn, MedStar National Rehabilitation Hospital
- Second Place: Breyon Williams & Bonita Bolden, Psychiatric Institute of Washington and Heather Garcia, MedStar Georgetown University Hospital
- Third Place: Tiffany Jhingory & Danisha Chase, Howard University Hospital
