Announcements

Chef Myron Becker joins the rank of “Celebrity Chef”
by winning first prize in Japanese Rice Cooking Contest in New York

(New York, NY and Orange, MA, October 26, 2003) On Sunday, October 26, 2003, Chef Myron Becker, owner of Myron’s Fine Foods, Inc. of Orange, MA producers of CHEF MYRON’S sauces, took first prize at the Japanese Rice Cooking Contest held at Metropolis Studios in New York City. Chef Myron was one of three finalists invited to compete in the contest after his winning recipes were selected from applicants all over the U.S. The two other finalists were Samuel Hunt of Arizona and Mary Louise Burk Lever of Georgia. Chef Myron’s first prize includes an all-expense paid trip for two to Japan in March of 2004 where he will participate in yet another cooking event in Tokyo.

The four contest judges included celebrity chefs, Ming Tsai (Blue Ginger, Wellesley, MA), Mark Miller (Coyote Café, Sante Fe, NM and Las Vegas, NV), and Michel Nischan (bestselling author of TASTE pure and simple from Chronicle Books, and Executive Consulting Chef for Song, a division of Delta Airlines), and Japan’s premier stage and theater director, Amon Miyamoto.

Chef Myron’s winning recipes included a hot dish of Donburi da Mar Zaffrino (Rice Bowl of Seafood in Saffron Broth), a cold dish of Indonesian Style Ceviche Chirashi Zushi (Sushi Salad of Lime ‘Cooked’ Salmon and Tuna), and a delightful dessert called Kuo Nieo (Thai Candied Mango & Squash with Coconut/Maple Rice Cake).

The contest is part of a 90 minute documentary surrounding Japanese rice in the United States produced by NHK Educational to be broadcast in Japan this coming December.

For more information about Chef Myron Becker and Myron’s Fine Foods, Inc., visit http://www.chefmyrons.com

For interviews with Chef Myron Becker, product samples of CHEF MYRON’S sauces, and photographs of the contest, call (978) 544-2820 or e-mail news@ChefMyrons.com

* Available high-resolution photographs include:
1. Myron Becker with the winning trophy
2. Chefs Ming Tsai, Michel Nischan, Myron Becker, and Mark Miller after the contest
3. Myron Becker's Donburi da Mar Zaffrino (Rice Bowl of Seafood in Saffron Broth)

Myron's Fine Foods, Inc.
Renovator's Old Mill, One River Street
Millers Falls, MA 01349