Roland Henin

Roland G. Henin

Roland G. Henin is the corporate chef and chief culinary ambassador for Delaware North Companies. He is one of approximately 60 master chefs in the United States and has been recognized as an accomplished chef, culinary teacher and cookbook contributor throughout his career.: [1] He is currently coaching five Delaware North chefs to compete in the 2008 Culinary Olympics: [2] in Erfurt, Germany and will also coach Timothy Hollingsworth: [3] for the 2009 Bocuse d’Or in Lyon France.

Thomas Keller, one of the most respected and accomplished chefs in the world, cites Henin as his mentor.: [4] Keller owns both The French Laundry in Napa Valley, CA and Per Se in New York City. Keller helped select Henin to coach for the Bocuse d’Or.

Earlier in his career, Henin coached the 1992 gold medal U.S. Culinary Olympic Team. He also received the first-ever National Chef Professionalism Award ever granted by the American Culinary Federation. This success helped him to become the director of the Culinary Arts Department at the Art Institute of Seattle. He’s also taught at the Culinary Institute of America and Johnson & Wales College.

At Delaware North, Henin oversees the company’s culinary operations at national parks, sports stadiums and entertainment venues around the world. He helped the company develop its first-ever cookbook Pathways to Plate and its follow-up, Home Plate: [5]. In early 2008, the Jacobs family, established a scholarship at the Culinary Institute of America in his name which will provide funding for future students who attend the school: [6].

Henin recently coached five Delaware North chefs at the 2008 Culinary Olympics in Efrurt, Germany. All five chefs received distinction with Ambarish Lulay [7] and Scott Green earning silver medals and Kevin Doherty earning a bronze medal [8].

References

1. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/bocuse-dor-usa-announces-winner/story.aspx?guid={69FA58F0-98FC-41E9-810B-1AED7C326235}&dist=hppr

2. http://buffalo.bizjournals.com/buffalo/stories/2008/04/21/story5.html?b=1208750400^1621332

3.http://taste3.com/speakers_and_hosts/roland_henin

4. http://www.quotes-museum.com/quote/48219

5. http://www.ciachef.edu/admissions/news/news_story_univ.asp?iNewsID=695&strBack=%2Fadmissions%2Fnews%2Fnews_archive_univ.asp&strlocationname=Media+Room.

6. http://www.webwire.com/ViewPressRel.asp?aId=32490&cid=0&ei=5uIfRuO7D5LSqQOBlZToCg

7. http://www.fresnobee.com/columnists/joan-obra/story/993711.html

8. http://www.prweb.com/releases/2008/10/prweb1555374.htm

Web Sites

http://www.DelawareNorth.com

http://www.Taste3.com