Tasting Judges

Rod Stoner - Lead Judge
Formerly VP for Food and Beverage for the Greenbrier and winner of the West Virginia Tourism life-time achievement award.

Brian Ball
Owner/Executive Chef, Ember Restaurant, Snowshoe, WV.

Scott Duarte
Charles Pointe Conference Center

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Floor Judges

Elaine Bowen
Associate Professor and Extenstion Specialist at West Virginia University

David Probst

Jay Mahoney
Faculty member, The Culinary Institute at Pierpont Community and Technical College.

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Specialty Judge

Agriculture Commissioner Gus Douglass determines which of the dishes are the best use of West Virginia products.

Jean Smith
Director of Marketing and Development, West Virginia Department of Agriculture

Dale Hawkins
Owner, Fish Hawk Acres