Two brothers, both Southwestern
Community College culinary
technology students, won
first place in the Professional
Category of the Downtown Sylva
Association’s 2nd Annual
Chilly Fest Saturday, Oct.
10. Brandon Cope, left, current
student and sous chef at the
Millstone Inn in Cashiers,
and his brother, Dusty Cope,
right, a 2004 SCC graduate
and executive chef at Millstone
Inn, won with their venison
specialty. “We wanted
folks to taste the smokiness
and feistiness of the venison
first, then finish off the
taste with the sweetness of
mango and crème fraiche,”
Dusty said of their winning
recipe.
SCC admissions officer
Dominique Benson served
on the planning committee
for the Chilly Fest and
said more than “350
people, including 14 cooks,
braved the wet weather to
take part in the chili cook-off.”
In addition to the Professional
Category, other winners
were: Amateur - Jack and
Tammy Kimmel; People’s
Choice - Ross Lorenz and
John Ballato of Restaurant
553; Best Booth in Show
- Charlene McAlister-Pell
of Aurora Professional Designers
Guild.
Hank Shuler, director
of SCC’s Heritage
Arts Institute, donated
two sets of four chili bowls
for the winners.
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