COMPETITOR

Envie.by.Mincey

HEAD COOK: Ashley Mincey

COMPETITION: World Recipe Championship

Miami Southern classics with worldly inspirations is my style of cooking. Miami is home to so many cultures that I've learned from and that I know about; it also has an edgier presence than just classic (US) Southern food. While teaching at IMG Academy, I've been competing since 2015 but because I've been cooking since I was little, it didn't take that long to realize I was exactly where I was supposed to be and the results supported that idea. I love working with our exotic and Citrus fruits, with latin & Caribbean spices, and classic Miami flavorings like mojo. Living abroad in Tours, France for a year was incredible and left quite an impression on my palate. My host mother had her own gardens, and the flavor in the end product is really significantly determined by the freshness of ones ingredients. Something you can only learn through experience. Wins: Grand Prize Winner Chef Sherry Yard iPic Theatre Contest Co-Winner Gloria Ferrer Ultimate Bites Challenge SDGFund Sustainable & Innovative International Cooking Finalist Food & Wine Consumer Bartender Finalist Top 25 International World Nomad Travel, Food, & Writing Scholarship Tarantas' Wine Best Dessert 2016 2nd place Fisher Nuts Contest hosted by Alex Guarneschelli Smithfield BBQ Competition Semi-Finalist 1st Place International Biscuit Festival Special Category 2015 Top 8 Dell'Osso Farm Bacon & Beer Festival Competition And more...