Mary Cech

Awards, Honors, Achievements, Volunteer Events

April 2004	“The Nuts & Bolts of Culinary Success: Innovative Strategies for both Teachers & Owners" IACP panel speaker in Baltimore, MD
2003	“Dessert & Dessert Wine Paring” Lecture/Tasting IACP, panel speaker in Montreal, Canada
2003	“Cooking Teacher of the Year Award” Nominee, IACP
2000, 2001	Yosemite Chefs Holiday Series, Yosemite, CA
2000, 2001	20th & 21st Annual Napa Valley Wine Auction, pastry chef presenter, dessert for wine auction dinner, 2000 guests, Chef committee director, snack 2000 guests, St. Helena, CA
1999, 2000	13th & 14th Annual Masters of Food & Wine, pastry chef presenter, dessert for 200, Carmel, CA
1999	1st Annual Beavercreek Int’l Culinary Classic, pastry chef participant, Bevercreek, CO
1997	Chef des Chef & International Pastry Fair, seminar presenter for 400 “Comfort Desserts, Las Vegas, NV
1997	10th Annual Napa Valley Awards Benefit for Leukemia, pastry chef presenter, dessert for 1000, Napa, CA
1997	Chef des Chef & The International Pastry Fair, chef presenter and demonstration, Las Vegas, NV
1996	Friends of James Beard Benefit, pastry chef presenter at the Beard House, dessert for 80, James Beard House, NY
1996, 1997	Chocolatier and Pastry Art & Design magazines, “Top 10 Pastry Chefs in America”
1991	Le Coupe de Monde, World Cup of Pastry competition, team member of the American team, Lyon, France
1986-1991	5-First Place awards plus Best of Show honors in the NY Annual Salon of Culinary Arts, Jacob Javits Center, NY