Lt. Governor Jay Dardenne announced Florida chef Terry White as the winner of the 2014 Great American Seafood Cook-Off, held Saturday, August 2, in New Orleans. Chris Holen of Astoria’s Baked Alaska Restaurant represented Oregon at the 11th annual event. Chef White took the title with his country ham-crusted Gulf cobia with spiny lobster gyoza, caramelized baby bok choi and a Florida orange and saffron emulsion. Coming in second place was chef Larry Delgado of Texas with his Texas Two-Step. Louisiana chef Aaron Burgau took third with his sauteed grouper, grilled Gulf shrimp, sweet corn sabayon, charred okra and smoked Creole vinaigrette. A chef from Oregon, Gregory Gourdet, won the competition in 2012.
