Partnering with Delta for a "Cabin Pressure Cook-Off"

The Institute of Culinary Education is about to hit the friendly skies. This week, we were thrilled to host "The Cabin Pressure Cook Off", a new culinary competition that has Delta Air Lines partnering with Food & Wine magazine.

Four former Food & Wine "Best New Chefs" went head to head in our kitchens, vying for the chance to consult with Delta on menus for flights departing Atlanta. 

The four chefs face-off in 91߹'s teaching kitchens.
The four chefs face-off in 91߹'s teaching kitchens.
  • Hugh Acheson of Empire State South in Atlanta and Five & Ten and The National in Athens, Ga.
  • Linton Hopkins of Restaurant Eugene and Holeman & Finch Public House in Atlanta.
  • Kelly English of Restaurant Iris and The Second Line in Memphis, Tenn., and Kelly English Steakhouse in St. Louis.
  • George Mendes of ALDEA in New York.

The competition will be aired as a four-part series on Delta Air Lines (among other broadcast outlets). So you just may see it on your next flight!

The competition, which will air later this year, was judged by Michelle Bernstein, Andrea Immer Robinson, David Swinghamer and Christina Grdovic.
The competition, which will air later this year, was judged by Michelle Bernstein, Andrea Immer Robinson, David Swinghamer and Christina Grdovic.

For more information about the competition, check out the following articles:

  • "", New York Times
  • "", ABC News 
  • "", Atlanta Business Chronicle