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Thursday, February 7, 2013

Big Rock Chef to Compete for Regional Chef of the Year

Brian Henson, who was named the Michigan Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation last fall, will now move on to the regional competition.

Brian Henson, executive chef at Birmingham's Big Rock Chop House, will soon have the chance to impress the culinary world yet again when he competes for the title of Regional Chef of the Year this spring. Henson will be one of four chefs competiting in the American Culinary Federation's Regional Chef of the Year competition for the central region. Henson will be competiting against chefs culled from 15 states, from Louisiana and Texas all the way to North Dakota and Wisconsin. This isn't the first time Henson has been recognized. Last fall, Henson was named the 2012 Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation's Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association (MCCA). Now, Henson is moving on to the next level and will compete in Little Rock…

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Big Rock Chef Named Chef of the Year by State Culinary Association

Brian Henson from Birmingham's Big Rock Chop House was named Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation's Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association.

One of Birmingham's top chefs has now been recognized as one of the best chefs in the state. Brian Henson, executive chef for the Big Rock Chop House, was recently named Chef of the Year by the American Culinary Federation's Michigan Chefs de Cuisine Association (MCCA). Henson won the title after creating the award-winning entree at the MCCA Chef of the Year cooking competition, held at the Country Club of Detroit on July 2. The winner was announced at the Chef of the Year awards gala on Aug. 27. Henson was up against a slate of Detroit's best chefs, including Kevin Peasgood, CEC and executive chef at the Bloomfield Open Hunt Club; and Daniel Daniot, CEC and executive chef at Edgewood Country Club. During the competition, chefs were given …

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