In April, I was notified about a Thai Style Carving Competition in Los Angeles and was asked to invite my students. It was organized by the Thai Health and Information Services with the intent to preserve and promote one of the most exquisite Traditional Thai art forms (fruit carving) with other communities. I posted the […]
If you are interested in participating in a carving competition, the Thai Health and Information Services are inviting all carvers to a Thai Style carving competition. The grand prize is a round trip ticket to Bangkok, Thailand. You will find all of the information on the flyer below. The carving will be done live and […]
Want to see some creative life size food sculptures constructed of fruits and vegetables? Since I shared Ric Testani’s life size watermelon lady in yesterday’s blog post, it seemed fitting to show a couple of other life size food sculptures from past competitions. If you are planned to participate in any competitions, these might give you […]
Test your skills this summer by competing in the food art competition at the Ohio State Fair on July 29, 2104. Whether you are a professional fruit carver or a newbee amateur there is a place for you. If you are not up for competing, it’s fun to attend This year there will be an Amateur […]
The Culinary Olympics brings together the best chefs and culinary artists from around the world every four years. They compete over the course of several days to make impressive works of food art. You’ll see some wonderful photos of some of the magnificent competition entries at the Culinary Olympics further down this page. After posting […]
Yet another amazing example of creative food art is sugar art. Even though we focus on fruit and vegetable carving, there are many types of remarkable edible art, such as salt art and latte art, and we love to support all forms of artistic food. Sugar artist Michelle Wibowo won first and second place at […]
The Culinary Olympics, officially known by its German name, “Internationale Kochkunst Ausstellung” or “IKA”, brings together the best chefs in the world to compete. The competition dates back to 1900 and, like the regular athletic Olympics, is held every four years. Not only does the competition include both hot and cold food but it also features […]
The food art competition winners at Solebrate created some stunning fruit carving displays at last month’s competition. Lucky for you, we have the photos to share too! About a month ago we posted a blog about upcoming food art competitions and Solebrate Food and Music Festival held the first fruit carving event on our list […]
About a year and a half ago, I had the honor of judging a fruit carving student competition at an event called Carve IV that took place in Holland, Michigan at the city’s bustling Farmer’s Market. It was my second year that I had the honor of serving as a judge for the Collegiate National […]
My student/customer , Pat O’Brien went from beginning fruit carver, to contest medalist, to carving for a TV show in about 8 months. I’m proud of his speedy progress and want to share his story with you. I hope that you will find some inspiration from Pat’s experience. Customer/Student from Beginner to Contest Medalist and […]
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