Dallas College Student Chef Heads To $100,000 Final Table Challenge

Irving TX

01 May, 2022

3:23 PM

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Press release from Dallas College: April 27, 2022 (DALLAS) — This week, the Nguyen family will pack their car and head to Columbia, S.C., where Preston Nguyen, 19, will try to out-cook nine other chefs for a $100,000 prize. The Dallas College Culinary, Pastry and Hospitality program student secured a spot at the World Food Championships (WFC) Final Table challenge after winning the chef category at the 2021 WFC competition in Dallas. "This upcoming Final Table competition is a Cinderella story come true," said Nguyen. "I have always had a passion for food and had planned on working hard and walking down the culinary path. With the win in November and the support of Dallas College, so many doors have opened." Nguyen, who also took home WFC Rookie of the Year, outcooked celebrity chefs and longtime industry veterans at the fall competition. The runner-up was none other than Fairmont Hotel executive chef Jean-Francois Fortin. "This whole experience has been incredible," said Nguyen. "I have to remind myself that last year I was a high school student with an interest in food, and now less than a year later, I am the 2021 WFC Chef champion. So many people support and believe in me, and that is truly humbling. Now it's time to show the world the best that we have, and hopefully that will be what it takes to bring the title home." This press release was produced by Dallas College. The views expressed here are the author's own.