We have a great group of celebrity judges signed on to judge this year's event including:
Author and Restaurateur Robert St. John is native of Hattiesburg. For the last 20 years has served as executive chef, president, and CEO of the Purple Parrot Café, the Crescent City Grill, and the Mahogany Bar in Hattiesburg and Meridian. St. John has been featured on The Food Network, The Travel Channel, and the Turner South network. He has two television projects in development and is a creative force in the gourmet food business. St. John has written seven books in the last six years.
WLBT News Anchor Howard Ballou has been in the broadcast journalism profession for more than 20 years. He has won several awards of excellence in his field, including United Press International's "Best Documentary" category for a report he did on Tennessee Drunk Driving Legislation. In 2007, Ballou was inducted into the Mississippi Associated Press Broadcasters Association Hall of Fame having anchored and reported for the top rated 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts since 1984. In addition to his anchoring at WLBT, he is currently a general assignment reporter and has served as producer and executive producer for the station.
Viking Cooking School Chef Matthew Sheeter is a graduate of the prestigious Johnson & Wales University and newly appointed Cooking School Manager for Viking Cooking School. Since 2002, Chef Matthew has worked with Viking Cooking Schools both in Atlanta and St. Louis as Cooking School Coordinator and General Manager respectively. Prior to joining Viking, Sheeter worked as an assistant banquet manager, hotel chef, recipe developer, and Manager for the Kroger School of Cooking.Come out to Highland Village Monday and spot your own celebrities at Taste of Mississippi!
Good luck with your event.
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Their are familiar to me especially that chief.
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