Oakwood native earns photography award
Paulette Phlipot, the daughter of Oakwood residents Donald and Jeannine Phlipot, has been awarded the prestigioius “Best of Show†award at the International Assoication of Culinary Professionals 30th annual conference in New Orleans.
Phlipot was born and raised in Oakwood. She graduated from Alter High School in 1989 and the University of Cincinnati in 1993. She graduated from the Western Academy of Photography in Victoria, B.C. Canada in 2001. Phlipot graduated at the top of her class and received top national awards for her photography upon graduation from Western Academy of Photography.
IACP has a worldwide membership of nearly 4,000 culinary professionals that encompasses over 35 countries, and is a “Who’s Who†in the world of food. Past members have included eminent culinarian, cookbook author and television personality, Julia
Child, who was an active member of IACP for nearly 25 years.
As a new member of IACP this was Phlipot’s first time attending the IACP conference.
This year’s photography exhibit challenged food photographers and stylists to capture motion and rhythm in a still photographic image by reflecting their personal interpretation of the exciting, hot and sassy workings of the kitchen to illustrate the theme, Rhythm on the Plate. Phlipot’s image titled, In the Kitchen, was selected “Best of Show†by a panel of distinguished judges to include prominent culinary historians, educators, representatives from publishing firms, public relations and marketing organizations. Phlipot captured this distinctive photograph at a private dinner party in Sun Valley, Idaho.
Other notable award recipients include Chuck Williams, founder of Williams Sonoma, who was awarded The Milestone Award and renowned Chef Paul Prudhomme, who was awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award with the annual cookbook and Bert Greene Journalism Awards.
Along with the announcement of this prestigious award, a successful cookbook, “A Taste of Wyoming,†photographed by Phlipot, has recently been released by Farcountry Press.
This unique book is an upscale, hardcover cookbook that features signature recipes from distinctive inns, lodges, resorts, guest ranches, hotels, and restaurants in Wyoming. The traditional and gourmet recipes are complemented by beautiful color food and scenic photography, historical black and white photographs, interesting vignettes, poetry, and prose excerpts from notable Wyoming writers about food and western lifestyle.
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