The North American Semi-Final will take place on October 28 (the congress takes place Oct 27-29, dates that clash with the Salon du Chocolat, in which Valrhona does not participate**, in Paris) at the StarChefs International Chefs Congress at the Brooklyn Expo Center in Greenpoint.**

The following competitors will have the opportunity to win a cash prize and go on to compete in the international finals in Singapore in 2020:

• Eunji Lee || Jungsik (Harrison, NY)
• Jim Hutchison || Restaurant at Winvian Farm (Morris, CT)
• Desarae Bittle || The Greenbrier (Suphur Springs, WV)
• Kevin Clemenceau || Pitchoun Bakery (Los Angeles, CA)
• Weilu Wang || Eleven Madison Park (NYC, NY)
• Takunori Hirayama || DUO Patisserie & Cafe (Thornhill, Ontario)

This panel of judges includes:

• Pierre Herme | Pierre Herme
• Belinda Leong | b.Patisserie
• Lincoln Carson | Bon Temps
• Ghaya Oliveira | Daniel
• Mina Pizarro | L'Appart
• Patrice Demers | Patrice Pâtissier
• Kelly Fields | Willa Jean
• Kamel Guechida | Wolfgang Puck Fine Dining Group

The competition will be Emceed by

• Keegan Gerhard | D Bar (Denver, CO)

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