Chef de la Krewe
The Chef de la Krewe competition involves four unique cooking teams (PODs) with five members each. Each POD prepares a full five course meal (appetizer, salad, soup, entree and desert) of their own unique epicurean entries which are based upon their PODs unique theme. Each of their meal course entries will be judged head to head against the other competing teams entries be judged by four of the area's most noted chefs – as well as their Krewe mates and friends.
The winners of each of the course category are recognized at the conclusion of the event for their submissions. However, there can be only one over all winner of the event, and that honor is bestowed upon the member's entry that is judged by the professional chefs to be the “Best of the Best” – and thus Ye Mystic Krewe has found their next "Chef de la Krewe".
The winner of the “Chef de la Krewe” event is never announced until the Coronation Ball held in November, when the Krewe’s new Chef is announced and receives the Krewe’s coveted Chef Jacket from the Krewe's King.
The following is a list of all of the Krewe's former Chefs de la Krewe.
2019 Chef De La Krewe
Steve Beaty
The History of Chef de la Krewe
At the command of the King, each year in the fall Ye Mystic Krewe of Neptune hosts the famous “Chef de la Krewe” event. The coveted “Chef” award is highly sought after each year as members vie in serious competition to be selected as the Krewe's best chef for his individual meal course entry.
Former Chef de la Krewe Winners
2018 John Tucker
2017 Jim Piloian
2016 Larry Growney
2015 Tony Shams
2014 K.C. Clark
2013 Mike Wyckoff
2012 Tony Shams
2011 Jim Terry
2010 Jeff Etter
2009 Alan Zimkus
2008 Scott Charlton
2007 Gary Greer
2006 Art Sciarrotta
2005 Todd Maas
2004 Dave Ansel
2003 Sam Barfield
2002 Dennis Cline
2001 Eric Long
2000 Clayton Kreis
1999 Keith Robinson
1998 Jeff Bulson
1997
- Ken Burnside,
- Scott Smith
- Dennis Smith
1996 Sandy Hall
1995 Merill King
1994 Matt Bryant
1993 Lucky Levittino
1992 Carl Hall
1991 Paul Martin
1990 James Davis, Sr.
1989 Dudley Savage
1988 Peter Passmore
1987 Del Goforth
1986 Jack Jacoby
1985 Lebron Free
1984 Glenn Mouton
1983 Phil O'Connell
Bob Williamson
1982 Robert Nies
1981 James Robinson