The Judges

Stephen Hallam (Chair) 

Stephen Hallam (Chair)

Master Baker, MD Dickinson & Morris

 

Charles Alexander, Jamel Lewis and Mark Edmond 

Charles Alexander, Jamel Lewis and Mark Edmond

Co founders, The Black Bread Company

 

Ken Blanchette 

Ken Blanchette

President, Kenneth Blanchette Food Consulting and Brokerage, Inc.

 

Andy Bray  

Andy Bray

Managing Partner, Brook Bake LLC

 

Jansen Chan 

Jansen Chan

Director of Pastry Operations, International Culinary Center

 

Philippine Coste 

Philippine Coste

Export Sales Manager, Wilkin & sons Limited

 

Jean-Luc Deguines 

Jean-Luc Deguines

General Manager, Knickerbocker Club

 

Lauren Dickerson 

Lauren Dickerson

Vice Consul Food and Drink, Department for International Trade

 

Lexi Dwyer 

Lexi Dwyer

Food Writer & Editor

 

Ken Forkish 

Ken Forkish

Ken’s Artisan Bakery

 

Fany Gerson 

Fany Gerson

Chef/Founder La NewYorkina and Dough

 

Zachary Golper 

Zachary Golper

Baker, James Beard Foundation Award nominee, Bien Cuit

 

Scott Goodfellow 

Scott Goodfellow

Joint Managing Director, Tiptree

 

Dennis Gunnell 

Dennis Gunnell

IBIE Chair, President, Formost Fuji Corporation

 

Meghan Harlow 

Meghan Harlow

Editor, Edible Long Island, Edible East End, Edible Brooklyn, Edible Manhattan

 

Abby Hocking 

Abby Hocking

Food and Lifestyle Photographer

 

Ben Hon 

Ben Hon

Food Photographer, NYC

 

Gareth Hughes 

Gareth Hughes

DUB Pies, Brooklyn

 

Matt Hyland 

Matt Hyland

Founder and Executive Chef, Pizza Loves Emily

 

Jonathon Jones 

Jonathon Jones

MD, Tregothnan Trading

 

Heather Koehle 

Heather Koehle

Director of Food and Beverage, Knickerbocker Club

 

Babette Kourelos 

Babette Kourelos

Owner, Baker and Educator @Babette's Bread

 

Jim Lahey 

Jim Lahey

Owner/Founder, Sullivan Street Bakery

 

Maurizio Leo 

Maurizio Leo

The Perfect Loaf

 

Gregory Lofts  

Gregory Lofts

Deputy Food Editor, Martha Stewart Living

 

Ari Nieminen 

Ari Nieminen

Head Chef Crosby Street Hotel

 

Judith Norell 

Judith Norell

Owner, Silver Moon Bakery, NY

 

Michael Romano  

Michael Romano

Executive Pastry Chef, Pierre Hotel NYC - Perrine NYC

 

Claudia Sanchez 

Claudia Sanchez

Publisher and editor of Edible Queens magazine

 

Amy Scherber 

Amy Scherber

Founder, President, Amy’s Bread

 

Amanda Stackman 

Amanda Stackman

Marketing Director, Fever-Tree USA

 

David Zabar 

David Zabar

Marketing Director, Zabar's & Co. NYC

 

Tracey Zabar 

Tracey Zabar

Baker and Cookbook Author, Zabar's & Co. NYC

 

Jorge Zarat 

Jorge Zarat

Global Operation and Engineering SVP, Grupo Bimbo