Wholehreh Wins NCA's Best All-American

-New York
-Keith Wholehreh has won his first NCA's Best All-Americsn Award.

Wholehreh claimed first with 23% of the vote. Fellow Feast Fest chef Johnny Stevenson, who has a long record with this honor, having won it six times, including in 2011, was relegated to third. But he wasn't holding any grudges: "Knowing and working with Keith, I am ecstatic to see the torch of this award passed down to him," Stevenson said.

In 2011, the two chefs' placements were reversed: Stevenson won, with Wholehreh at third. Wholehreh placed fourth in 2010 and did not podium in 2009.

Wholehreh's win Saturday was an upset. It was predicted that Stevenson would win his seventh, with Wholehreh being the runner-up at second.

Stevenson got 12% of the vote.






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