Berwyn Bakery Named As Finalist In Nationwide Competition

The nation’s greatest bakery might be right here in Berwyn.

It’s certainly worthy of consideration, as it has been named a Regional Finalist for the Best Bite Award in the first annual US Foods Food Fanatics Awards.

Sweet Jazmines Bakery was selected from nearly 1,000 entries and recognized for their OMG Sweet Potato Cinnamon Bun with a Dark Butterscotch glaze.

Customers participated in naming this dessert because after sampling, each person would mention some version of “OMG” after tasting them.

“If you looked at the recipe for a successful food business, you’d be sure to find passion among the list of secret ingredients,” Marshall Warkentin, senior vice president, marketing, US Foods, said in a statement. “These awards allow US Foods to celebrate this passion and recognize some of the most dedicated, creative and skilled professionals in the industry. Sweet Jazmines Bakery’s accomplishments personify what it means to be a Food Fanatic and it’s an honor to highlight their great work.”

The Food Fanatics Awards is designed to honor great people in the food and restaurant business who have an epic love for the industry.

After receiving nearly 1,000 submissions, the entries were narrowed by regions for all six creative categories: Best Bite, Culinary Genius, Big Heart, Hero, Epic Turnaround, and Top Crew. Criteria for evaluation included food fanaticism, creativity and positive participation in the foodservice and/or restaurant industry.

From this group of Regional Finalists, the program judges chose six Category Winners who were recognized at The Culinary Institute of America’s reThink Food Conference in St. Helena, Calif.

Other Regional Finalists in the Best Bite category, include:

· Beer Batter Deviled Eggs from The Launch Bar & Grill in Onamia, Minn.

· “Pigs N’ Figs” melt sandwich from American Meltdown in Chapel Hill, N.C.

· Gus’s World Famous Hot and Spicy Fried Chicken in Memphis, Tenn.

· Happy Spoon from Pabu in San Francisco

Food Fanatics is a movement of food people sharing their love of food to inspire business success. Created by US Foods in 2012, the Food Fanatics program gives chefs and restaurateurs opportunities to explore the world of food and share their passion and expertise through exclusive Food Fanatics Live events, the ground-breaking Food Fanatics magazine and more than 40 Food Fanatics Chefs located in cities nationwide.