02/24/2020
Wow, put it in the books, Charcuterie Masters 2020 was the most diverse ever with lots of amazing entries from far and wide—including Alaska and Colorado—and the first time category winners from the U.K. and Japan! Here’s the full list of winners:
*Grand Champion: Bill Miner/Il Porcellino, coppa
*Second Place: Don Pace, cured & dried moose loin
*Third Place: Alef Sausage Co., Wagyu beef dry salami
*Fermented sausage/Dry sausage/Nduja: Alef Sausage Co., Wagyu beef dry salami
* Country Ham/Jamon/Prosciutto: Duchy Charcuterie/Marc Dennis, prosciutto
* Bacon: Bacon Bar/Evan Thomas, English Bacon
* Hard Emulsified (Mortadella, Bologna): Alef Sausage, bologna
* Fat (Salo, Lardo, Whipped Lardo): Giuseppe Viterale/Ornella, Alentejano lardo
* Pate, Soft smooth emulsified (Liverwurst etc.): Hudson
Valley Sausage Co., liverwurst
* Whole Muscle: Bill Miner/Il Porcellino, coppa
* Freestyle (crossovers, creatives): Bacon Bar/Evan Thomas, yuzu beef tongue pastrami