Culinary Challenge

Photos by John Meiu

The winning Grilled by the Hour chefs included (left to right) Marilena David, Matthew Monahan, Katherine Marcuz, Shalini Nangia, Marisa McConnell, Chanel Taylor, Julia Perkins, Jailah Emerson, and Sam Vitale.

Event raises funds for charity, scholarship fund


Grilling for Good returned for the 15th Annual Bench Bar Culinary Challenge which took place Thursday, June 6, at the home of retired Judge Lisa Gliecher in Pleasant Ridge.  

This annual charitable event is one of a kind in metro Detroit featuring a friendly cook-off between teams from the bench and bar.  Attendees purchased voting tickets at the event to determine the winners.  

The lawyers of Grilled By the Hour won this year’s Challenge over the judges of Grilled From the Bench. Voted best dish was the grilled steak crostini with pesto by Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Faunce and Macomb County Probate Court Sara Schimke.

The event raised funds to benefit Alternatives For Girls and the Women Lawyers Association of Michigan Foundation’s scholarship fund.

 

Melissa Graves was happy to help serve the winning grilled steak crostini with pesto by Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Faunce and Macomb County Probate Court Sara Schimke.;


Retired Judge Lisa Gliecher (second from left) was happy to welcome Culinary Challenge guests to her home including (left to right) Michigan Supreme Court Justice Megan Cavanagh, Mark Granzotto, and Beth Wittmann.


Members of Grilled from the Bench included (left to right) Macomb County Probate Court Sara Schimke, Oakland County 45th District Court Judge Michelle Friedman Appel, Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Kirsten Frank Kelly, Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Carla Testani, Oakland County 45th District Court Judge Jaime Powell Horowitz, Tanya Candido, Michigan Court of Appeals Judge Michelle Rick, Macomb County Circuit Court Judge Jennifer Faunce, and Wayne County 36th District Court Judge Austin Garrett.

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