Jesse Sartain California

NAPA, Calif., January 22, 2008 – Mooney Farms was selected as a winning product in the “Sun-Dried Tomatoes” category for both foodservice and retail.  Superior Gold winning products included their “Sun-Dried Tomatoes”, their “Sun-Dried Tomato Pesto Sauce”, their “Sun-Dried Tomatoes and Julienne Cut Sun-Dried Tomatoes in 100% Olive Oil with Herbs”.  The judging was conducted “triple blind” in Napa, California by a panel of Masters of Taste. The Chef du Jury was famed Mâitre du Goût (Master of Taste), Jesse Sartain.

“We commend the culinary commitment of the staff of Mooney Farms for the excellence and innovation of their product lines. We applaud them,” commented Jesse Sartain.

The protocols of “triple blind” judging include the following ground rules to ensure accurate and fair judging results.  Evaluators do not know:
Who the manufacturer is.
What the product variety or appellation is.
What the other evaluator’s scores and comments are.

The judging was a part of the ongoing U.S.A. Taste Championships founded in 1989 with the establishment of the Chefs In America Awards Foundation, whose professional Board Members gather weekly to conduct taste tests on a myriad of foodservice and retail grocery products.