Culinary Awards & Accolades 1970-2007

  • Island of Jersey Chef of the Year on 8 occasions.
  • 1970 Hotelympia, London, Student Junion Salon, Silver Medal
  • 1970-1994 Fifty Gold Medals in Jersey Salon Culinaire plus numerous silver medals.
  • 1982 Awarded "Diplome D'Honneur" from La Federation Internationale de la Presse Gastronomique Vinicole et Touristique, Paris
  • 1989 May Presented to Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II
  • 1991 Salon Gastronomique, St. Lo, France, Team Gold Medal (Team Captain)
  • May 1991 Inauguration as le Consul de Canardier for the Jersey Consulate of Canardiers (Rouen, France)
  • 1992 Awarded "L'Ordre de Napoleon", in Cognac, France. This award is given for outstanding achievement and special success in one's chosen profession and has only been awarded to a handful of other British Citizens
  • 1992 Awarded 3 Gold Medals and 1 Bronze Medal - International Culinary Olympics in Frankfurt, Germany
  • 1993 Invited to judge the Logis de France "Dish of the Year" competition in Porte Ste. Quay with the Executive Head Chef for the President of France.
  • 1993 Featured Chef for Channel 4 television program in UK entitled "Simply the Best" - Autumn 1993
  • 1994 Series of 6 television programs for Channel Television, UK entitled "Marek's Way", screened Spring 1994.
  • President of the Jersey Chef's Circle until departure from the Island in October 1995.
  • 1994/95 Awarded Special Trophy from Island of Jersey Tourism in recognition of enormous contribution to Culinary Art and for the promoting of Jersey on the Culinary Scene both Nationally and Internationally.
  • September 1996 American Culinary Federation/Florida Restaurant Association Expo'96 - American Culinary Arts Salon -
  Awarded Premier Trophy for Best Exhibit in Show,
  Awarded Premier Trophy for Most Artistic Exhibit in Show,
  Awarded Two Silver Medals
October 1997 - American Culinary Federation/Florida Restaurant Association
Expo '97 - American Culinary Arts Salon - Triple Award Winner
1996-2002 - Double Platinum Plate Award Winners (Marco Island Chamber of Commerce/Naples Daily News) - Voted Marco Island's "TOP FINE DINING RESTAURANT"
Feb 2000-Feb 2007 - Florida Trend - Voted in Top 200 Restaurants in the State.









Marek's
Collier House Restaurant
1121 Bald Eagle Drive ~ Marco Island, Florida
239-642-9948
Fax: 239-642-3615

Email: mareksmarco@aol.com

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