CONGRATS Chef Jim Shirley! Recently awarded The Torch Award Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association "I am deeply humbled and honored to have been presented with The Torch Award at this years Florida Restaurant & Lodging Show during the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association fall board meeting. Previous recipients have been Thomas Keller, Geoffery Zakarian, Curtis Stone, Chef Michelle Bernstein, and more. For those unfamiliar, the #TorchAward honors outstanding chefs/and or restauranteurs for their: • Outstanding knowledge and leadership • Philanthropic and community efforts • Extraordinary talent and creativity • Innovation and inspiration I don’t know if you can apply all that to me, I’m just a man trying to do good with good grits, but I am honored to be a representative for a strong cause." Chef Jim Shirley To learn more about the Torch award, Florida Restaurant and Lodging Show, or Florida Restaurant and Lodging Association, check the link below: [URL="https://www.flrestaurantandlodgingshow.com/torch-award-recipients"]The Torch Award[/URL] [ATTACH type="full"]97300[/ATTACH]