Each chef was given a main protein to work with - Dietzler Farms Beef Tenderloin, and a number of random ingredients at their disposal. Giuseppe was first to choose his ingredients, which most of us agreed, were probably on the safe side: Honey crisp apples, dried shrimp, corn, and polenta.
Stephanie went with more risky items such as chicken hearts, eggs, collard greens, habanero peppers, fortune cookies and Swedish Fish (yes, I’m serious!) 45 minutes was allotted to come up with the best dish possible!
Team Tentori's message to Team Izard
Izard hard at work
The Results:
Tentori plated a semolina corn cake, shrimp tomato sauce, sweet and sour apple salad with triple seared beef.
Izard ended up with a creative dish of ground beef tenderloin, braised collard greens, chicken liver and Swedish fish gastrique with fortune cookie crumble.
Both were superb, but my vote went to Tentori. It was a tough call, but for me, it came down to the fact that Tentori's dish was more visually appealing.
Tentori plated a semolina corn cake, shrimp tomato sauce, sweet and sour apple salad with triple seared beef.
Both were superb, but my vote went to Tentori. It was a tough call, but for me, it came down to the fact that Tentori's dish was more visually appealing.
The Verdict: It was a very close battle, but Izard took the win by a mere two points with a final score of 52-50. Congrats Stephanie! It was such a fun night. The BOKA folks will be back at it next Spring, where Stephanie will defend her title! Can’t wait!
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