I had some great fun last Saturday afternoon judging the Sharp Chef Semi-finals Mystery Box Competition. The event was held at Dogwood Estates at Unicorn Lake. 5 Chefs from the Around the US competed against each other and the clock to see who would go on to the finals in Colorado!
My fellow Judges...
Monte came all the way from Oregon to officiate the competition. It was such a pleasure to have all of the Chefs in the restaurant on Friday night!
A "pantry" was selected for all of the contestants to choose from, they could use any of these ingredients along with their choice of one or both of the "mystery box" proteins.
The competing chefs are revealed. Three from Texas, one from Florida and one from Colorado.
and the mystery proteins are.....
Tofu and Pork Collars!
The Chefs had 45 minutes to prepare their dish before presenting it to the judges.
A huge crowd of over 400 waited for the results!
The winner is Jason Swab from Colorado Springs! His winning dish was Spice Crusted Pork Collar with Sweet Potato Mash, Flat-bread and Spaghetti Vegetables. It was delicious!
Click (here) to visit Holiday Sharp Chef and to see Jason's Winning Dish!
What a great way to spend a Saturday!
Thank you so much Sheena, for being one of our judges at my Divisional Sharp Chef Competition at Dogwood Estates. Having the palate of a wonderful chef such as you assist us in picking our winner was an honor. It was a great day of fun for all.
ReplyDeleteMonte Melugin
Divisional Chef
Holiday Retirement
P.S. My regional chefs are still talking about the wonderful supper we enjoyed at Hannah's the evening before our event. See you soon.