Sure, those dark, blurry Twitpics I psoted last night were nice, but here's what the Food & Wine's Best New Chefs' food really looked like. Congratulations to Jonathon Sawyer and his fromage blanc raviolini for taking home the title!
Here's what these ten incredibly talented chefs created for this very special event:
Roy Choi, Kogi BBQ Truck - Chego meatball in sesame leaf, sweet and spicy sauce, and polenta:
Matt Lightner, Castagna - hearts of Walla onion with BBQ onion glaze, smelt roe:
Clayton Miller, Trummer's on Main - pork terrine, pickled tomatillo, smoked mayo:
Hello all! Just a quick check-in to let you know I'm running around like a mad man collecting lots of great photos, recipes, and stories; unfortunately, there's been no time to post any of it yet!
Some of the highlights so far have been the Opening Reception, where the Voltaggio brothers from last season's Top Chef did strange and wonderful things with a BTL (believe it or not, those are bacon dip-n-dots); the always amazing Jose Andres/Wines from Spain BBQ, featuring spit roasted pigs; and an incredible lunch with Chef John Besh and Master Beer Sommelier Marc Stroobandt from Stella Artois, where we enjoyed six courses of crawfish and beer (yes, that is a slice of fresh truffle in the bowl).
I was also interviewed by Aspen's PlumTV as part of a feature on food bloggers covering the Food & Wine Classic. I haven't seen it yet, so I have no idea how much of me actually made it past the editors (if they're any good, it's very little), but if you want to check it out, you can see it streaming live on their website at 8am, 9am, 10am, 5pm, 6pm, and 11pm. Enjoy, and stay tuned for much more!
I've just picked-up my press pass here at the St. Regis, ground zero for this weekend's festivities. Today's itinerary includes an interview with PlumTV, the Opening Reception featuring Bravo's Top Chefs, and then the much anticipated Wines from Spain BBQ, starring the one and only Jose Andres.
Not sure exactly when and what I'll be posting, so you'll just have to stay tuned. If you're not already, be sure to head over to Twitter and follow @Foodwishes to get updates (and lots of them). Enjoy!
The public has spoken, or at least the portion of the public that subscribes to me on YouTube and voted in our "Summer of You" contest. If you have no idea what I'm talking about, you can check out this post for details, but to summarize, the winning entry for what summer recipe would you most like to see made into a video was…Triple Chocolate Chip Cookies?
If I've said it once, I've said it a hundred times… democracy doesn't work. Hey, I'm only kidding! Sure, cookies may not be the first thing you think of when you think summer recipes, but that's what a lovely young woman named Amena (pictured here) wanted to see, and enough YouTubers were persuaded by her very creative video to make that happen.
While this was done to fulfill a pledge, I've wanted to do a video like this for a while to prove something once and for all; you do not need an electric mixer to make cookies. This entire recipe takes about 20 minutes to make, and only about five of those are spent doing anything physical.
As I mention in the video, this recipe is very adaptable as far as what and how much you add to the basic dough. I used a "normal" amount of chips, but this amount can be doubled without issue. You can also toss in dried fruit and nuts fearlessly.
So, join me in congratulating Amena, and I hope you all celebrate her triumph by giving this super-easy chocolate chip cookie recipe a try. Enjoy!
Ingredients: 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons all-purpose flour 1/2 teaspoon baking soda 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, very soft 1/4 cup packed light brown sugar 1/2 cup white granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract 1 large egg 1/3 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips 1/3 cup white chocolate chips 1/3 cup milk chocolate chips Note: the amounts of chocolate chips can be doubled for extra decadent cookies! aka "Amena style"
