Delicious Drink Recipes to Pair With the Winning Dishes from the Next Food Network Star

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Beer and Fennel: A Winning Combination

Go To Recipe Finalist Herb Mesa was given beer as an ingredient while his partner for this challenge, Brianna Jenkins, received fennel. Their individual dishes — his, a beer-marinated flank steak with chimichurri and hers, crispy pork with tomato fennel chutney — were bright and flavorful. When combined to make bruschetta with beer and cheese fondue, these two main ingredients created a dish guest judge Guy Fieri said he'd make at home. When you make them, try pairing these recipes with a Virgin Bullshot, which is a Bloody Mary made with beef bouillon instead of tomato juice (recipe at right).
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