Food and wine go hand-in-hand. Tune in as John Ash makes wine-friendly food with wonderful organic ingredients from a Napa Valley vineyard. Recipes: Flatbread; New World Risotto with Carrot Corn Broth.
Chicago hosts the National Beef Cook-off. Amateur chefs will compete in four categories: New Dynamic Beef Dishes, Nuevo Latino Beef Dishes, Small Plates, Big Taste and Kids in the Kitchen. The winner of each category will win $10,000, with the runner-up in each receiving $5,000.
COMPETITORS:
Michael Cohen – New Dynamic Beef Dishes Los Angeles, Calif. Lori Falce – Small Plates, Big Taste Osceola Mills, Pa.
Teresa & Catherine Ralston – Kids in the Kitchen New Albany, Ohio
Christine Riccitelli – Nuevo Latino Beef Dishes Incline Village, Nev.
New Dynamic Beef Dishes Competitors: Michelle Benthin Gates, Ore. Veronica Callaghan Glastonbury, Conn.
Diane Coates Allendale, N.J.
Barbara Estabrook Rhinelander, Wis.
Nuevo Latino Beef Dishes Competitors:
Roxanne Chan Albany, Calif.
Norma Fried Denver, Colo. Patrice Hurd Bemidji, Minn.
Margaret Murphy Naperville, Ill.
Kids in the Kitchen Competitors:
John & Morgan Hanrahan Olympia, Wash.
Shannon & Tanner Kohn Simpsonville, S.C.
Shannon, Riley & Danielle Mitchell Naperville, Ill.
Tracy & Bradley Schuhmacher Penfield, N.Y.
Small Plates, Big Taste Competitors:
Deborah Biggs Omaha, Neb. Angela Buchanan Longmont, Colo.
Lisa Huff Clive, Iowa
Kurt Wait Redwood City, Calif.
Judges:
Mary Adolf President and COO, National Restaurant Association Education Foundation Chicago, Ill.
Carol Haddix Associate Subject Editor, Good Eating Chicago, Ill.
Chris Koetke Dean of Department of Culinary Arts, Kendall College Chicago, Ill.
Ina Pinkney Owner, Ina’s Restaurant Chicago, Ill.
Nancy Rodriguez President, Food Marketing Support Services, Inc. Oak Park, Ill.
Get your pots and pans ready to make a devilishly delicious meal good enough to wake the dead in less than an hour. Today, King Ranch Casserole; Skeleton Crudite, Devils Food Cupcakes with Chocolate Leaves