I am happy to present you the dishes that the ten contestants made from the Mystery Basket, which took place on March 8th as the first part of the contest. I was a judge along with eighteen others.
You can click on each photo to enlarge. (All photos by Sophie Gayot)
Sophie Gayot judging along with Michel Richard, Gail Simmons
#10 Jason Flato dish: my rating 6/10. Pan-seared sturgeon with seared trumpet mushrooms and risotto with pan-roasted asparagus.
#9 Francisco Lopez dish: my rating 5/10. Pan seared sturgeon wrapped in apple wood bacon served with trumpet mushroom and fingerling potato and asparagus liaison.
THE WINNER #8 David Awad dish: my rating 8/10. Pan-seared sturgeon filet with braised pork belly, sauteed asparagus with trumpet mushrooms and roasted fresh herb fingerling potatoes.
THE WINNER #8 David Awad in front of the judges
#7 Joe Branton dish: my rating 7/10. Pan-seared sturgeon with citrus and bay beurre blanc, sauteed trumpet royal mushrooms, roasted fingerling potato and grilled asparagus.
#6 Erik Powers’s dish: my rating 7/10. Pan-roasted sturgeon with grilled fingerling potatoes, asparagus salad and trumpet royal mushroom puree and bacon vinaigrette.
#5 Gerardo Avalos’s dish: my rating 5/10. Pan-seared sturgeon with gremolata, roasted fingerling potatoes with bacon lardons, trumpet mushrooms and tomato ragout with asparagus.
#4 Daniel Agregaard dish; my rating 6/10. Sauteed sturgeon perfumed with smoked bacon, toasted fingerling potatoes, blanched asparagus and mushroom reduction sauce.
#3 Kendra Orng’s dish: my rating 6/10. Pan-roasted sturgeon, roasted marble fingerling potatoes, trumphet royal mushroom ragu, pickled asparagus salad and vanilla bean bay leaf jus.
#3 Kendra Orng talking to the judges
#2 Lyssa Barrera dish: my rating 6/10. Orange parfum pan-seared sturgeon, mashed potatoes with bacon, blanched asparagus and pan-seared oyster mushrooms.
#2 Lyssa Barrera cutting the sturgeon
#1 Jerome Rejano’s dish: my rating 7/10. Pan seared sturgeon with fresh bay leaf beurre blanc, bacon fingerling potatoes, sautéed trumpet mushrooms and asparagus with bacon fat herb salad with lemon vinaigrette
#1 Jerome Rejano presenting his dish to the judges
#1 Jerome Rejano in full prep
2 thoughts on “The Competitors with their Mystery Basket”
2 thoughts on “The Competitors with their Mystery Basket”