The Competitors with their Mystery Basket
by Sophie Gayot
If you have been following the
2009 Almost Famous Chef competition
by San Pellegrino and Acqua Panna. Nestlé Waters North America
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.
See the winners of the competition on the awards page.You can click on each photo to enlarge. (All photos by Sophie Gayot)
- #1 Jerome Rejano in full prep
- #1 Jerome Rejano’s dish
- #1 Jerome Rejano presenting his dish to the judges
- #2 Lyssa Barrera cutting the sturgeon
- #2 Lyssa Barrera dish
- #3 Kendra Orng
- #3 Kendra Orng
- #4 Daniel Agregaard dish
- #5 Gerardo Avalos dish
- #6 Erik Powers dish
- #7 Joe Branton dish
- #8 David Awad dish
- #8 David Awad
- #9 Francisco Lopez dish
- #10 Jason Flato dish
- Sophie Gayot judging along with Michel Richard