"Many teams centered their entries around pork belly." Theo Peck's entry: jerk pork belly with fava bean pesto. Given the popularity of cook-offs these days I knew it would take more than a little rain to dampen spirits of those...
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"I've been a serious eater my whole life, from the days of slugging back Handi-Snacks and Klondike bars as a kid..." Yesterday we told you about Noah Berland, the judge's pick for first place in last weekend's Risotto Challenge. But...
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"There's really nothing that I won't eat when it is placed in front of me. That's how I ate raw horse." Last weekend, Noah Berland was a proud man when he won first place at the Risotto Challenge at Jimmy's...
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Of the 14 entries competing for risotto glory on Saturday at the Risotto Challenge, Noah Berland’s seafood-studded “Sunset Shrimp” (#10) stole the show. Cook-off organizer Cathy Erway of Not Eating Out in New York recaps the event and hooks us...
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Earlier this week, it was Cupcake Cook-off time and as profiled in the New York Times this week, there are many other culinary competitions in Brooklyn all year long (the cupcake gets replaced with ramen, bacon, tofu, risotto, and apple...
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After observing a swarm of people gather in Union Pool's backyard last night for
Brooklyn Kitchen's Cupcake Cookoff, this is what I learned. First and foremost, the cupcake trend isn't over yet. Apparently.
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Basil and chocolate cupcakes get the runner-up prize. On Monday, the Brooklyn Kitchen held its second annual Cupcake Cookoff at Union Pool in Williamsburg. With the irresistible bait of free homemade cupcakes, the place was packed with competing bakers,...
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