Sunday, July 12, 2009

Iron Chef San Jose Summer 2009: Mango

Once again, I'm completely floored by the skills of the chefs in this competition!

Such imaginative uses of the secret ingredient - I'm definitely going to have to step up my game next time!

Congratulations to all the winners! Can't wait to see what you make next time.
Summer 2009 Overall Winner: Fan Zhang and Tracy Lin
Best Taste
1. Fan
2. Tracy
3. Karen

Most Original
1. Tracy
2. Fan
3. Diana/Brian

Best Plating
1. Diana/Brian
2. Tracy
3. Fan

The dishes:
Fan: Man-Hole
Tracy: Fancy Mango Soup
Ed: Mango in a Blanket
Pachi: Snowing on Mango Mountain
Lulu: Mango-Misu
Karen: Mango Tango
Jocelyn/Peter: Mango Minus
Diana/Brian: Mouthful of Mangooedness
Tina: Mango Salad
Leo: Mango Crepes




























Sunday, June 14, 2009

Iron Chef San Jose Spring 2009: Mushrooms


























































Sorry about the late post! It's been a busy quarter for your ICSJ hostess! I'm still working on that ICSJ Ning page... hopefully I can put it up sometime this year!


Thanks for all that participated, and all the extra treats from those who attended in on the fun. See you next season!

ICSJ Spring '09 Overall Winner: Fan Zhang (In the Next Room)

Best Taste
1. Seila and Ed (Cambodian Mushroom Soup, Mushy Tips)
2. Fan
3. Emily (Chawanmushi)

Most Original
1. Tracy and Pachi (Space Mistroom 420, Mushroom Resting in Spring)
2. Fan and Patrick (In the Next Room, Smurfette's Dip)
3. Seila

Best Plating
1. Patrick (Smurfette's Dip)
2. Fan
3. Tracy

The 2008 ICSJ Awards Ceremony * note I forgot to announce Tracy's award during the ceremony and found it later! Round of applause for everyone!

Fan: Most Creative Dish Names (Imperial Fly Ly, Monkey Love, Gator Bait, Grand Tetons)Tracy: Highest Originality and Presentation Avg, Most # of Awards
Alex: Most Improved
Jing: Most Consistent
Emily: Most Matching Serving Ware
Ming: Most Memorable Dish Name (I got Crabs)
Ed: Most Surprised Winner
Pachi: Highest Overall Points, 3rd place Presentation Avg score
Lulu: Most Desserts: (Apple/egg pie, Peach Sponge pudding, Lava Flow)
Howard: Most Unexpected Pairing (Cheesy Peachy Crisps)
Yeelo: Best One-TimerMark: 3rd Place Taste Avg score
Seila: Best Use of Host Home Appliances (oven, grill)
Alix: 2nd place Taste and Originality Avg Score
Pascal: Highest Taste to Plating Delta: "I may not look good, but I sure taste good"
Patrick: Most Worth the Wait