9th Annual Vitamix Challenge
9th Annual Vitamix Challenge
| Ladies and gentlemen, start your blenders! |
| The Vitamix Challenge gives chefs a chance to rev up their blenders and throw down to win the Ultimate Vitamix Package for his or her kitchen. |
| Five selected finalists will travel to Brooklyn to compete at this one-of-a-kind blend-off on the Congress Main Stage on Tuesday, October 23rd. This year's Challenge will feature recipes that tie into the theme of this year's Congress, Cooking with Respect. The five selected recipes reflect each chef's respect for the ingredients he or she works with every day: whether it's lemon rinds, garlic skins, stale bread, meat scarps of bruised apples from a neighbor's background. Each recipe showcases the delicious potential that by-products hold. |
2018 Competitors |
| Pete Coenen | Cherry Circle Room | Chicago |
| Teddy Diggs | Coronato Pizza | Chapel Hill, NC |
| Gabe Erales | Dai Due Tacqueria | Austin, TX |
| Anna Fitting | A La Minuit | New York |
| John Taube IV | The NoMad LA | Los Angeles |
2018 Judges |
| Sharon Halkovics | Vitamix Commercial | Cleveland |
| Kate Krader | Bloomberg| New York |
| George Mendes | Aldea | New York |
| Page Pressley | Emmer & Rye | Austin |
| Pichet Ong | Brothers & Sisters | Washington, D.C. |
Prizes |
| One grand prize winner will receive: a Vita-Prep 3, Vitamix XL, The Quiet One by Vitamix, an aerating container and a $500 American Express gift certificate. |
| One runner-up will receive a Vita-Prep 3 and a $250 American Express gift certificate. |
| All finalists receive a $500 travel stipend to compete at the 2018 StarChefs Congress. |
Judging |
| Judges will base their assessment on the visual presentation, uniqueness of equipment technique, compatibility with the StarChefs Congress theme, and the overall taste of the dish. |
Rules & Regulations |
| The competition is open to any working chef (restaurant, hotel, catering, banquet, etc.), both savory and pastry. Five finalists will be chosen to compete at the 2018 StarChefs Congress. |
| At the Congress, finalists will have one hour to prep. The finalists will then have one hour on the Main Stage to compete and present his or her dish to the judging panel. The blending portion of each recipe must take place on the Main Stage in front of the judges. Finalists will be required to bring their own ingredients |
| Each competitor will have access to the following equipment: Vitamix blender, stand mixers, induction burners, oven, refridgerator, and basic smallwares. |
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