Maestro del Mar Chef’s Challenge: Semi-Final #4
If you’re a foodie, you’ve been following the 2015 Maestro del Mar, with the Chef’s Challenge Series that is now up to semi-final #4—and you know thetickets are affordable (for $35 here) to watch four chefs take a surprise ingredient and produce winning combinations that make your mouth water.
The next challenge is Sept. 27, at Williams-Sonoma in The Gardens Mall (3101 PGA Blvd., Palm Beach Gardens.) The chefs: Executive Chef Adam Brown from The Cooper, Executive Chef Eric Grutka, Executive Chef Yvon Coty from Brio Tuscan Grill and Executive Chef Michael Molloy from the Wyndham Grand Jupiter at Harbour Side Place representing Deep Blu Seafood Grille. The chefs who win the semi-finals will compete in an Ultimate Chef Showdown on Oct. 23 at the Grand Tasting Finale.
Chef Blake Malatesta from 50 Ocean emerged from semi-final #3 at Saltwater Brewery. His winning spoonfuls (pictured) consisted of several renditions of snapper dishes, including Himalayan salt-cured snapper with a cabbage dill remoulade (served with Spiny Tail English ale), harissa-marinated snapper with spiced German potato salad (served with Screamin’ Reels IPA) and snapper ceviche with avocado yuzu and nectarine (served with guava pineapple IPA).
Turn the Table Series: Snout to Tail dinner
Speaking of snapping up tickets to fabulous feasts, these are going fast: The Oct. 6 “Turn the Table: Guest Chef Supper Series” is “Snout to Tail” by DADA. Executive Chef and co-owner Bruce Feingold (pictured) will create a menu for pork lovers paired with single vineyard wines from Mira Winery. A portion of the proceeds from the event will benefit Healthy Bellies.
Presented by Farmer’s Table, and SouthFloridaFoodandWine.com, the themed dinners start at 6:30 p.m. at Farmer’s Table (1901 N. Military Trail, 561/417-5836)and highlight prominent South Florida chefs.
The series ends Nov. 3, with a cocktail reception as well as the chefs each preparing two courses for a total of eight courses along with cocktail, beer and wine bars. Tickets for the series finale are $150 (including tax and gratuity) and a portion of the proceeds will go to charities.
About the Author
Lynn Kalber wasn’t born in Boca Raton, but she attended elementary through high school there, so she might as well have been. She’s a graduate of the University of Florida and has been in journalism most of her life, including 26 years at The Palm Beach Post. She’s written feature and food stories, and edited food copy among other jobs, including blogging about wine (The Swirl Girls). Her husband is writer and author Scott Eyman. They live in West Palm Beach with an assortment of cats and dogs.
