Excitement and amazing aromas filled the air as our Crater Lake Chef’s Challenge remaining top three chefs battled it out for this year’s title of Top Chef! All chefs had fans and support throughout the record crowd of spectators in attendance.
The final night of competition the judges requested the chefs prepare duck. Unfortunately Chef Tyrone Love of Capri Restaurant and Chef Adam of Roy’s got goosed by winning chef Brandon Testi. Testi came up with a Crater Lake Pepper Vodka Egg Benedict Deconstructed and served on a crafty carved piece of wood.
His entree was a Crater Lake Rye Whiskey Cold Smoked Duck Breast, white Peking duck breast, CL whiskey and cherry gastrique, CL Ginger Vodka Pumpkin Brulee, cracklins, CL Whiskey Drunk Brussel Sprouts CL Whiskey Caramel petite pumpkin greens, which was presented to the judges on a long mirror, reflecting Chef’s creative and out of the box thinking, yet again!
The judges were again impressed, as each chef continued to up their game, but when it all came down to it, the combination of thoughtful strategies in flavors, presentation, using the Crater Lake product and thinking out of the box earned Blu Ember’s Chef Brandon the win!
