Congratulations to our 3 Grand Prize winners of the #SecretsOfButterContest! We challenged our community of chefs to unlock the secrets of European butter by creating a savory, bakery, or pastry dish using Butter of Europe for the chance to win 1 of 3 all-inclusive trips to The Anti-Convention. We received many amazing submissions but narrowed the competition down to 6 incredible finalists, two in each category.
After recreating each of the 6 finalist dishes in our Test Kitchen for one last round of judging, we are excited to finally announce our 3 winners! These 3 lucky chefs will be flown to San Diego for a VIP trip to The Anti-Convention in April 2020 and will also be receiving an epic paring knife from Meglio Knives!
Scroll below to see which 3 chefs were chosen as our winners and to see which 5 dishes received the most votes online and will be taking home the People’s Choice Prize – a collection of Chef’s Roll swag! Congrats to all our winners and to everyone who participated in this contest!
PASTRY WINNER
“From the Depths” Entremet
BAKERY WINNER
“Pumpkin Spice Brioche with Caramel Cinnamon Apples”
Pumpkin Spice Blend Brioche / Caramel Syrup / Caramel / Slow Cooked Cinnamon Apples
SAVORY WINNER
“Poached Maine Lobster in Butter with Beurre Rouge”
De-shelled Maine Lobster poached in French Butter then plated with Beurre Rougee
PEOPLE’S CHOICE WINNERS
“French Tijuana” – a French omelette marries a Tijuana street taco
French Omelette with Butter and Herbs / Hollandaise / Sous-Vide then Torched Ribeye / Avocado Sauce / Fire Roasted Salsa / Preserved Lemon / Fine Herbs / Ash
“Filet Au Poivreo”
Filet Mignon / Fresh Organic Carrots / Asparagus / Babbella Mushroom / Garlic / Radish / Microgreens
“Hawaiian Sunrise Tartelette”
Rodolphe Le Meunier Butter / Passion Fruit / Mango / Cane Sugar / Unbleached Flour / Alaea Sea Salt / Farm Fresh Eggs / Mint
“Mexican Butter Raviol”
Mexican Ravioli made with Tortilla covered with Egg Whites Confit / Flamed Onion / Butter Ground with Fresh Epazote / Sweet Carrots / Carrot Hollandaise Sauce
“Maryland Softshell Crab with Four-Pepper Sauce”
Maryland Softshell Crab / Black, Pink, Green and Sichuan Peppercorns / Ginger / Garlic / Isigny Butter / Rice