The Chefs’ Roll Art of the Plate Contest sponsored by Cardinal International family of brands: Chef & Sommelier, Arcoroc, and Tiger-Glass had hundreds of chefs from across the US participate to receive a free dish, or canvas if you will. Once received, they plated their most stunning dish and entered a photo of it via our online contest. Prizes included a case of Chef & Sommelier Reveal’Up stemware, an Aura Knifeworks “ONE” chef knife, a JENDE Industries leather knife roll, a set of knives, a custom embroidered Chef Works apparel set, PolyScience Culinary Smoking Guns, and a Made for Chefs walnut magnetic knife holder.
Plated on Tiger-Glass: langustino, Empire apple, local tomatillo, bone marrow vinaigrette and last of the season yellow tomato ‘yolk’ with nasturtiums. Chef is from SLC POP in Salt Lake City, UT. Learn more about Chef Katie Weinner on her Chef’s Roll profile. Congratulations Chef, you won an Aura “One” knife! Scroll down to see the rest of the winners.
Plated on Arcoroc Terrastone: oak grilled Santa Barbara mackerel, herb pangritata, pickled red onion rings, radish, turmeric aioli, Serrano chile. Chef is from Scarlet Begonia Restaurant in Santa Barbara, CA. Congratulations Chef, you won a JENDE “Reaper” leather knife roll!
Plated on Tiger-Glass: seared diver scallops, roasted baby beets, roasted baby carrots, sautéed maitakes, celery root puree, squid ink beet puree, brown butter masago powder, micro pea tendrils, bulls blood, micro cilantro, shaved raw beets. Chef is from Bourbon Steak in Los Angeles, CA. Congratulations Chef, you won a case of Chef & Sommelier Reveal’Up stemware.
Plated on Tiger-Glass: Paprika poached Mexican octopus, roasted & pickled beets, kafir lime creme fraiche, English peas, fresh sea beans. Chef is from The Fairmont Grand Del Marin Del Mar, CA. Congratulations Chef, you won a custom embroidered Chef Works coat and apron!
Plated in a Chef & Sommelier Season’s Bowl: Black risotto with a champagne sauce, fresh baby octopus, cockle clams, large whole white shrimp, with a large cherrystone clam accompanied with cherry tomatoes, baby squash, white beech mushrooms, garnished with chives. Chef is from Windsor in Phoenix, AZ. Congratulations Chef, you won a PolyScience Culinary Smoking Gun!
Plated in a Chef & Sommelier Season’s Bowl: Vanilla panna cotta, violet gel, licorice gel, licorice, vanilla creme, shortbread, and violets. April is a Private Chef in New Fairfield, CT. Congratulations Chef, you won a PolyScience Culinary Smoking Gun!
Plated in a Chef & Sommelier Season’s Bowl: Ora King Salmon Roasted lemon Emulsion, Pickled Baby Brussels Sprout Leafs,Smoked Tabiko, Sesame French Green bean Served in Hand carved Ice Sphere. Chef is from the Amarillo Club in Amarillo, Texas. Congratulations Chef, you won a full set of knives.
Plated on Tiger-Glass: beef shank, uni tamales filled marrow, dried beef threads, octopus escabeche, burnt eggplant, coconut puree, soy citrus caviar, puffed red rice, whipped taro. Chef is from Urban Solace in San Diego, CA. Congratulations Chef, you won a Made for Chefs walnut magnetic knife holder.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR JUDGES
Final Round Judges
Chef Bernard Guillas of the Marine Room in La Jolla, Makoto Okuwa of Makoto in Bal Barbor, and Chef Dean Max of DJM restaurants.
Semi-final Round Judges
Culinary photographer Caren Alpert, prop stylist Carol Hacker, prop stylist/set designer Robin Turk, Brigid Finley of hospitality PR company Wagstaff Worldwide, and cookbook designer Shannon Plunkett at Harper Collins.
BIG thank you to all of our prize sponsors:
Cardinal International, Chef Works, Aura Knifeworks, JENDE Industries, PolyScience Culinary, Made for Chefs.
Click here for the Official Top 10 Gallery
These were the dishes that the chefs received to compete with:
Click here for the official rules
Social media tags from the contest:
#ArtofthePlateContest
@chefsroll @cardinalinternational
@chef_works
@aurachef @jende_industries
@madeforchefs @polyscience
#rollwithus
