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Opinions on this Culinary Competition Submission Update: He Won First Round!
Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:56 am
Posted on 1/25/21 at 10:56 am
My nephew is a chef in Asheville, NC. He entered a national food competition and this is his entry. I'm wondering what you think of it. Here is the description:
Scored 148.5 of a total 160 for the first elimination round.
Second place got 141
One of the score sheets:
quote:
A blackened mahi mahi po-boy, on a homemade French bread loaf that was infused with smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese. Topped with spicy lemon arugula, fresh tomatoes, pickled onions and a crawfish remoulade. The remoulade used 16 teeny tiny quail eggs as the base, and tail meat and juices from fresh crawfish that were just an hour before driven up from New Orleans. Entire thing topped with local micro mezuna and wasabi greens for a little extra freshness.
Scored 148.5 of a total 160 for the first elimination round.
Second place got 141
One of the score sheets:
This post was edited on 1/28/21 at 12:46 pm
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Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:14 am to Stadium Rat
Can you share the name of the restaurant? I have family in Asheville, would love to talk to them about it because that looks awesome, albeit it I have no idea how I would begin to eat it. Like a burger that looks amazing but it's 2ft tall. 
This post was edited on 1/25/21 at 11:16 am
Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:21 am to AbitaFan08
quote:No restaurant at the moment. He has has been doing and has plans to do pop-ups, but I don't know where.
Can you share the name of the restaurant? I
Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:27 am to Stadium Rat
Looks good.
The bread was infused with smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese?
This doesn’t need to be in the description IMO.
Seems to be missing a word.
quote:
on a homemade French bread loaf that was infused with smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese.
The bread was infused with smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese?
quote:
The remoulade used 16 teeny tiny quail eggs as the base
This doesn’t need to be in the description IMO.
quote:
tail meat and juices from fresh crawfish that were just an hour before driven up from New Orleans.
Seems to be missing a word.
This post was edited on 1/25/21 at 11:30 am
Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:28 am to Stadium Rat
Looks delicious, iwei.
What does this mean? Does that mean he mixed in smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese with the loaf before baking?
quote:
French bread loaf that was infused with smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese.
What does this mean? Does that mean he mixed in smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese with the loaf before baking?
Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:29 am to Stadium Rat
That is a very busy po boy, there's nothing poor about that. Give me a simple roast beef or fried oyster over that abomination.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:29 am to TypoKnig
What kinda competition?
Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:36 am to KamaCausey_LSU
quote:Exactly, but I don't know how one would smoke shrimp.
French bread loaf that was infused with smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese.
What does this mean? Does that mean he mixed in smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese with the loaf before baking?
He sent down to us some smoked shrimp, cream cheese and leek stuffed ravioli last week with my brother. 2 sauces - a Carolina inspired BBQ cream sauce and a spicy garlic tomato sauce. We haven't tasted much of his cooking, but we were blown away.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:38 am to Stadium Rat
You would have to eat that with a knife and fork.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:39 am to holygrale
quote:I'm kind of fuzzy on the details, but it's a video competition, I think. He was one of just a handful who made the cut after video applications/auditions.
What kinda competition?
Posted on 1/25/21 at 11:59 am to Stadium Rat
quote:Probably great for a video submission where looks and technique are everything.
I'm kind of fuzzy on the details, but it's a video competition
The only thing that would make me pause is that it looks too busy, as in too much garnish. The blackened mahi-mahi and bread with the remoulade are the stars of the dish.
That dish would go awesome with some crawfish pho.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 12:08 pm to Stadium Rat
Po boy looks tasty
The write-up/description could use some work, if we’re being honest
The write-up/description could use some work, if we’re being honest
Posted on 1/25/21 at 12:12 pm to Stadium Rat
Looks tasty, though I don't understand how one would eat it like a poboy.
I also don't understand the infused bread.
Smoked shrimp can be very delicious. You just have to make sure not to overcook. A stove top smoker works well for those if you don't have a lot to do at once.
We did some smoked bbq shrimp in big foil pans one time that were really good.
I also don't understand the infused bread.
Smoked shrimp can be very delicious. You just have to make sure not to overcook. A stove top smoker works well for those if you don't have a lot to do at once.
We did some smoked bbq shrimp in big foil pans one time that were really good.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 12:46 pm to Stadium Rat
This is meant as constructive criticism, not bashing.
It is spelled mizuna.
Infuse might be a poor choice for a descriptor. Are these ingredients baked in?
Need a comma in there between "crawfish" and "that" & "up" and "from". That whole sentence needs restructuring.
The sandwich sounds like it would be tasty to eat.
quote:
mezuna
It is spelled mizuna.
quote:
homemade French bread loaf that was infused with smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese.
Infuse might be a poor choice for a descriptor. Are these ingredients baked in?
quote:
meat and juices from fresh crawfish that were just an hour before driven up from New Orleans.
Need a comma in there between "crawfish" and "that" & "up" and "from". That whole sentence needs restructuring.
The sandwich sounds like it would be tasty to eat.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 1:05 pm to Stadium Rat
From the picture, the bread to ingredient ratio looks way off.
Posted on 1/25/21 at 1:06 pm to Stadium Rat
Probably not what you’re looking for, but remove unnecessary words or phrases to tighten up the description.
A blackened mahi mahi po-boy on homemade French bread infused with smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese. Topped with spicy lemon arugula, fresh tomatoes, pickled onions, and a crawfish remoulade which uses quail eggs as the base and juicy, fresh Louisiana crawfish tails. Micro mizuna and wasabi greens for extra freshness.
Original:
A blackened mahi mahi po-boy, on a homemade French bread loaf that was infused with smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese. Topped with spicy lemon arugula, fresh tomatoes, pickled onions and a crawfish remoulade. The remoulade used 16 teeny tiny quail eggs as the base, and tail meat and juices from fresh crawfish that were just an hour before driven up from New Orleans. Entire thing topped with local micro mezuna and wasabi greens for a little extra freshness.
A blackened mahi mahi po-boy on homemade French bread infused with smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese. Topped with spicy lemon arugula, fresh tomatoes, pickled onions, and a crawfish remoulade which uses quail eggs as the base and juicy, fresh Louisiana crawfish tails. Micro mizuna and wasabi greens for extra freshness.
Original:
A blackened mahi mahi po-boy, on a homemade French bread loaf that was infused with smoked shrimp, leeks, and cream cheese. Topped with spicy lemon arugula, fresh tomatoes, pickled onions and a crawfish remoulade. The remoulade used 16 teeny tiny quail eggs as the base, and tail meat and juices from fresh crawfish that were just an hour before driven up from New Orleans. Entire thing topped with local micro mezuna and wasabi greens for a little extra freshness.
This post was edited on 1/25/21 at 1:21 pm
Posted on 1/25/21 at 1:16 pm to Darla Hood
quote:You mean "bought".
caught
My brother bought boiled crawfish in New Orleans, then took 2 days driving back to Asheville.
This description wasn't his "official" submission of his entry. This was a casual description for his FB friends.
This post was edited on 1/25/21 at 1:20 pm
Posted on 1/25/21 at 1:17 pm to Stadium Rat
That was an important word left out of the original description.
This post was edited on 1/25/21 at 1:19 pm
Posted on 1/25/21 at 1:21 pm to Darla Hood
I edited my description. Unnecessarily, it seems.
This post was edited on 1/25/21 at 1:23 pm
Posted on 1/25/21 at 2:42 pm to Stadium Rat
quote:
This description wasn't his "official" submission of his entry. This was a casual description for his FB friends
Oh...
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