Winner will appear in Taste of Home magazine, cook with Carla Hall, and take home $25,000
I have been in the food industry (Butcher, Marketing, etc.) for over 30 yrs. I am recognized as a passionate pasture-to-plate foodie.
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It’s friends that inspire me. Food brings people together, not just food but rather works of art. I challenge myself to provide wholesome, delectable meals that encourage people to sit around my table rather than the local casual to fine dining restaurant. It really is about the aroma, flavour, theatre and experience. As a career butcher I leverage my technical understanding of animal myology to ensure I align the right cut (portion) to the right cooking method. Is this important? 100%.
What's your all time favorite dish to make?Stuffed Atlantic Lobster. Stuffing is made from chopped black tiger shrimp, scallops, crab meat & clams, then chilled. Roughly crush ritz crackers along with an array of spice. The lobster is split "head to tail" and cleaned of internal organs, etc. The crusher and pincher claws are pre-cracked. Lobsters are arranged on baking sheet. When ready to stuff the reserved cracker blend is added to the seafood mixture. Pro-tip: important to incorporate cracker mixture just prior to cook.
What would you do with the $25,000?I would have to give additional thought to best use but suffice it to say a portion would be provided to the Calgary Chefs Association in partnership with SAIT's "Southern Alberta School of Technology" chefs program. Very impressed with this association and the young chefs that are challenged and highlighted during their training at SAIT.
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