so last week, on the way to work, hb & i saw that the top chef tour was going to be at perimeter mall. this mall is literally right across the street from my work, so you know as soon as i got in, i called mall information to see what time the sessions were. once i got that, i decided to take an early lunch break to go to the first session! hb & i were pretty excited, and a little nervous that we would not be able to get a seat (it was raining, and the seated tent area was an area you had to pre-register for). luckily, we got two seats, and waited for the demonstration to begin. richard blais and nikki cascone were the two chefs, and the demonstration was a recipe of nikki's - salad with scallop and red wine vinaigrette. we got to sample that same recipe after the demonstration, and it was so tasty!! hb and i are definitely going to try it once the recipe is online.
here are some pics of the day!
here is the demonstration area before the chefs came out - i wish i could have this set up for me by assistants before i attempted a recipe :)
here are the chefs getting ready to cook. they told us we were allowed to interrupt and ask as many questions as we wanted. they were funny because a lot of people asked more about the recipe and cooking techniques, and they were surprised no one asked for more gossip!
here they are preparing the recipe. nikki had just blanched some kale, and richard is searing scallops. he seared one side first, then got some butter melted, flipped over to sear the other side, and started basting with butter! YUM!!
here i am at the end getting an autographed picture. the picture is from the one they took for their season, and you see on the bravo site.
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