AND STILL!
Elizabeth
Challenge:
Defending title: Elizabeth
Conditions: East Asian inspired
Scoring based on:
AND NEW!!
Challenge: Pie
Defending title: Tseng
Conditions: Must be Key Lime Pie
Scoring based on: Best Pie (tie-breaker from Southern Florida native and key lime pie expert)
ELIZABETH
TSENG
And STILL
Challenge: Best Sandwich
Defending title: Tseng
Conditions: cannot contain meat or dairy (eggs ok)
Scoring based on:
And NEW! For ****
Challenge: 5 items or less and REMOTE during COVID
Open title
Conditions: Present recipe and dish online, voted top 2 to make at home
Scoring based on: Initial interest in dish and taste for winner of top 2.
TSENG
(Max was runner-up)
Jakeem
And NEW! For Rustic Bread
Challenge: Vehicle for Cheese
Defending title: Adrienne + Lyndsey as challenger (dnc) + 1 other competitor
Conditions: 1) Must contain wheat
Scoring based on: which goes best with all cheeses (there were 8 cheeses); creativity
adrienne
And NEW! For Caramelized Onion Dip with Green Onion crackers and Rosemary Fig crackers
Challenge: Dip
Defending title: Aubrey + 5 (?) other competitors
Conditions: 1) Must be served 2 ways, 2) Must have an element of your culture
Scoring based on taste
Aubrey
AND NEW! For "Festive Truffles" (Cranberry, pistachio, goat cheese balls)
Challenge: Appetizers
Defending title: Jakeem + 4 other competitors; 6 entries total
Conditions: 1) Must contain starch; 2) Must contain something that grew from the ground; 3) Must contain raw fruit or vegetable. [Other dietary considerations: no garlic, onion, meat, or soft (unpasteurized) cheeses]
Scoring: 50% presentation, 50% taste
JAKEEM
AND NEW! For Lion's Tail
Challenge: Cocktails
4 competitors
Defending title: n/a
Conditions: None; Restrictions: None
Scoring: birds
draw
Challenge: Pie!
3 competitors + tamales
Conditions: Whole pie
Scoring: Least pie left wins
Carolyn
AND NEW! Peanut butter chocolate chip cookies
Challenge: Chocolate chip cookies
6 competitors
Conditions: Gluten-free; Must have story
Scoring: Taste, story
Aubrey
Challenge: Salsa
** competitors
Conditions: vegetarian
Disqualification: Clinton (chicken broth)
Scoring: ****
Winner?
Challenge: Soup
** competitors
Conditions:
Scoring:
Cocktail off
Round 1 was a draw between Adrienne and Carolyn.
Sudden death round with an alternate cocktail.
+ Homemade poutine!!
adrienne
HEATHER
EPIC FOOD CHALLENGE: GLUTEN FREE CUPCAKES
Scoring: 1/3 creativity, 1/3 presentation, 1/3 taste
Condition: must bring a baker's dozen
7 competitors, 91 cupcakes
CURE YOUR OWN BACON
Wins by default. Clinton eats all bacon before bringing it to challenge.