{"id":15476,"date":"2018-05-28T13:58:26","date_gmt":"2018-05-28T17:58:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/?p=15476"},"modified":"2018-05-28T18:22:00","modified_gmt":"2018-05-28T22:22:00","slug":"four-peat-in-chefs-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saratoga.com\/daily-planet-arthur\/2018\/05\/four-peat-in-chefs-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"Four-Peat in Chef’s Challenge!"},"content":{"rendered":"
Marriott Courtyard Raises Victory Spatula Again in Big Brothers \/ Big Sisters’ 7th Annual Chef’s Challenge Event<\/em><\/strong> While the Chefs were battling through the three-course ‘Iron Chef’-style competition – the secret ingredient was Ricotta cheese – other purveyors around the perimeter of the event space were offering their wares in hopes of garnering votes in the Best Beverage, Best Dessert, and Best Entree’ Dish categories – the latter to be crowned the 2018 ‘People’s Choice’ and earning the right to face off against this year’s Chef’s Challenge winner in 2019. That honor went to Harvey’s Restaurant and Bar. Also providing absolutely delicious and visually stunning samples were:
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\nSARATOGA SPRINGS – By a paper-thin margin – necessitating two tie-breaking procedures, Chef Thomas Gulbrandsen bested last year’s People’s Choice Champion Chef Krista Espinal by a single point to achieve his fourth straight victory at the Seventh Annual Chef’s Challenge, benefitting Big Brothers \/ Big Sisters of the Capital Region (BB \/ BS). This event was held on Thursday evening, May 24, at the Excelsior Springs Event Center (47 Excelsior Ave, Saratoga Springs) before an SRO crowd of well-fed food and beverage enthusiasts. <\/p>\n
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\nNothing Bundt Cakes of Schenectady won the ‘Sweet Endings’ honor.
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\nThe beverage competition was won by Upstate Distilling, who will compete against runner up Fish at 30 Lake head-to-head in next year’s beverage competition:
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\n– Olde Bryan Inn
\n– Malcolm’s
\n– Nanola
\n– Suburban Kitchen
\n– Artisanal Brew Works<\/p>\n