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Iron Chef Elm City 2013 Crowns Prasad Chirnomula winner of the Challenge of the Champions

It was a fierce but friendly competition on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at HADCO, the Viking Center  The enthusiastic audience (it was a sold out event) were cheering on the talented chefs.Arturo Franco-Camacho of Tacuba, Waterhouse and Seawich Sandwich Shop; Ben Gaffney of Atticus Bookstore Cafe; and Prasad Chirnomula of Thali, Thali Too and Oaxaca Kitchen were all past winners of Iron Chef Elm City. The chefs had to use year’s “secret ingredient” which was Holly’s Oatmeal, in their appetizer, entree and dessert.  The Elm City Market provided the pantry for the chefs.For more on the event and recipes using the “secret ingredient, “check out my column in the May 8 New Haven Register. 

                                           The winner

The Judges: Jane Stern of “Roadfood”  Jocelyn Ruggiero aka Foodie Fatale and Sarah Breckenridge, Web Editor of Fine Cooking.

Chef Arturo Franco-Camacho, Emcee Jocelyn Maminta of News

Channel 8„ Chef Prasad Chirnomula, and Chef Ben Gaffney.

Gateway Community College culinary arts and hospitality management students assisted at the the competition. Proceeds from the event provide scholarships for culinary arts and hospitality management students.

                    The “Secret Ingredient”

                      The excited audience.

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Jane Stern of ‘Roadfood’ fame to teach food-writing at Gateway Community College in New Haven

Check out my column in this week’s New Haven Register

http://sfarticles.tumblr.com/post/39660194826/jane-stern-of-roadfood-fame-to-teach-food-writing-at

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“Dirt Bombs” In the Kitchen…Steve on CT Style

Yesterday, I did a segment of CT Style with Jane Stern of “Road Food.” Jane will be the keynote speaker at a Tapas Reception on April 3.

Here is the link to the video

 http://www.wtnh.com/dpp/ct_style/dirt-bomb-dessert

Here is the link to information about the events on April 3

http://stephenfries.com/kitchen.html

Tags: /Jane Stern /dirt bomb recipe /CT Style /stephen fries /kitchen tour /tapas reception /gateway community college

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Steve Cooks on CT Style

It is always fun to cook on CT Style. The hosts and crew are great to work with. They really enjoyed the Five-Way Chili, not a bit was left! If you make this recipe, let me know if it tingled your taste buds.
In case you missed the segment, here is the link.
http://m.youtube.com/#/watch?xl=xl_blazer&v=ngv8Bc7QwtY

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