{"id":10234,"date":"2012-05-11T14:28:27","date_gmt":"2012-05-11T18:28:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/gourmet\/2012\/05\/the-chef-challenge-albany-vs-saratoga.html"},"modified":"2017-12-02T10:14:21","modified_gmt":"2017-12-02T15:14:21","slug":"the-chef-challenge-albany-vs-saratoga","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/gourmet\/2012\/05\/the-chef-challenge-albany-vs-saratoga\/","title":{"rendered":"Albany vs. Saratoga Chef Challenge: And the Winner is…"},"content":{"rendered":"
Saratoga!<\/p>\n
Last night, two chefs from the Capital Region battled it out in an “Iron Chef” style competition! It was game on between Albany <\/a>vs. Saratoga<\/a> as Chef John Ireland of Panza’s Restaurant<\/b> and A.J. Jayapal of The Brown Derby Restaurant<\/b> went head to head to see who could be labeled the ultimate culinary mastermind. The chefs were told seconds before the competition what the secret ingredient was (a lemon!) which had to be used in each part of the meal – the appetizer, main entree and dessert.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n In Guests The event was *The Saratoga!Last night, two chefs from the Capital Region battled it out in an “Iron Chef” style competition! It was game on between Albany vs. Saratoga as Chef John Ireland of Panza’s Restaurant and A.J. Jayapal of The Brown Derby Restaurant went…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":116,"featured_media":14278,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[9],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"\r\n
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\nThe
\n dishes were beautifully created and presented to panel of judges. The judges
\nincluded three local celebrity food experts – Steve Barnes of Table Hopping<\/b><\/i> Chef Jasper Alexander, owner and chef at Hattie’s restaurant<\/b> and local
\nfood blogger Dr. John Sconzo. Chef John Ireland of Saratoga stole the show as the judges declared him “the clear winner of the competition!”
\nCongratulations! Next year he’ll go head to head with another chef of
\nthe Capital Region<\/b> to redeem his title.<\/p>\n
\n addition to the competition, guests enjoyed some top notch cuisine from
\n local area restaurants. These dishes were absolutely incredible<\/i>. Some items on the menu included:<\/p>\n\n
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\n were able to vote for their favorite. Although each restaurant served amazing dishes, 2Shea Catering of
\n Loudonville won the People’s Choice Award! Congratulations!<\/p>\n
\n held to raise money for the Big Sister Big Brother Foundation. Thanks
\nto everyone to donated their time and talent to make this event such a
\nsuccess. I look forward to next years’ Chef Challenge<\/a>!<\/p>\n
\n mission of Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Capital Region is to provide
\n children facing adversity with strong, enduring, professional supported
\n mentoring relationships. To learn more about how you can get involved,
\nplease visit their website here.<\/a><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"