video by Beth Cochran at FoodiesLive.com!
Thanks to the NYC Food Film Festival- all the super sweet staff, and especially to the always brilliant cooks that laid down their lives in the blazing hot sun- for possibly the greatest takedown ever!!!
We all watched a brilliant film It’s Grits! by Stan Woodward, a super nice and awesome gentleman who directed a food classic!!! The judges were super cool to weigh in their super smart opinions: the always fun Rachel Wharton, chill as all hell Jimmy Carbone (Jimmy’s No. 43!), Michael Davis, from BR Guest, and manager of Willdwood Bbq – and the great Stan Woodward himself!!
Here’s the winners!!!
Judges:
Placers won skillets by Anolon, knives by Wusthof, and graters by Microplane!!!
1st Place: #12 Eric Zawacki – Gravlax and Grits!
2nd Place: #13 Merrie Factor – Grandma’s Roasted Red Pepper Coulis Grits!
3rd Place: #4 Lauren Houston and Sean McQueen – Banana Rama Slama!!! Grits!
People’s Choice:
1st Place: #7 Linda Lou – Brazilian Grits!
2nd Place: #19 Lauren Moxey and Kelly Lorent – Jalapeno Cheese Grit Cakes w/ Pulled Pork
3rd Place: #1 Linday Johnston – Dominican Braised Pork with Sweet Potato Grits!!!
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RECIPES:
#1 Linday Johnston – Dominican Braised Pork with Sweet Potato Grits!!!
#2 Adrian Ashby Jumbalay Grits w Andouile Sausage, Ham, Pulled Chicken
#3 Erin Evenson – Low country Grits Tamales w Peach, Green Tomato, Bacon Jam, Basil Cream and Crispy Collards! served with Pecan and Grits Horchata!
#4 Lauren Houston and Sean McQueen – Banana Rama Slama!!! Grits!
#5 Jen De La Vega – Miso Gritty- Miso Mushroom Grits!
#6 Nicole Taylor – Upsouth Grits w White Cheddar, Gorgonzola and Heritage Pulled Pork!
#7 Linda Lou – Brazilian Grits!
#8 Ultra creamy shrimp and Grits!
#9 Matt Barber – BLT Grits!
#10 Jeffrey Olsen – Grits Gnocchi alla Romana, Bone Marrow Butter, Salsa Verde!
#11 “Throw Some Cheese on them Grits” Grits- Jalapeno chedder bites, deep fried in bacon fat w/ bourbon butter!
#12 Eric Zawacki – Gravlax and Grits!
#13 Merrie Factor – Grandma’s Roasted Red Pepper Coulis Grits!
#14 Meredith Bethune- Black Eyes Peas Grits Tamales w a Lambs Quarters and Avocado Salsa!
#15 Nathalie Herling – Red White and Blue Grits with Wild Boar Sausage, cooked in Clay Pots!
#16 R. Tianna Lawrence- Cheesy Grits with Red Shrimp Sauce Gravy!
#17 MB Motz, Mary Thames – Mama’s Kiss my Grits Fritters!
#18 Amos Vernon, Nicole DeNuccio – Deep South Dolma (wrapped in collards)!
#19 Lauren Moxey and Kelly Lorent – Jalapeno Cheese Grit Cakes w/ Pulled Pork!
#20 Cassie Pallas and Alyson Mance – panko-crusted grit cakes with mushrooms and spicy cajun sauce
#21 Donna Fields – Donna’s Latin/Southern Cheese Grits w/ Bacon/ Roasted Corn Sausage and Collards
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#23 Nazli Parvizi – Good Ol Shrimp ‘n Grits!
