Here’s an update from the day’s Brooklyn Botanic Garden’s Takedown carnage:
Contestants brung it. Of course they brung it. This time I invited 6 past winners from takedowns to invent their own beautiful fusion of chocolate and peppers. This was a celebrity takedown of sorts.
Henry Chan ‘s Chile Chocolate Ice Cream
Katie Feola and Anne Garrett’s Bread Pudding
Cathy Erway’s Chocolate Pepper Poppers
Jui Shih’s Ice Cream with Pancakes and Hot Pepper Marmalade
Olin Moran’s Short Rib and Mole Ravioli
Dan Marino’s “Chocolate Pain” Chili
Katie and Anne’s Chocolate Chile Bread Pudding was the crowd favorite! Fans following the Takedown will recall, a bacon bread pudding won Nashville’s Bacon Takedown. Clearly, bread pudding is the filthy desire of America’s foremost gourmands!