First, a lesson about history:
In ancient times, Incas or was it Mayans invented chocolate and chile and LOVED IT!
That’s exactly what we did at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens this October 2! I recruited 6 CELEBRITY TAKEDOWNERS and gave them $150 each and marching orders: make a dish that combines chocolate and chiles in the best way possible. If you know any Mayans or Incans, maybe get their advice, too.
6 warriors. 300+ eaters.
At noon, these 6 dudes showed up at the Brooklyn Botanic Gardens, where The Chile Fiesta took place!!! And that’s when it happened!!! THRONGS of gardeners descended on our little table space and attacked the sweet and savory dishes laid out for them. (10,000+ people came to the Chile Fiesta this year!!!) Quick as they could, they gulped down:
Chocolate and Chile beef and mole Trigonas!!! by Greg Erskine
Chile and Chocolate Fudge and Chocolate Milk!!!! by Alyson Mance
Chile and Chocolate Icebox Cake!!! by Andrea Lynn
Chile and Chocolate Ice Cream!!! by Chris Greenberg
Chile and Chocolate Fondue and Bacon!!!! by Daniel Marino
Chile and Chocolate Chicken Wings!!! by Adrian Ashby
It is criminal that there can only be one winner because it was all so good, but hey that’s the way the chile and chocolate cookie crumbles, doods. Greg Erskine’s Trigonas charmed the multitudes!
Matt Timms explains about life, and being a winner. Contestants look on in awe, or was that pity...
Thanks to the Brooklyn Botanic Garden staff- who are so super cool… this is the 3rd year they’ve invited the TD to come in and show the world how it is done!!!
The thrill of victory is almost hallucinogenic for 3-time TD winner Greg Erskine.
PS In a show of remarkable sportsmanship, fellow competitor Andrea Lynn wrote a nice piece about Greg Erskine’s Trigonas at Serious Eats! check it out!
