The best. I’m serious, you guys. This thing was like… wow. Word of warning people- it’s a good idea to buy your tickets early. My events are starting to sell out online in Brooklyn! Yikes! Guess how big my ego is? Double that and you’ll be in the right ballpark! Throngs have happy carnivores devoured the 20 lamb inventions…
Hey and remember when I all bragged about TV on the Radio coming? Celeb hunters were jawdropping all over the place when Arthur Sulzberger, chairman of a little rag called the NEW YORK TIMES sauntered in… I only hope my celeb news-hounding doesn’t scare OTHER celebrities from coming to my parties! Hey celebrities!!! You are welcome!!! Come on down!!!
Thanks to all the brilliant cooks for all their hard work!! Thanks to the Bell House for being the best venue in NYC! And thanks to my very special judges Alan Sytsma (Food Network), Ben Mims (Saveur Magazine), and Kat Kinsman (CNN) for there smart-as-a-whip deductions!!!
Check out the sexed-up lamb coverage at METROMIX!
Here’s the winners:
Judges:
1st #7 Ross Hutchison + Joanna Cybulski – Redneck Caviar
2nd #9 Jordan Goldstein – Harissa Explained It ALL
3rd #5 Jen De La Vega – Wham Bam Thank You Lamb
HONORABLE MENTIONS:
Emily Hanhan – Lamb Thai
Keavy Landreth – Lamb Cupcakes
People’s Choice:
1st Greg Erskine – #18 Gyro Pita OPA!!!!
2nd #7 Ross Hutchison + Joanna Cybulski – Redneck Caviar
3rd #9 Jordan Goldstein – Harissa Explained It ALL
4th #15 Cody Burke – Rogan Josh
5th #2 Sara Morrisson – Lamb Sliders
6th #12 Ben Conniff and Henry Chan – Baa Baa Bruschetta
AFTER THE JUMP, all the contestants and their brilliant creations!!!
CONTESTANTS:
1 Robert and Johanna Fernandez – Blie Moon of Kentucky Lamb
2 Sara Morrisson – Lamb Sliders
3 Blondie and Brownie – Rock the Casbah Lamb
4 Emily Hanhan – Lambda Eata Thai meatballs
5 Jen De La Vega – Wham Bam Thank You Lamb
6 Trish Tchume – Indian Pizza
7 Ross Hutchison + Joanna Cybulski – Team Redneck caviar
8 Mike O’Neil and Christine Schmitd – Lambs in a blanket
9 Jordan Goldstein – Harissa Explained it All
10 Jules Acampora – Lamb Stew
11 Melissa Sands – Hoi Tomato Lamb Noodle Soup
12 Ben Conniff and Henry Chan – Baa Baa Bruschetta
13 Keavy Landreth – Lamb Cupcakes
14 Ben Sargent – Cocoa Loco Lamb Chowder
15 Cody Burke – Rogan Josh
16 Sarah Howland – Mini Greek Gyros
17 Tony Santoro – Grape Leaves of War
18 Greg Erskine – Gyro Pita OPA!
19 Carol Pitts – Vietnamese Lamb Stew
20 Barbara Warnock Morgan – Baa-BQ