photo by Joey Shemuel / Metromix
Thank you to all the 17 cooks who showed up with barrels of tofu food, each one a warrior vying for Takedown Glory! Thank you Highline Ballroom!!!
photo by Joey Shemuel / Metromix
This takedown was amazing- definitely favoring the sweet over the savory- definitely savoring the badass over the uncool. What a brilliant night! The lines moved like a greased eel! The recipes were all fun and different (Pretzel Pie? Tiramisu? Whuuut!) The competition was lowdown and mean! Thank you Brooklyn Kitchen – for generously giving awesome prizes so everybody felt like a winner, even when they maybe weren’t!
photo by Joey Shemuel / Metromix
Congratulations to Sara Morrisson who won BOTH the Judges Prize and the much-coveted Popular Vote!!!! This has never happened before!!! Oh and thanks to everyone who came and filled up on 17 different tofu recipes!!!
photo by Joey Shemuel / Metromix
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Popular Vote!!!:
1 #17 Sara Morrisson (Ethiopian Empanadas) WINS $100
2 #12 Mike O’Neil (Spicy Ginger Tofu) Wins a stinkin bad sushi knife from Brooklyn Kitchen
3 #2 Karol Lu (General Lu’s Tofu) and #14 Jui Shih (Handmade Tofu and Soymilk Icecream) both win massive cutting boards from Brooklyn Kitchen
Judges Awards:
1 #17 Sara Morrisson (Ethiopian Empanadas) wins a super tite vintage bowl form Brooklyn Kitchen
2 #14 Jui Shih (Handmade Tofu and Soymilk Icecream) wins a massive chopping block frBrooklyn Kitchen
3 Mike O’Neil (Spicy Ginger Tofu)
Best texture: Diane Spoto with the Mr. T Tiramisu (#9)
Best disguise of tofu: Kathy Patalski with the tofu lemon cups (#8)
Best interpretation of a classic dish: Karol Lu (#2)
Best interpretation of two food trends: Eve Dilworth – salty caramel ice cream topped with pear
Best presentation: Henry Chan and David Gottesman (chocolate bonbons)
Worst-looking but most delicious: Noah Berland with the green tea custard brulee
photo by Mollye Chudacoff / Village Voice
