Chef wins $10K in showdown at New York Wine Food Festival
Three Michelin starred Antoine Westermann, Chef and owner of Le Coq Rico, and his executive chef Guillaume Ginther, took the top $10,000 prize as Iron Chefs’ Choice winner at the New York Wine Food Festival’s Rooftop Iron Chef Showdown hosted by Alton Brown.
He won with his “Leeks Vinaigrette” dish with hollandaise sauce and Russett Pomme Allumette, one of his signature dishes.
The contest was judged by Geoffrey Zakarian, Mac Forgione, Jose Garces, Alex Guarnaschelli, Masaharu Morimoto, Michael Simon, Stephanie Izard and Alex Guarnaschelli.
At Blue Boon Burger Bash, hosted by Rachael Ray, the people’s choice winner was Black Tap Craft Burgers & Beer for “The Greg Norman” with wagyu beef, house buttermilk-dill, blue cheese and arugula on a potato roll.
The judge’s winner was Le Rivage for his “French Onion Soup Burger,” a Pat laFrieda Denim Blue Blended burger topped with gruyere, béchamel, confit onions on an english muffin.
Judges included David Diehl, Elvis Duran, Jaime Sire and Lance Bass, while Grammy Award-winning Naughty By Nature played for the crowd.
WE HEAR…
that the Rainbow Room has launched a Harvest Moon Pop-Up, following its summer Rosé Bar Pop-Up, on its 65th floor lounge. Think apple and pumpkin infused cocktails with fall foods like roasted cauliflower, pumpkin gnocchi and venison carpaccio. Desserts feature pumpkin yodel — pumpkin spice latte ice cream with white chocolate and cranberry fudge and a smoking apple — a stuffed baked apple with smoked caramel sauce and pecan crumble. The pop-up will be on offer Oct. 27 and Oct. 30.
WE HEAR…
that BR Guest’s first annual Signature Chef Series will feature their chefs intimate dinner experiences with special menus. The first dinner was held at Atlantic Grill Lincoln Center on Oct. 5. Next up: executive Chef Joyce Riviera at Atlantic Grill Upper East Side on Oct. 19; Exec Chef Juan Carlos Ortega at Blue Fin on Nov. 2 and exec chef Chris Meenan at Blue Water Grill & Metropolis Oyster Room & Cocktail Bar on Nov. 16. Ticket info here.
SIGHTINGS:
Jane Krakowski and Jordan Peele dining separately at Baron’s Cove in Sag Harbor during the Hamptons Film Festival.