maybe that is the best part of the whole event...getting to meet and know people whom i may not have had the opportunity otherwise. i think the competition was even and we all did a great job.
sad to say i will not be going to the finals in madrid, but i am happy with the dish i submitted and how i executed it. my downfall may have been the minimalist approach to a "chocolate" competition.
here is the submitted dish that i had to recreate in Versailles.
coconut milk pudding, Manjari cremeux, clove ice cream, vanilla bean-clove gel, flourless chocolate cake, banana croquant, cocoa paper, chocolate streusel
