Street food cookoff was held at Malloreigh & Ash's on the 21st of March. It was rather well-attended and with enough competitors that almost everyone was too full for seconds. There was also so much wine that at the end of the night there were five open bottles and none of them were quite empty.
COMPETITORS AND ENTRIES
Kristina: "a slow, comfortable stew up against a wall" Australian curried potato pie in a thick lentil soup, with a hot sauce-infused ketchup
Nina: "tuktuk drive-by" sesame, peanut, cabbage, tofu, carrot, & red onion potsticker with a balsamic OJ sauce; served with lime zest, sliced mango, and a coconut miso-tahini sauce
Laryssa: "plátanos rellenos" Puerto Rican deep-fried plantain dough stuffed with refried beans and cheese, topped with a creamy cilantro sauce
Jen: "gooey cheese garden" strawberry, basil, & jalapeño havarti grilled cheese on fresh-baked bread with a homemade balsamic ketchup
Bronwen: "oh, niggardly cat!" onigiri (sushi rice balls with nori) with pea shoots and a sesame-miso ginger sauce
Ash: "the rotway" roasted chickpea & pumpkin roti with cucumber chutney and shredded coconut garnish
Chris: "be very glad I didn't make khlav kalash" chocolate mochi pudding with sweet plum vinegar & molé sauces, garnished with basil
Sarah: "I love the ice cream man" Turkish rosewater ice cream in a waffle sandwich, rolled in pistachios
Malloreigh: "can't pop the beet" chocolate-beet cake pops 2 ways: orange coconut & raspberry cheesecake
Also in attendance was Steph, who burnt her entry and couldn't make a new one in time to compete.
CATEGORIES AND WINNERS
seconds: Kristina
presentation: Bronwen
creativity: Jen
street cred: Laryssa
overall favourite: Kristina
overall winner: Kristina
best name: (unscored category) Chris
