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| Foodporn at its finest |
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| Chef Aaron Brooks |
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| Chef Cesar Zapata |
The creative juices were on full swing as chefs prepared everything from pork-dogs to pork nitrogen bombs to blood ice-cream. Competing were Aaron Brooks of EDGE Steak & Bar from the Four Seasons, Timon Balloo from Sugarcane, Jeffrey McInnis from Yardbird, Cesar Zapata from The Federal and David Thomas from The Bazaar. Don't miss this awesome video clip courtesy of Hedonist/Shedonist featuring Daniella Vera and I puffing the nitrogen dragon: Dragon's Breath Rinds from The Bazaar at the SLS Hotel. Watch out!
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| Nitrogen and pork...a smoky combination |
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| Perfect Manhattans |
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| Loving these |
In addition to the pork competition, this year also showcased a cocktail competition called “Punch Kings” featuring Breckenridge Bourbon prepared by six local bartenders. The winner for Miami was Robert Ferrara of Swine Southern Table & Bar. To add to the fun, there was also a TarTare Bar where Executive Chef Todd Erickson from Haven Gastro Lounge worked some magic. After tasting the delicious pork creations from the participating chefs, Part Deux came in the form of a scrumptious Heritage BBQ prepared by Conor Hanlon from The Dutch.
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| Like kids in a candy store |
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| And the winner is... |
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| Chef Aaron Brooks |
Although there was something spectacular at every table, Executive Chef Aaron Brooks of EDGE Steakhouse at the Four Seasons won the competition and was crowned the Prince of Porc. His fabulous offerings included mouthwatering Porchetta Sandwiches made with shaved feet, Headcheese Pastelitos and Kielbasa that had attendees licking their fingers. He will now go on to compete at the Grand Cochon event at the Food & Wine Classic in Aspen on Sunday, June 16.
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| With Chef Aaron Brooks and his beautiful daughter |
Congratulations to Aaron Brooks and his fabulous staff on the win. To follow-up or find out more information on Cochon 555, visit http://amusecochon.com/2013/miami/ .
Highlights from Cochon 555 Miami
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| Can we have some privacy please? |
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| Say Pig...I mean Cheese! |
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| Some delicious treats at EDGE's table |
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| I'll take one of each please... |
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| Chef Brook's tasty creations..had to keep coming back! |
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| Yardbird's goodies...loved the porkbuns |
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| Chef Todd Erickson at the TarTare Bar |
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| Chef Erickson's Tartare Noir |
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| Daniella Veras from Hedonist/Shedonist and Louis Aguirre |
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| Porkness Grace...slider from The Bazaar |
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| Smoker's Delight from The Federal |
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| Fabulous dessert from Chef Timon Balloo of Sugarcane |
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| Pigging around with Daniella Veras |
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| Part Deux: Pop-up treats from Conor Hanlon of The Dutch |
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| More from the Heritage BBQ |
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| The low calorie part of the evening... |
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| Survival of the Fittest when these goodies came out! |
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| These aren't all for me...really! |
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| Swine and Sweets to end the night |
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