This year’s Kosherfest Iron Chef Competition promises to be more intense than ever! Now in its 6th year, the stakes are high as Kosher chefs from some of the top restaurants compete for the coveted champion's trophy and grand prize of $1000!
We hope to see you at this unique event as part of the Kosherfest Expo, on Wednesday, October 30th, 12:10 - 1:40PM. Creative juices are flowing and culinary experts, foodies and fans will be watching closely as our esteemed judges determine who will the the Champion Kosher Iron Chef for 2013!
The Challenge...
The chefs will be presented with a basket of secret ingredients. In honor of Kosherfest's 25th anniversary, this year's competition theme is Kosherfest, Then and Now. The basket will feature products representative of the early days of the show as well as more modern, contemporary products. The chefs will also be given top quality produce, meat, and other fresh ingredients. The chefs will have 30 minutes to create an entree from the contents of the basket and will be scored on taste, creativity and presentation.
Our Host; Jamie Geller...
We are delighted to have Jamie Geller as our host for the competition this year! Jamie is of course the best selling cookbook author behind the Quick and Kosher series of books and the founder of Joy of Kosher with Jamie Geller magazine and Joyofkosher.com. Her latest book, Joy of Kosher: Fast, Fresh, Family Recipes was recently published and is sure to be a best seller as well.
Our Sponsor; Jack's Gourmet...
The competition will be sponsored for the third year in a row by Jack's Gourmet, who will also be exhibiting at the show. Jack's produces some of the highest quality deli meats, prepared sausages, and sausage blends available in the kosher market today. Chef Jack Silberstein, co-founder of Jack's Gourmet will be serving as a judge for the competition as well.
Our Esteemed Panel of Judges…
* Philippe Kaemmerle, Chef / Instructor, The Center for Kosher Culinary Arts* Jack Silberstein, Owner, Jack’s Gourmet Sausages
* Roberta Scher, Co-founder and Managing Editor, Koshereye.com
The Competitors...
David Teyf is the chef and owner of The Lox café on New York City’s prestigious museum mile on 5th Avenue. David comes from a family with nearly a century of epicurean experience. His grandfather, a well-known Matzoh baker, exposed David at an early age to the sights and scents of the professional food business. David has lived in Italy and received professional Japanese culinary training. His favorite ingredients are fresh fish, and local produce. He describes
his cuisine as a unique marriage of familiar old world tastes and traditional favorites with modern twists and accents. http://www.loxnewyorkcity.com
Casey Colaneri, Execuive Chef, Sushi Metsuyan, Teaneck, New Jersey and Monsey, New York: 
Jose Soto, Executive Chef, Basil Restaurant, Brooklyn, NY: Chef José Soto is the executive
chef of the acclaimed Basil restaurant in Brooklyn, NY. Chef Soto has been
cooking for more than 20 years in New York City's finest restaurants.
He started his culinary career at the great Savoy restaurant in
Soho, a training ground for several award winning chefs.
From there he brought his talent to many other great restaurants including, Diner, Marlow and Sons,
Oznot's Dish, Chestnut, Le Barricou and Franny's. Basil is Chef Soto’s first
foray in to kosher cooking, thinking of it as a home coming, since the restaurant Crown Heights location is where he grew up. http://www.basilny.com
Kosherfest will take place on October 29th and 30th at the Meadowlands Exposition Center in Secaucus, NJ. For more information about the show, visit www.kosherfest.com.
We hope to see you there!
We hope to see you there!
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