THE SKINNY ON THE COMPETITION!!
Chefs
have 1 hour to make 10 identical dishes from scratch staying within their $300
budget. (Optimus gives each chef $100
toward their food cost)
The
one hour includes: pre-time, cook time & platting dishes – NO COOKING OR
PREP AHEAD OF TIME
1
station per chef: 1 oven, 4 burner stove, hand sink, prep table, refrigerator space. Chef must
provide their own ingredients & specialty plate ware
Each chef may bring one helper/sous chef to help with the competition
Judging:
After
the one hour limit is complete each chef will present & describe their
signature dish in front of the audience to the panel of judges. They will also
have to prove with receipts the total dollar amount they spent on their dish.
Judging will be based on the following criteria (point value system): Taste
(50), Creativity (30) & Presentation (20) -Chefs will present to the panel
of judges (between 4-6 total)
Scores
will be added together and winner declared by the panel of judges after all
contestants have presented
Awards:
-1st
place winner will received $1,000 cash prize from Optimus Foundation within 10
business days after the event
-1st,
2nd and 3rd places will be awarded by the panel of judges based on their final
point tallies
-1 award will be presented for patron “People’s
Choice Award”