DCFüd and the American Lamb Board are giving away a pair of tickets for the May 15th DC Lamb Jam! Email your first and last name to Contest (AT) dcfud (DOT) com with the subject “Lamb Jam Entry” before 5pm on Friday the 13th (which sounds ominous) for your chance to win. I will randomly select a winner sometime later that evening.
This event features a variety of great lamb dishes, wine, and beer. I have been a judge at this event for a few years now.
-JAY
Monday evening I had the pleasure of attending Chile’s Chef Competition at the National Restaurant Association Headquarters. Chefs had fresh and beautiful Chilean ingredients to choose from for their dishes. The three salmon dishes and the mussels really made an impression on me — Chilean seafood is exquisite.
We also got to try some great cocktails and some of Chile’s exceptional wines. I never turn down a Chilean event because I always want to sample more Chilean wines.
-JAY
Editor’s Note: You can click twice on the above images to make them larger.
Congratulations to Dimitri Moshovitis of Cava Mezze who won 3 awards (Best in Show, People’s Choice, and Best Latin) at the DC Lamb Jam last night! His dish was a lamb shoulder half smoke with mustard tzatziki on a brioche bun. It was fun being a judge at this event!
-JAY
Wonderful French Master Butcher, Marc Pauvert from Spring House Farm in Lovettsville, VA Working on a Whole Lamb!
Last chance to buy tickets for tonight for DC’s Lamb Jam.
-JAY
Frozen Fattoush, last year’s Top Tomato contest winner. (Deb Lindsey/FOR THE WASHINGTON POST)
Thanks Contest Cook for info on this one.
“Enter your best original recipes tomatoes in the Washington Post’s Top Tomato 2014 contest. You’re only allowed 13 ingredients, and salt and pepper do count in this contest! If you plan to enter a recipe for soups or sauces, or for a tomato sandwich, make sure it’s very special. Open to amateur cooks only. You do not have to live in the Washington area.
Prizes: The best recipes will appear in the Washington Post’s special tomato issue on August 20, 2014. More prize details haven’t been released, but last year the top 3 winners received prizes in the $50-$100 range.”
-JAY
Please vote for my two recipes in the “V Culinary Challenge.” Mine are the Vidalia Onion Cobbler and Vidalia Onions & Colby Jack Fried Empanadas. Both of these recipes came out delicious, so I entered two dishes. You need to “like” the Vidalia page in order to vote for anything. Then select “Vote Now,” scroll down, and vote for both of them. Thanks!
The recipes are below: Read the rest of this entry »
Pics Courtesy of The Food restaurant.
The Contest to rename “The Food” restaurant is from September 1st – 15th, 2013.
The winner will receive $500 worth of free meals for the year. Two runner-ups will receive $50 gift certificates, and each contestant will receive a 10% off coupon towards any meal.
The three options are:
Potomac’s: Pizza, Burgers & Kabobs
Georgee’s : Pizza Burgers & Kabobs
The Sauce Spot – Dressing Up Pizza, Burgers & Kabobs Your Way
-JAY
Here are some pictures of some of the wonderful food and drinks from last night’s DC’s Lamb Jam. Click here for the list of winning chefs/dishes. The Lamb Jam is an amazing event every year; it was fun being one of the judges this year.
-JAY
For the third straight year, DCFüd is giving away tickets to Sound Bites at the 9:30 Club. One winner will win a pair of tickets. This is a great event that I have attended in the past.
So, who wants to win a pair of tickets to this May 19th event? One lucky DCFüd reader will randomly win a pair of tickets. All you have to do is email contest@dcfud.com with the subject “Sound Bites Entry” and include your first and last name and cell number in the body of the email before 11:59 pm on Sunday 5/12. Only one entry per person (regardless of how many email addresses you have). You will need to show ID to the venue to pick the ticket up. The above email address is only for contest entry and is not for questions or comments. When the winner is chosen (give me a few days from when the contest closes), I’ll contact the winner and comment on this post. If you have questions, email me at jay@dcfud.com. Good luck!
-JAY
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-JAY
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