Sunday, June 13, 2010

‘Top Chef Masters’ winner Marcus Samuelsson astounds with foie flan

“Top Chef Masters” wrapped up its second season and crowned its second king.

Although the finale seemed to lack the cutthroat competitiveness of the usual “Top Chef” series, there was still plenty of suspense considering each chef delivered exceptional menus with many highs.

It was Marcus Samuelsson that bested seafood king Rick Moonen and fan/chef favorite Susur Lee at their own games, bringing African food into the fine dining world.

The competition was close, however, and Samuelsson won by a mere half point — 17.5 over Lee and Moonen’s 17 points each.

The three chefs were tasked with bringing together three courses that represented their journeys as chefs. First course would be their first significant food memory, second course was inspired by a meal that made them decide to become chefs and the final course would describe themselves as chefs.

Although various parts of dishes garnered praise from the judges (Rick’s scallop, Susur’s entire final course) it was Samuelsson’s foie flan that amazed and piqued the judges’ curiosity. Besides bragging rights, Samuelsson also won a $100,000 grand prize for his charity.

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