On Saturday, people came out to the Farmers’ Market here at the Commons to watch the North Hills Iron Chef Competition, which challenged chefs from Bonefish Grill and Mura to see who could create the best dishes made from ingredients from the Farmers’ Market. Bonefish Grill came away with the win, and the event raised over $800 for the Interfaith Food Shuttle. The 100 tasting tickets sold out and people seemed to really enjoy watching the chefs prepare their dishes, which were judged on taste, presentation, variety and creativity.

The audience was impressed with how the chefs were able to work out of their elements, and how they used tomatoes (the secret ingredient) in different ways (in polenta, gaspacho, etc). Bonefish Grill’s chicken cacciatore was one of the most popular dishes, and Chef Mario (one of the judges) called it “comfort food at its best.” The audience also showed that they were pretty knowledgeable about food, asking interesting questions about how to prepare things a certain way or what a certain ingredient was used for.

Here are a few pictures from the event. Did you get a chance to check out the Iron Chef competition? If so, what did you think?

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