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Elk Rapids Throwdown
By Sandie Parker
www.sandiesgalley.com
In the fashion of Bobby Flay, on The Food Network channel, I, Sandie Parker, took on Chef JW Pascoe from the famous Pearl’s Louisiana Restaurant in Elk Rapids, Michigan, on Tuesday, June 16. The event was blind-judged by three judges from Elk Rapids and food was prepared in three categories, each worth up to 10 points. We had about 40 people show up to watch and great fun was had by all!
In light of Pearl’s Annual Celebration of Bourbon, we both had to make a pork dish with bourbon. The festival starts in September and runs for six weeks and the winning recipe will be on the menu the entire time.
Best thing about it is, Chef JW will need my recipe. Surprisingly enough, I beat him 88 to 82.
Moral of the story is this: Don't think that just because you did not go to Culinary school that you can't cook. I am the proof in the pudding!
In the spirit of the best Iron Chefs in America, Sandie Parker entered a culinary throwdown with JW Pascoe, chef with Pearl's Louisiana Restaurant in Elk Rapids (above.)
Of course Parker, a regular contributor to Info Northeast and author of Sandie's Galleys franchise of books, web sites and columns, dominated the competition.
Perhaps some day she will share her winning recipe.
— With a love for cooking inherited from her mother, Sandy Parker is driven to share her culinary passions with her grandchildren and others. From her summer home aboard the “Nice N’ Nauti,” and through her cookbook “Recipes from Sandie’s Galley,” Parker helps other families build memories of their own. Rated a Five-Star Cook by “Better Homes and Gardens,” Parker is also an accomplished gardener. To check out her book, “Recipes from Sandie’s Galley” or just to chat and share experience, visit her websites: www.sandiesgalley.com or sandiesgalleyandmore.com.
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