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The rivalry between UC Berkeley and Stanford has been taken to a new arena: the kitchen. The Big Cookoff was held over the weekend in Cal's Pauley Ballroom, which was made over into an approximation of the Iron Chef's Kitchen Stadium, where fresh vegetables and other ingredients lined the walls. The two 5-student teams were allowed to bring in outside specialty ingredients, as well.
The secret ingredient - fresh tomatoes - was revealed 30 minutes before the official time began and the teams had to complete three dishes in 35 minutes, although they both made more. Cal's Cooking Club came up with a trio of soups: Gazpacho, Spicy yellow tomato and ginger, Roasted tomato, chipotle, and pancetta; panko and chili crusted chicken breast with three salsas; pizza on puff pastry with prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, tomato topped with mixed green salad and a sundried tomato vingairette; and a tomato, pineapple, mango, and lime wonton-ravioli drizzled with chocolate sauce and served with a spicy tomato sorbet. Stanford made panzanella salad with an aged balsamic vinegar reduction dressing, two tomato soups, and a tofu, goat cheese, crab and tomato custard as the main dish.
Taking a cue from the Axe that is up for grabs in the Big Game, the two teams competed for "the cleaver." The new trophy will be passed back and forth (if Stanford actually manages to beat Cal at some point) as long as the battle of culinary skill rages.
Go Bears!
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11-07-2006 @2:41PM CTN said... Yay! Go Cal!
I hope they filmed it. Food Network occasionally shows wannabe Iron Chef competitions.
P.S. Make a note that Giada (aka Bobblehead) "Everyday Italian" chick and Rachael Ray will be showing down this Sunday on Iron Chef. Of course not by themselves since they wouldn't be able to wow anyone even if you gave 'em two hours to cook.
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11-09-2006 @6:27PM Sergio said... The menu you posted as ours is actually Stanford's. We made:
Trio of soups: Gazpacho, Spicy yellow tomato and ginger, Roasted tomato, chipotle, and pancetta
Panko and chili crusted chicken breast with three salsas
Pizza: puff pastry with prosciutto, fresh mozzarella, tomato topped with mixed green salad and a sundried tomato vingairette
Tomato, pineapple, mango, and lime wonton-ravioli drizzled with chocolate sauce and served with a spicy tomato sorbet
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11-09-2006 @8:53AM Nicole Weston said... Thanks, Sergio. Looking back at the post, it looks like part of what I wrote actually got deleted, since the Daily Cal IIRC, listed the menu, too. I'm fixing it now!
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