Thursday, November 17, 2011

Tourist food

The fine folks from Serious Eats have deemed 29 "touristy" places as, well, serious eats.
http://www.seriouseats.com/2011/11/touristy-places-that-are-actually-good-in-america.html


I've been to 11 of them.


I loved every one of them.  I guess that makes me a serious tourist.  With lots of work left to do.  Shake Shack, In-N-Out, Kreuz's, Frank Pepe's, and Ben's Chili Bowl are all calling loudly for a visit.


How many have you been to?  What tops your list of where to go next?


Bon Apetit.

Introducing the innagural Top Chef Fantasy contest

Rules for Fantasy Top Chef

Draft

(2,3, or 4) players will draft their favorite cheftestants by submitting a ranked list of their preferences after the 11/24 episode.

Order of picking will be TBA1, TBA2, TBA3, and TBA4.  (need to determine who goes first, etc.)

Subsequent seasons’ picking order will be determined by total points from previous seasons, ranked in reverse order (Loser picks first, etc.).

Scoring

Participants will earn points for their chefs based on the following:

Scoring Items
Points
Quick Fire Least Favorite
-5
Quick Fire Challenge Finalist
5
Quick Fire Challenge Winner
10
Elimination Challenge Finalist
15
Winner
10
Bottom Elimination Challenge Dishes
-10
Still cooking
10
Finale bonus
25
Top Chef bonus
25
Last Chance Kitchen victory bonus
10



In the event of a group win, (Quick Fire or Elimination challenge) all members of winning team will receive points.

No points will be awarded for the first two shows.

Awards

The person with the most points at the end of the season will be honored during a luncheon / cocktail soiree at the venue  of the winner’s choice.

The loser will be responsible for the care and feeding of the Guy Fieri bobblehead doll until the end of the next Top Chef season.