2019 Embassy Chef Challenge: Barbados, Haiti bag top awards

By
Megan Lee
– April 20, 2019Posted in: Featured, Food

The 11th annual Events DC Embassy Chef Challenge presented by TCMA hosted a competition among 19 nations for a variety of prizes awarded by a panel of judges and attendees.

First prize was awarded to Chef Javon Cummings of Barbados for his Guava Brûlée Pork Belly. (photo courtesy of the Embassy Chef Challenge)
First prize was awarded to Chef Javon Cummings of Barbados for his Guava Brûlée Pork Belly. (photo courtesy of the Embassy Chef Challenge)

 

Sri Lanka won the Judge’s Choice for second place with Chef Anuradha Wijesinghe’s traditional Sri Lankan milk rice with onion paste and chicken curry. (photo by Megan Lee / Meniscus Magazine)
Sri Lanka won the Judge’s Choice for second place with Chef Anuradha Wijesinghe’s traditional Sri Lankan milk rice with onion paste and chicken curry. (photo by Megan Lee / Meniscus Magazine)

 

Bahamas won the Judge’s Choice for third place with Chef Ron Johnson and Sous Chef Richmond Fouler’s lobster and coconut stew in a hollowed plaintain cup with a curry cracker and red bell pepper gel. (photo by Megan Lee / Meniscus Magazine)
Bahamas won the Judge’s Choice for third place with Chef Ron Johnson and Sous Chef Richmond Fouler’s lobster and coconut stew in a hollowed plaintain cup with a curry cracker and red bell pepper gel. (photo by Megan Lee / Meniscus Magazine)

 

 

The winner of the People’s Choice Award, Chef Dimitri Lilavois of Haiti, prepared his “La revolution,” Surf and Turf Pumpkin Soup. (photo by Megan Lee / Meniscus Magazine)
The winner of the People’s Choice Award, Chef Dimitri Lilavois of Haiti, prepared his “La revolution,” Surf and Turf Pumpkin Soup. (photo by Megan Lee / Meniscus Magazine)

 

Chef Faycal Zahraoui (left), Morocco, Seafood Pastila with Smoked Potatoes, won second place on the People’s Choice Podium. (photo by Megan Lee / Meniscus Magazine)
Chef Faycal Zahraoui (left), Morocco, Seafood Pastila with Smoked Potatoes, won second place on the People’s Choice Podium. (photo by Megan Lee / Meniscus Magazine)

 

Chef Dries Molkens, Belgium, 70% Cocoa Chocolate Desserts, won third place on the People’s Choice Podium. (photo by Megan Lee / Meniscus Magazine)
Chef Dries Molkens, Belgium, 70% Cocoa Chocolate Desserts, won third place on the People’s Choice Podium. (photo by Megan Lee / Meniscus Magazine)

 

The full list of winners follows below:

Judges’ Choice Podium

  1. Chef Javon Cummings, Barbados, Guava Brûlée Pork Belly
  2. Chef Anuradha Wijesinghe, Sri Lanka, Milk Rice with Onion Paste and Chicken Curry
  3. Chef Ron Johnson, Bahamas, Lobster and Coconut Soup with a Curry Cracker and Red Pepper Gel

People’s Choice Podium

  1. Chef Dimitri Lilavois, Haiti, Surf and Turf Pumpkin Soup
  2. Chef Faycal Zahraoui, Morocco, Seafood Pastila with Smoked Potatoes
  3. Chef Dries Molkens, Belgium, 70% Cocoa Chocolate Desserts

Best Beverage Award presented by PepsiCo

Chef Francis Otoo, Ghana, Ashantie Mule Cocktail

Macy’s Best Dressed for their cultural display

Tebabu Assefa, Ethiopia

Photos: 2019 Embassy Chef Challenge, Washington, D.C.
all photos by Megan Lee / Meniscus Magazine

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