Raffaele Ronca (Raffle Ristorante chef/owner)
Dawn Burrell (uchi lead LC in HOU who formerly competed in track & field for 22 yrs.)
Gary Ly (Underbelly SC in downtown HOU)
Jason Kerr (chef & food sourcer in HO)
J: Chris, Alex G. & Christian Petroni (won on 5/4/10; lost early in the $50K tourney on 9/21/10)
A: Arancini, blood sausage, lemongrass & ajo dulce
R: Blood sausage-arancini polpetta w/ cilantro & garlic powder
J: Blood sausage cakes w/ ajo dulce sauce, apple, cognac & tarragon
D: Asian risotto w/ blood sausage sauce, paprika, red onion & coconut milk
G: Vietnamese blood sausage crostini w/ fish sauce, sour cream & mirin- C
E: Porchetta, popcorn on the cob, okra & crema catalana
J: Spicy BBQ pulled pork w/ sweet-fried okra, ketchup, apple cider vinegar & sriracha
D: Popcorn linguine w/ chili pork/popcorn sauce, cream, poblanos & shallots- C
R: Homemade gnocchi w/ white porchetta ragu, blue cheese, sage & yellow tomatoes
D: Lardo, smoked maple syrup, pizza dough & tartufo
R: Smoked maple syrup panna cotta & tartufo gelato
J: Beignet w/ tartufo chocolate sauce, lardo crumble, balsamic & strawberries
W- Raffaele
Dawn Burrell (uchi lead LC in HOU who formerly competed in track & field for 22 yrs.)
Gary Ly (Underbelly SC in downtown HOU)
Jason Kerr (chef & food sourcer in HO)
J: Chris, Alex G. & Christian Petroni (won on 5/4/10; lost early in the $50K tourney on 9/21/10)
A: Arancini, blood sausage, lemongrass & ajo dulce
R: Blood sausage-arancini polpetta w/ cilantro & garlic powder
J: Blood sausage cakes w/ ajo dulce sauce, apple, cognac & tarragon
D: Asian risotto w/ blood sausage sauce, paprika, red onion & coconut milk
G: Vietnamese blood sausage crostini w/ fish sauce, sour cream & mirin- C
E: Porchetta, popcorn on the cob, okra & crema catalana
J: Spicy BBQ pulled pork w/ sweet-fried okra, ketchup, apple cider vinegar & sriracha
D: Popcorn linguine w/ chili pork/popcorn sauce, cream, poblanos & shallots- C
R: Homemade gnocchi w/ white porchetta ragu, blue cheese, sage & yellow tomatoes
D: Lardo, smoked maple syrup, pizza dough & tartufo
R: Smoked maple syrup panna cotta & tartufo gelato
J: Beignet w/ tartufo chocolate sauce, lardo crumble, balsamic & strawberries
W- Raffaele