Richenda Pritchard
Photo - Stewart Donn
The Food Hall of the Footscray Market was transformed into the ultimate Kitchen Stadium for Tin Chef 2008. A large and appreciative crowd of food lovers, market goers and pho fanatics cheered on a selection of chefs who battled it out in a series of fifteen minute long cook-offs. Narrowly beating Lien Tran from Bo De Trai was winning chef Richenda Pritchard from Delizia Cucina in Seddon, who wowed the judges with her delicious Cointreau Zabaglione with fresh raspberries and strawberries. Other competing chefs were Gezahagn Yedete from African Town and Lachlan Lloyd from Café Fidama.
The expert panel of judges included Matt Preston from the Melbourne Food and Wine Festival, Mary Ellis from Slow Food Victoria and Rebecca Hoswell from the Fifteen Foundation. Hosts with the most, Shirley Billing and David Nguyen provided hilarious commentary, DJ Fiona Scott-Norman caused the first Food Hall dance-off with her food-inspired tunes, and Born in a Taxi provided roving entertainment.
TIN CHEF 2008
COMPETING CHEFS AND DISHES:
Richenda Pritchard from Delizia Cucina
Round one: Ceviche of Kingfish
Final: Cointreau Zabaglione with Fresh Raspberries and Strawberries
Delizia Cucina, 160 Victoria Street, Seddon. 9687 9397
Lien Tran from Bo De Trai Vegetarian Restaurant
Round one: Rice Vermicelli in Sweet and Sour Assorted Vegetable Soup
Final: Dried Bean Curd on Assorted Fire Plate
Bo De Trai Vegetarian Restaurant, 94 Hopkins Street, Footscray. 9689 9909
Gezahagn Yedete from African Town
Gored Gored
African Town, 161 Nicholson Street, Footscray. 9689 9660
Lachlan Lloyd from Café Fidama
Risotto Orientale with Peking Duck, BBQ Pork and Crisp Choy Sum
Café Fidama, 34 Ballarat Street, Yarraville. 9687 0133
For a full list of recipes from the chefs, click on the pdf files below. Tin Chef 2009 will be held as part of the 2009 Big West Festival on from 20 to 29 November. For program information and updates, feel free to subscribe to Big West's e-newsletter.
PDF #1: Recipes in English
PDF #2: Recipes in Vietnamese
PDF #3: Recipes in Amharic
