Posted on July 27th, 2010 in
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Watertown Daily Times, link to original post The Adirondack Museum will hold a special event, “The Adirondacks are Cooking’ Out,” from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Thursday at the museum, routes 28 and 30 in Blue Mountain Lake. A highlight of the day will be a top chef competition — Adirondack style. Outstanding regional chefs will compete in a trial by campfire. Visitors are invited to watch and cheer them on as guest judges choose the winner of this outdoor cooking challenge. The Campfire Cook-Off will begin at 11 a.m. Each chef will select his own menu; all will cook over an open fire. Judging will take place at 1 p.m. Competitors include: Kevin McCarthy, former executive chef at The Point in Saranac Lake, and the Lake Placid Lodge, now a faculty member at Paul Smith’s College; Stephen Topper, former executive sous chef at The Sagamore on Lake George, executive chef at Friends Lake Inn, Chestertown, and currently at Lorenzo’s al Forno in the Copperfield Inn, North Creek; Richard Brosseau, executive chef at the Interlaken Inn and Restaurant, Lake Placid; Luke Bowers, executive chef, BarVino, North Creek; Tom Morris, the chef de cuisine at Mirror Lake Inn, Lake Placid, and Eric Hample, who was a Syracuse area pastry chef who now owns and operates The Cellar Restaurant, Long Lake, with his wife, Brooke. Judges for the Campfire Cook-Off are Tony Zazula, co-owner of Commerce, a contemporary American restaurant in Greenwich Village; Suvir Saran, a respected food authority, television personality and consultant worldwide; and Sally Longo, a chef and owner of Aunt Sally’s Catering, Glens Falls. Lake Placid Brewery will offer a tasting of their products from noon until 4 p.m. Visitors must be 21 to enjoy the sampling and IDs will be required. There will be cooking demonstrations and food-related talks throughout the day. At 1:30 p.m. and 4 p.m. smoking and grilling will be the topics handled by Susan Rohrey (grilling) and John Roe (smoking). The presentations “Edible Adirondack Mushrooms” and “Wild Vegetables of the Adirondacks” with Jane Desotelle and “Pairing Beer & Food” with Christopher Ericson, founder, owner, and brewmaster of Lake Placid Brewery will be offered in the museum’s auditorium with times to be posted. Inter Mountain Trio will offer three sets of classic folk and rock in the Marion River Carry Pavilion at noon, 2. and 3:30 p.m. The cooking event will also feature hands-on fun for all ages, exhibit tours, a vendor’s market, and local food products including barbecue sauces and rubs in the museum store. Admission to the museum and the day of cooking is $18; children 6 to 12, $8; students with ID and senior citizens, 62 and older, $17; children 5 and younger, free. All admissions are valid for a second visit within a one-week period. For more information, call the museum at 1 (518) 352-7311, or visit www.adirondackmuseum.org . Filed under: Adirondacks , Contest Tagged: Adirondack Museum , Blue Mountain Lake , campfire cooking
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