Kitchen Challenge Menu

2012 Winter Menu Collection | Kitchen Challenge

Celebrate the comforts of the season with a selection of hand-picked produce and the highest quality meats for your exciting Kitchen Challenge culinary competition. Our pantry is stocked with the best of ingredients and tasty accoutrements to inspire every guest. With a full pantry of complementary herbs, spices and staples, the cooking possibilities are endless! We are glad to provide for special dietary needs – please let us know.

Which daring Kitchen Challenge ingredients will teams face in this culinary showdown?
The main ingredients you choose will be the foundation of an exciting 5-star gourmet meal!

Protein
Center Cut Pork Chops
Flank Steak
Chicken Breast
New York Strip Steak*
Market Fish*

*Additional $10 per person cost

Vegetable
Dark Leafy Greens
Broccolini and Cauliflower
Brussel Sprouts or Savoy Cabbage

Starch
Winter Squash
Root Vegetable Medley: Potatoes, Carrots, and Parsnips
Polenta

Dessert
Please select one recipe from the options below:

Gingerbread Cakes with Aunt Mimi's Bourbon Cream Sauce
Winter Fruit Crisp with Chamomile Cream Anglaise
Warm Chocolate Soufflé Cake with Salted Crème Caramel
Apple Upside-Down Cornmeal Cakes with Chantilly Cream
Chocolate “Gianduja” Mousse with Frangelico Whipped Cream and Hazelnut Brittle

Parties That Cook also provides an appetizer platter for your guests to enjoy upon arrival, before the cooking festivities begin.

The teams will have 60 minutes to wield their culinary prowess and submit a plated meal for judging. During the meal, the judges will assess the dishes submitted based on the following criteria: taste, seasoning, appearance, texture as well as the originality of the dish, plate presentation and teamwork. The winning team is awarded a special prize, not to mention bragging rights in the office.

At Parties That Cook's Kitchen Challenge, nobody gets a "You're fired." Everybody gets fired up!