I wasn't able to go to this year's Second Annual Best Chef Cook Off at Lakeview because I was out of town (and state and country!). Don't worry, I'll post some (brief) reviews from Montreal soon, but I wanted to share some photos that superstar photographer Sher Yip took while there. BRB, salivating over all these amaze dishes.

ATOMIC GRILL - pork belly duet with braised cabbage, cilantro grits, pickled melon trio on arugula, apricot sambal and soy lime reduction. Pulled pork sliders with housemade BBQ. Mojito meringue pie with mint and lime.

MORGANTOWN BREWING COMPANY - House brined 'Zack Morgan's IPA' beer pickle served with '80 Shillings Scotch Ale mustard. Roasted ratatouille with green and yellow zucchini, purple and yellow onion, red, yellow and orange peppers, roasted then simmered in a sauce of red and green tomatoes, basil, garlic and scallions. BBQ pulled pork canape with 'Old Morgantown Amber Ale' braised and hickory smoked pork sauced with a sweet spiced BBQ and served on bicolor corn tortilla chips, topped with hot pepper peach puree and purple onion marmalade. Mixed berry, basil and beet bavarian with sweet beet bavarian swirled with basil, blackberries and blueberries topped with a burnt orange caramel and toasted almonds.





COACH'S CRAB SHACK - crabby spaghetti - pasta cooked with old bay seafood seasoning loaded with blue crab meat. Lobster meatball made from scratch with Maine lobster in red sauce with parmigiano reggiano. Gator eggs with alligator meat, crab meat, cream cheese stuffed in a jalapeno and panko fried.



LAKEVIEW - vegetable pad thai with pan-seared scallops and firecreacker shrimp






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LAKEHOUSE - Steak and lobster empanadas



STEFANO'S - shrimp and grits



TABLE 9 - pan-seared lamb, charred onions, roasted garlic, salted yogurt, celery root crumble. Buttered popcorn, pot de creme and salted caramel.