WHIRL MAGAZINE PRESENTS CHEF’S BEST DISH WHO: Over 600 guests WHAT: Sponsored by Dollar Bank, Pittsburgh Brewing Company, Beam Suntory Spirits and Wine, and Yelp, the fourth annual Chef’s Best Dish invited foodies to get their fill on the best dishes created by 30 chefs in the Pittsburgh area. Throughout the evening, guests also enjoyed samples from Beam Suntory Spirits and Wine and Pittsburgh Brewing Company, as well as the chance to win free bottles of Blue Diamond Vodka. By night’s end, the 2016 winners were crowned: Kaya won “Best Overall” for its oxtail loco moco poutine with braised oxtail gravy, Amish cheddar cheese, cilantro, scallions, egg, and Fresno chiles; Burgh Bites won “Best Pittsburgh” for its seared pork belly with grilled sweet potatoes, maple bourbon mustard, candied walnuts, chives, and edible flowers; Paris 66 won “Best Seasonal” for its butternut squash and cauliflower soup with potatoes and mussels, served with butternut squash chips; Jimmy Wan’s won “Best Presentation” for its bigeye tuna poke with scallions, sesame seeds, red beets, avocado, and salmon roe; and Bella Christie and Lil Z’s Sweet Boutique won “Best Dessert” for its liquid nitrogen-frozen strawberries, bananas, and marshmallows dipped in chocolate, peanut butter, or caramel.
Dominika Demantova, Felix Fukui, Anne Murgel
WHERE: Circuit Center & Ballroom HIGHLIGHTS: After the event, participating restaurants donated extra meals to Greater Pittsburgh Community Food Bank. The nonprofit delivered 153 pounds of food, enough for 128 meals, to the women and children at Familylink Inc. Monetary donations to the Food Bank were also collected during Chef’s Best Dish, raising over $200 that will provide 1,000 meals for local residents in need. — R.J. Valarie Panei, Jeff Penz
Lisa & Mark Aletto, Dorothy Andreas, Daryl Walters
Marsha Deaktor, e.b. Pepper, William Deaktor, Glenn Harlow
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