Monday, April 21, 2014
IN THIS ISSUE
Two of our award-winning chefs are competing head-to-head for the title of Best Chef of Bruff’s Kitchen, Thursday, April 24. Who are you voting for? DETAILS INSIDE!
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FINDING RIPTIDE Hey, all! Did everyone have a relaxing Easter Break? I did, but I sure missed having exciting dining opportunities all around me! What can I say – I guess I’m a born scholar. But at least I had the memories of crawfish gourmet to sustain me over break. Before we left, I had the chance to dip my beak into the world of crawfish at the Craw Dat event at Bruff. My favorite dish was the Crawfish Monica. What was yours? This week, though, I’m all set for surprises in my dining, and I’m getting into the Green Wave competitive spirit, too. The Legends Cook-Off is at lunchtime this Thursday, and the menus won’t be revealed until the day of the event: No peeking to get an advantage on this trophy! The Legends Cook-Off is the grand finale of the Bruff’s Kitchen contest. Held at Bruff Commons from 11:00 A.M. to 2:00 P.M., it’ll be a head-to-head kitchen battle just like the ones on some of my favorite TV shows, and guests vote for the winner. I always wanted to be in a live audience, and a dining commons is even better than a TV studio! The final contestants in the showdown are two award-winning chefs: Tom Beckmann, C.E.C., the General Manager of Tulane University, and Travis Johnson, District Executive Chef of Uptown Campus Dining … phew, those are long titles! I think I might vote for the chef with more letters after
his name, but we’ll have to see what happens when the oven mitts come off. After the final Legends Cook-Off, all of the chefs who were brave enough to participate in Bruff’s Kitchen this year will be honored at a recognition ceremony lasting from 3 to 5 P.M. Everyone who whipped up a mouth-watering dish will be presented with a special chef’s jacket and inducted as one of the 2013-2014 Bruff’s Kitchen Chefs. I’m looking forward to supporting the chefs who prepared some of my favorite dishes this year … and of course, that means every one of them, because you all know how much I appreciate any good meal made with fresh ingredients! Have a nice week, and savor something tasty! Love, Riptide
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