All Mixed Up™ Crowns Series 2 Cooking Champ
The dessert round wraps up and the judges choose the next champion of the All Mixed Up™ kitchen
(Pompano Beach, FL) November 26, 2012 The competition heats up in the kitchen and between the culinary students as episode #3 of “All Mixed Up™ fires up with a battle of the sweets. Will the aspiring chefs be able to use the secret ingredients from Stauffer’s Animal Crackers, Nestlé® USA Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin and Angostura’s Orange Bitters to create decadent desserts that wows the judges -- or will the stress that comes from celebrity host Ralph Pagano mixing things up for them create an epic melt-down?
Taking her place at the judges’ table, Rita Held, Angostura® spokeswoman and culinary consultant and writer for 20 years, gets her fork and spoon ready to dig into the interesting and original culinary creations the student chefs present using Angostura’s Orange Bitters. Will the desserts highlight the ingredient or will they be bittersweet faliures?
Libby’s Evan Lunde, “The Pumpkin King,” is ready to try the unique desserts the student chefs create using Nestlé® USA Libby’s 100% Pure Pumpkin. Will the students make the pumpkin shine, and most importantly will they adhere to his rule of "no pumpkin pie" and still impress?
Representative for Stauffer’s Animal Crackers, Chef Michael Gilligan, executive chef for the iconic Rusty Pelican in Miami and fixture on the South Florida dining scene, is not known for holding back on his critiques. Will the desserts using Chocolate Stauffer’s Animal Crackers satisfy Chef’s sweet tooth or remain half-baked ideas? Will his critiques continue to stir up controversy?
With the appetizer and entrée dishes served up in prior challenges, the competition is hotter than ever as the chefs rack up last-chance stars going in to this final round. The competition is fierce, and the star tally is tight but one chef has consitantly been a step ahead of his comeptitors, the new All Mixed Up™ Champion, Chef Emman Eugenio!
If you missed the final episode you can check it out at www.allmixedup.tv and while you are at it check out the recipes for all of the dishes these chefs created and give them a try for yourself!
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About All Mixed Up™
The newest show in the Designing Spaces LLC family is the reality based cooking series All Mixed Up™. Hosted by accomplished chef and culinary celebrity Ralph Pagano, All Mixed Up™ is a cooking competition show with a unique twist. The competitors are culinary students from prestigious culinary academies instead of professional chefs. The students must complete three full course meals with ingredients provided by some of America’s favorite and most recognizable brands. Judged by representatives for each brand, the students battle to complete their dishes racing against time and the surprise challenges Pagano throws at them to see if they can handle being All Mixed Up™.
ng them into three unique three-course meals. The chefs must complete an appetizer, entrée, and a dessert in 30 minutes and will be judged on recipe originality, presentation and taste. Who will win the competition? Who will survive being “All Mixed Up™?”
For Information on air dates for each season, to view past episodes and to try the recipes created by these up and coming chefs, visit: www.allmixedup.tv
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