Celebrity Chef Dave Lieberman will emcee the live cooking competition centered around the importance of choosing environmentally responsible foods like soy
On Wednesday, April 22 SOYJOY(R) and nonprofit Gen Art will present Battle of the Chefs: Eco-Cuisine, a dynamic, live cooking competition that will place notable chefs in live culinary combat to demonstrate the numerous ways to incorporate earth-friendly foods, like soy, into our diets. Competing chefs include Chef Andrew Kirschner (Executive Chef of Wilshire Restaurant in Los Angeles), Chef CC (Executive chef and owner of Clean Plate Meals) and Chef Robert Danhi (Chef Danhi & Co.). One winner will be chosen by a panel of celebrity judges including actress Julianne Moore, local celebrity chef Akasha Richmond, registered dietitian and author Kate Geagan, Cooking Light contributor, PBS host and author Chef Joanne Weir, and Connie Guttersen, RD, PHD, author and nutrition instructor at the Culinary Institute of America.
“Soy is by far the most energy-efficient form of protein that can be produced, and switching to eco-friendly foods like soy is a great way to significantly reduce your carbon footprint,” explains Kate Geagan, registered dietitian and author of new book Go Green, Get Lean. “Eating plant-based proteins is not only environmentally responsible but it can also be a more cost-effective way to eat,” Geagan adds.
To demonstrate the many unique and delicious ways soy can be prepared, each chef will create three soy-based dishes live on-site: a beverage, a savory dish, and a sweet dish. These culinary creations will then be presented to the panel and judged based on presentation, taste, creativity and use of the key ingredient, soy. At the end of the evening, the grand prize winner will be announced and presented with a $15,000 prize package from SOYJOY to support that chef’s ongoing commitment to environmentally-responsible cooking and to help them take their career to the next level. The live audience will also be invited to taste each of the prepared dishes and an audience favorite will be announced at the end of the night.
The emcee for the evening will be celebrity chef, author and TV host Dave Lieberman. In addition to hosting the Food Network’s “Good Deal with Dave Lieberman” and publishing two cookbooks, Lieberman is a contributing editor to Saveur magazine and a regular food columnist for Women’s Health magazine. Lieberman is also an advocate for making eco-friendly choices in the kitchen.
For more information about the competing eco-chefs and to watch exclusive video content, including easy soy-based recipes you can try at home, log on to www.SOYJOY.com.
Source: SOYJOY
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