Edible TV | by Stuart Reb Donald | Thu, Jun 25
Thu, Jun 25
Quickfire Challenge: One Color Dish
The first challenge was the least lame Quickfire to date. Each chef was given a color and then informed that they had to prepare a dish using only that color. It’s cooler than cooking in a dorm room. I’m still not over that yet.
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