On Sunday, October 14th, the Lake Elmo Inn Event Center hosted the 4th annual Valley Vine and Harvest Throwdown on behalf of Canvas Health. The Throwdown is a competitive food and wine event featuring the area's finest chefs. The Lake Elmo Inn and our very own, Chef John Schiltz took home the prize of "Top Chef"! We just wanted to take the time to thank everyone that participated in this event and all the people that came to support a good cause. Until next year...
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| Domacin Wine Bar Sumac rubbed pork short ribs with blueberry barbeque sauce Accompanied by sweet corn and popcorn polenta. |
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| Luna Rossa Trattoria and Wine Bar Pan seared pork tenderloin with red wine reduction sauce, Kalamata olives, mushrooms, and feta cheese. |
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| Phil's Tara Hideaway Chicken with cinnamon and clove spiced wine reduction. Served with salad of prosciutto, goat cheese, olive oil and 18 year old balsamic vinegar. |
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| Lake Elmo Inn Potato crusted sunfish with asparagus risotto. Served with micro greens with lemon vinaigrette |
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| Smalley's Caribbean Barbeque Pimento smoked beef ribeye with Jamaican Curry. |
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| San Pedro Cafe Jamaican jerk Laughing Bird shrimp with mango vinaigrette. Accompanied by chipotle polenta and local vegetables. |
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| Marx Fusion Bistro Slow braised beef short ribs with caramelized onions, and horseradish, mustard, sour cream sauce. Accompanied by barley shiitake risotto. |
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A special Thank You to all of the Chef's that participated this year including: Chef Jeffrey Lundmark (Domacin Wine Bar), Chef Raffaele Virgillo (Luna Rossa), Chef Mark Hanson (Marx),
Chef Brad Nordeen (Phil's Tara Hideaway), Chef Quinton Hammond (San Pedro Cafe), Chef Shawn Smalley (Smalley's Caribbean Barbeque)
