PHOTO ALBUM: Chilli Stand Off 2012 (69 Pictures)

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Chilli Stand Off
Oval Space, 29-32 The Oval, Hackney, London E2 9DY

“Eight Great Chefs, Eight Great Chillis Try them all and vote for your favourite.”

Well actually that’s not true… there were nine entries not eight! Saturday 17th Nov 2012 held the UK chilli standoff. Chefs competed for the winner of the best served chilli. Think of it like the UK version of a ‘chilli cook off’

This year’s competitors were;

1. Dishoom
2. Gizzi Erskine
3. Lucky Chip
4. Spice Trip
5. The Rib Man
6. Tim Anderson
7. Tom Parker-Bowles
8. Whitechapel Gallery Dining Room
9. Will Yates

The entries were quite diverse in style, Dishoom, the Iranian Cafe, showcased an interesting and beautifully presented ‘restaurant style’ curry while Gizzi Erskine presented a ‘toppings galore’ entry! Most entries used solid cuts like beef shin with only one competitor using mince meat.

The winners of the day were…

FIRST PLACE: Lucky Chip with “True Grit”

SECOND PLACE: Will Yates with “Burn the Other Cheek”

THIRD PLACE: Dishoom with “Slumdog Chillionaire”

 

MY OPINION?
For what it’s worth, I thought it was a close call between Lucky Chip’s “True Grit” and Will Yates’ “Burn the Other Cheek”. However my vote went to Will as his entry was both fantastically tasty and well presented. Considering how closely contested previous Tweat Up event have been, I would love to know many votes separated the top 3!

Review to Follow…

Chilli Stand Off
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Chilli Stand Off – Welcome!

Chilli Stand Off – Huge Boxes of Tortilla’s everywhere!

Chilli Stand Off – Meat Treats from The Billy Franks Girls

Chilli Stand Off – Will Yates at Work

Chilli Stand Off – Details at the Billy Franks camp

Chilli Stand Off – Vote Dishoom!

Chilli Stand Off – Dishoom

Chilli Stand Off – Holy Fuck

Chilli Stand Off – Meringue Kisses from The Meringue Girls

Chilli Stand Off – Meringues Galore

Chilli Stand Off – Chillis with added @BSUS

Chilli Stand Off – Chillis used in the Tom Parker Bowles “10 Alarm Chilli”

Chilli Stand Off – Entry #7 Tom Parker-Bowles with “Tom’s 10 Alarm Chilli”

Chilli Stand Off – Will Yates’ “Burn the Other Cheek”

Chilli Stand Off – Will Yates’ entry garnished with beef jerky skewering a slice of fried Jalapeño

Chilli Stand Off – The Bar

Chilli Stand Off – Tweat Up Bar

Chilli Stand Off – The Rib Man’s insanely hot “Ribmans Revenge”

Chilli Stand Off – Ribman’s Revenge served with a touch of naga chilli packed “Judas It’s Scary Hot”

Chilli Stand Off – Chilli Time!

Chilli Stand Off – Gizzi Erskine with her “Great Balls of Fire”

Chilli Stand Off – Gizzi prepping

Chilli Stand Off – Gizzi’s topping filled entry!

Chilli Stand Off – Great Balls of Fire

Chilli Stand Off – Great Balls of Fire

Chilli Stand Off – The Ribman and Gizzi Erskine

Chilli Stand Off – The Ribman… and West Ham

Chilli Stand Off – Gizzi selling her entry!

Chilli Stand Off – Lovely meaty goodness!

Chilli Stand Off – Dishoom’s house rules

Chilli Stand Off – Dishoom’s Entry served with chilli and pau

Chilli Stand Off – Impressive split chilli

Chilli Stand Off – Awesome presentation

Chilli Stand Off – Ring of Fire! Including pigs blood and sambal

Chilli Stand Off – Chef Tim Anderson’s entry “Ring of Fire”

Chilli Stand Off – Tim Anderson’s “Ring of Fire” with cheese

Chilli Stand Off – Entry #1 Dishoom with “Slumdog Chillionaire”

Chilli Stand Off – Entry #4 Spice Trip with “Chilli Chilli Bang Bang”

Chilli Stand Off – Spice Trip

Chilli Stand Off – Spice Trip’s Emma Grazette and Sam from @SamsKitchenDeli

Chilli Stand Off – Richard Bacon and Tweat Up

Chilli Stand Off – Entry #8 Whitechapel Gallery’s with “Emma’s Whitechapel Chilli”

Chilli Stand Off – Whitechapel Gallery Dining Room

Chilli Stand Off – “Emma’s Whitechapel Chilli” with fresh chilli

Chilli Stand Off – Gelupo Team with Chilli Chocolate!

Chilli Stand Off – Meringue Kiss… modelled by @GE0RGYGIRL

Chilli Stand Off – Desserts… meringue kisses and chilli chocolate!

Chilli Stand Off – Chocolate Ice Cream from Gelupo with a chilli after kick

Chilli Stand Off – Sax

Chilli Stand Off – Rock ‘n’ Roll

Chilli Stand Off – Double Bass

Chilli Stand Off – Rock ‘n’ Roll Band

Chilli Stand Off – Rock ‘n’ Roll

Chilli Stand Off – The Winner’s Cup!

Chilli Stand Off – Double Bass

Chilli Stand Off – Live entertainment

Chilli Stand Off – Lots of instagramming and tweeting

Chilli Stand Off – Lighting on the fly.

Chilli Stand Off – Yeah baby

Chilli Stand Off – Billy Franks & Big Dirty Burger

Chilli Stand Off – Drinks flowing

Chilli Stand Off – Great atmostphere

Chilli Stand Off – Meringue Girls

Chilli Stand Off – Entry #1 Slumdog Chillionaire

Chilli Stand Off – Entry #9 Burn the Other Cheek

Chilli Stand Off – Entry #6 Pacific Ring of Fire

Chilli Stand Off – Entry #5 Ribman’s Revenge

Chilli Stand Off – Entry #8 Emma’s Whitechapel Chilli

Chilli Stand Off – Awesome 2012 event