The most hyped part of the Food and Wine Classic [1] is the culinary competition that takes place on the last day of the festivities. The Classic Cook-Off pits the reigning Top Chef [2] winner — this year it was Hung [3] — against master French chef Jacques Pepin [4] and his BFF Jean-Claude [5].
The chefs were given a whole salmon, a bunch of ingredients leftover from the previous day's demos, and 18 minutes to create a dish and a cocktail. While Hung created a delicious-looking salmon and a frothy coconut-milk cocktail, the Frenchmen wowed the crowd with their salmon appetizer, salmon entree, wasabi cocktail, and souffle dessert. To catch a glimpse of the competition, check out our exclusive video below!
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For more pictures of the cook-off challenge, including images from the second competition that featured Michael Symon [7] and Tom Colicchio [8] vs. Roy Yamaguchi [9]; and a look at the celebrity chefs [10] who were in the audience, .
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