Deborah Gelman (NYU Law executive chef)
William Artley (Evening Star Cafe exec. chef)
Rachel Willen (foodfix instructor)
Kenneth Minor (NYC private chef)
Judges: Geoffrey Zakarian, Alex Guaranaschelli & Marc Murphy
Appetizer: Baby mustard greens, spiral ham, pizzelle cookies & kugel
Kenneth: Pan-fried ham w/ coconut sauce, coconut milk, nutmeg & apples
Rachel: Kugel cakes w/ ham lardons, eggs, oil & salt
Deborah: Spiral ham hash w/ sweet potatoes, onions, shallots & sweet potatoes
William: Kugel & ham fritters w/ flour, milk & eggs
DEBORAH CHOPPED
Entree: Roasted chestnuts, stone crabs, beef tenderloin & Santa Claus melon
William: Pan-roasted tenderloin w/ crab polenta, cream & basil
Rachel: Potato, melon & chestnut latke w/ tenderloin, onion, flour & smoked paprika
Kenneth: Surf & Turf w/ linguine, canned tomatoes & cumin- CHOPPED
DESSERT: Eggnog, panettone, pomegranate molasses & Hanukkah gelt
William: Eggnog ice cream w/ doughnuts, milk, sugar, eggs & cream
Rachel: Eggnog pudding w/ gelt, milk, eggs & chocolate (originally ice cream & chocolate chip cookies w/ eggs & chocolate)- GREAT CHANGE!