Remember those little piggies we fed all that wonderous Ommegang brew to? Well this is what they look like prepared with Three Philosophers soaked cherries and cracked black pepper and pecorino blue corn grit cakes. You'll have to excuse the drooling. Craig Fass from The Bad Apple and his crew did an amazing job of serving up these flavorful tiny bites for Chicago's foodies and craft beer fans on Monday night. This is coming from a completely neutral party since, ya know, I have ZERO affiliation with The Bad Apple, but Craig's creation was the most flavor packed, savory punch to the mouth I received all evening and in my heart Mr. Fass and The Baps will always be the true winners. Though their win was well deserved, it came as no surprise that Chef Cosmo Goss and The Publican took home the judges vote and we were all happy for our Lincoln Square neighbor Chef Tim Cottini of Fork Restaurant to take home the People's Choice vote. Hop Chef 2013 was a great night spent mingling with some of Chicago's finest industry peeps and we were all honored to be there. This is a little slice of our evening dedicated to all our homies that held down the fort on Monday night. Rock on.
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| The Bapple crew. |
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| Hammer puttin' on his game face. |
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| Brewery Ommegang's Three Philosophers. |
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| Craig Fass doing a little quality control. |
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| Yet another photo op with Craig. |
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| Mandy and Jess keepin' it sexy. |
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| Berkshire pork sausage made with maple and dried cherries. |
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| Crag and Adam's intimidation tactic. If only they would have glared a little harder... |
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| The beautifully finished product. |
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| Mr. Tazm cooking in some heavenly light. |
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| Paris Club packed with hungry folks. |
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| The People's Choice winner: Tim Cottini. Squab sausage on gingerbread topped with beer jelly. |
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| Hop Chef 2013 winner: Cosmo Goss. Poached pork loin, tuna, orange creme fraiche and pistachios. |
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| Mandy gettin' messy. |
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| The Bapple crew after working hard. Oh Hammer, your face is glorious. |
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| Hangin' tough. |
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| All the chefs of the Hop Chef 2013 competition. |
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