Tilth Organic Cuisine chef Maria Hines kicked some ass and won her match against Iron Chef Morimoto on last night’s airing of Iron Chef America. What a sweet win for this young James Beard Award winner. A hearty congratulations to Ms. Hines and to her talented sous chefs, Larkin Young and Jason Brzozowy.
Hines’ natural style and organic cooking lent themselves to a compost joke in the show’s opening moments. Then it was all business. The secret ingredient didn’t hurt: Pacific cod. Hines and her crew finished plating the following five courses just in time to enjoy a champagne toast before the clock ran out:
- Paprika smoked Pacific cod on arugula and fresh flageolets tossed with creme fraiche
- Pacific cod brandade with truffle oil, garnished with nicoise olives and orange
- Sous vide cod with lemon verbena, topped with tomato fondue, tapioca pearls, and fried green tomato
- Pan seared Pacific cod, artichokes, fregola, nasturtium vinaigrette
- Alderwood planked balsalmic cod, corn cream, and corn pudding.
What? You want to sample these delicious-sounding dishes? You can! As of 5pm Monday, there are still 10 seats available for Tuesday night’s Iron Chef dinner, where Hines will serve her winning courses. $200 a plate including wine pairings (excluding tax & gratuity). Cocktails and hors d’oeuvres will be served 5:30-6:30pm, then dinner is served promptly at 6:30pm. Promptly, not Fremont time. Be sure to make a reservation, though. Call 206.633.0801.
And if you missed the episode last night, no worries. You can catch it again on the Food Network August 5th, 6th, and 7th. Times available here.
Congratulations Maria, Larkin, Jason, and everyone at Tilth. See you soon!
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Morimoto is tough to beat on that show. Great job Maria & team! I look forward to eating at Tilth soon.
Would have loved to gone to the party, but I can’t afford Tilth’s REGULAR prices – much less $200 a plate for this ‘special event’. Ouch!