Red Fruit Festival

I have a bit of exciting news to share with you. I submitted a recipe for Roasted Tomato & Dark Cherry Balsamico Soup to the Mid-Atlantic Red Fruit Festival , and it actually made it to the finals! What does it mean? It means that this coming Friday I will be paired up with Chef RJ Cooper and we'll be competing for a prize in the Appetizers & Soups category.

If you are in DC and love tomatoes and wine and want to support me and Mary, who is luckily competing in a different category from me, come to the festival on Friday and vote for us!

And here are the other recipe finalists:

Main Courses:

Mary Cunningham’s Grilled Heirloom Tomato Pizza,

prepared by Chef Jerry Edwards

Amy Angelo’s Lasagna Stuffed Tomatoes,

prepared by Chef Beej Flamholz

April Fulton’s Tomato Tarte,

prepared by Chef Xavier Deshayes

Appetizers & Soups:

David Tarre’s Nuovo Caprese with Corn-Fried Mozzarella,

prepared by Chef Todd Gray

Rosemary Lawler’s Cream of Tomato Soup with Seafood,

prepared by Chef Kaz Okochi

Olga Berman’s Roasted Tomato & Dark Cherry Balsamico Soup,

prepared by Chef RJ Cooper

Beverages & Sauces:

Amanda Hine’s Grilled Peach With Tomato Raspberry Sauce & Basil Whipped Cream,

prepared by Chef Matt Hess

Christiana Aretta’s Green Tomato Ketchup,

prepared by Chef Aaron McCloud

Maria Alvarez’s Simo’s Bloody Mary,

prepared by Mixologist Brendan Dorr

Salads:

Mario Raymond’s Panzanella with Lemon Rosemary Sorbet,

prepared by Chef John Walsh

Desserts:

McKenzie Severson’s Caprese Cupcakes,

prepared by Chef Brad Spate

Jessica Sidman’s Green Tomato Marbled Goat Cheese Ice Cream,

prepared by Chef Mike Lund

Maggie Sklar & Sandy Ibrahim’s Sundried Tomato Goat Cheesecake,

by Chef Michelle Poteaux

For ticket information, go here.