Savory 2nd Place – Chef Damien Giliberti, Ox & Ocean Grilled stone fruit: house-made ricotta, blackberry gastrique, pickled kumquats, puffed amaranth.
3rd Place – Joshua (Biggjay) Gonzalez & Sky Sunner, The Happy Place Double Happy Smash Burger: two delicious fresh, never frozen, certified Angus beef patties with two slices of cheese, caramelized grilled onions, pickle chip bread & butter pickles with signature Happy Smash sauce served with fries and mini pretzel bites with Hatch cheese.
Sweet 2nd Place – Chef Amanda Pritchett & Kristi Carr, Ragamuffin Coffee Roasters Oh Henry! Cake: peanut butter cake with butterscotch and chocolate ganache and peanut buttercream with a piece of Oh Henry! Bar. Gluten free.
3rd Place – Julia San Bartolome, Sweet Arleen’s Hawaiian Dream: coconut-laced chiffon cake, served with perfectly ripe pineapple and topped with a creamy coconut dollop. Drizzled with guava tiki sauce.