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May 1 Chefs Challenge: Inn on Biltmore Estate wins

Issue: 
May 2012
Photographs by: 
Camilla Calnan
Welcome to the Century Room at Pack's Tavern, host of the 2012 Chefs Challenges.
Goat cheese and Alter Boy mustard ravioli by the Biltmore team
Emcee and Asheville Wine and Food Festival Founder Bob Bowles explains the scoring process
Cheers!
Goat cheese and Alter Boy mustard ravioli with heirloom tomato jam and warm bacon-mustard vinaigrette by Biltmore's team
Chef David Ryba and his team plate the evening's first dish.
Chef McGlynn of Storm (left) and Chef Ryba (center) in the kitchen at Pack's Tavern
A sampling of Storm's ingredients
Biltmore's lucky pigs
Chef David Ryba (left) and the Inn on Biltmore Estate team
Original Sin Mustard grilled shrimp, braised wild mushrooms, prosciutto, and mustard vinaigrette
Storm prepares its mustard-rubbed pork
Guests chat between dishes in the Century Room at Pack's Tavern
Diners enjoy drinks and conversation at the Century Room at Pack's Tavern.
Mustard-rubbed pork with fiddlehead ferns, chicharon, purple cape peas, and a sorghum reduction by Storm Rhum Bar & Bistro
Chef Edwin French of Pack's Tavern
Chef Owen McGlynn (left) and his Storm teammates
Emcee Bob Bowles greets diners
The Pack's Tavern team presents dishes
Cheers!
Diners discuss how they rated the dishes
Chipotle Lusty Monk Mustard grilled pork loin with corn polenta, chorizo, roasted mushrooms, and Original Sin mustard veal jus by Team Biltmore
Diners enjoy the evening and conversation
Chef Ryba and his team prepare their dessert, bacon-apple bread with Altar Boy honey mustard, semifreddo, and beer caramel
Beer caramel is drizzled over the bacon-apple bread
Bacon apple bread with Altar Boy honey mustard, semifreddo, and beer caramel
Anson Mills grit custard, bacon lardon, topped with pecans by Team Storm
Anson Mills grit custard, bacon lardon, topped with pecans and Altar Boy Honey Mustard by Team Storm
A diner asks the chefs questions after the meal.
Chef Owen McGlynn (left) congratulates Chef David Ryba on his win.