Whose Cuisine will reign Supreme? ... at the ASC Iron Chef Challenge
A couple of weeks ago, I was invited to judge an Iron Chef Challenge that was done with the Ad Strat Council of the Philippines, this is a group of corporate CEOs from both the FMCG and Advertising industries who stand has guardians to the ads being shown, printed and produced. Being very busy individuals, majority of them rarely have the time to bring out their creative juices in the kitchen. Thus, with the help and expertise of a group called Skills and Innovation , a total of six groups were formed and they were tasked to create a full course meal for only two hours. The menu was a trio of appetizer bites , Chicken Cacciatore , Chocolate Trifle and their very own signature drink . We arrived at exactly 1pm at the venue and after a short briefing I found myself part of a three-member judging team with two professional chefs as my co-judge. Woah! I was very much overwhelmed and I somehow felt that I am truly not worthy to be beside two food experts who surely know their way around f...