“Top Chef” Cooking Contest was a HUGE Success

All three contestants working hard at prepping food

Top Chef Christopher Mullins

EVCNB President Trish Johnson welcomes attendees

Jessi Just preps her entree

There was a full house crowd enjoying the event

Local and regional media came to cover the festivities

Everyone is a Winner !

A big thank you to all who attended our first ever Top Chef Emergency Food Cooking Contest! It was a fantastic evening of fun, food, and laughter with a bit of emergency preparedness sprinkled in. The event’s success was way beyond our wildest dreams!

Congratulations to Christopher Mullins of Manzanita who was the winner! His creations were truly inspiring and delicious. And a special shout out to Kris Troutman of Nehalem and Jessi Just of Wheeler for their amazing talent – their dishes were outstanding and creative. They all gave us some fabulous ideas for how to prepare food without heat or water that tasted fantastic!

Thanks also to our amazing judges – Heidi Cummings from Roost, Eric Kammerer from Yolk and Frank Squillo from Wanda’s – they got to eat amazing food and had a difficult task of picking just one winner.

 We hope all those who attended enjoyed the presentations and were inspired to include more interesting items in their emergency food stocks – the possibilities are endless as proven by our contestants.

For more details about what the chefs made, click here.

Go forth and be prepared!

Christopher Mullins artfully prepping his dessert

Judges tasting Kris Troutman’s entree

Jessi Just ready to serve her entree to the judges