Last weekend the fine folks at Nickel City Chef did something different and held a Pastry Challenge between Ellen Gedra (of Bistro Europa) and Paul Piorkowski (of Black & Blue). Like other challenges, the competing chefs had to incorporate a special local ingredient. They were provided homemade Brown Sugar from Five Points Bakery, a fantastic bakery in the West Side thats run by the husband and wife team of Kevin and Melissa Gardner.
Ellen Gedra eventually won the competition with a score of 72, scoring some big points in the Plating and Creativity categories. If you’d like to read about the event and look at some pretty pictures, check out Christa Seychew’s write up on Buffalo Spree’s Yum Blog.
Video is after the jump…
