Colin won Iron Chef!!

 WOOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!

I'm so happy for him and his teammates!!!

First their mentors deserted them (the chefs who had been training them didn't show up)....
and then they had to bring their own knives because the chefs had them,
and then of course the fiasco of them going to practice one final time
preparing their meal before todays finals (it has been two weeks since they practiced)
and they couldn't go shopping here yesterday because the grocery stores
were closed because of Family Day so they couldn't practice!

He phoned just now and said he won all sorts of prizes from local restaurants and stores,
his own professional knife set and folding bag for it, a big cooking pot,
tickets to see our local OHA team the Belleville Bulls,
and to top it all off a $500 bursary for the college if he decides to attend there 

He said that after the winner was announced he had people swarming him
to take his picture and asking him questions and telling him
to talk into the microphone please, lol.....
I think he felt a tad like a celebrity!!
He has no idea though what tv or radio stations they were!

I guess we're gonna have to watch all the local news tonite eh? 

There were camera crews filming the competition today and all the contestants
will get a DVD copy of it....but they aren't sure yet which station it will air
on tv and when.

How cool is that??!!!
I'm not gushing too much am I??? LOL

Dinner Invitation

 Not sure if I told you all or not but Colin (my 17y/o)

is in the Iron Chef program at school. It's an afterschool activity
and they work with a local chef to prepare a fancy meal.
There are 18 high schools in quite a big area here that are participating,
and they have competed in the kitchen of the local college campus.
Well Colin's team was one of the top 3 so they are having finals on Tuesday 

Last nite we had an invitation to go to dinner at the college and have their chefs in training
make the finalists a fancy meal  We had for an appetizer

Grilled Citrus Chicken on a Pan Fried Ciabatta bun with
Smoked Chipotle Adobo and Baby greens

Then for an Intermezzo (to clear your palate of the spicy Adobo sauce we had

Lemon Sorbet with Strawberry

Then the main course was Mini Lamb Roast with a Pinot Noir Reduction,
this had fancy piped mashed potatoes and two asparagus spears
and a piece of zuchinni and shallots on the plate also.

Then for dessert Chocolate Raspberry Torte 

Most of it we weren't even sure how to go about eating, lol,
as it came with sprigs of thyme on top, or stacked so high you
didn't know how to tackle it!!

It was a nice evening though, and it all came out in different courses so we were there for over 2 hours 

The finals will be videotaped and shown on the local tv station and all
the kids will get prizes for partipating and a dvd copy of the event.

I'm keeping my fingers crossed!!!!!!!!!