In his first time judging the annual Brainfood Grill-Off, White House Sous Chef Tafari Campbell was most impressed by the wonders the teams of local chefs, amateur cooks and Brainfood program graduates created with such rudimentary equipment.
“I’m interested to see what they are going to produce working here on this equipment,” said Campbell. “We have pretty good equipment in the White House – everything that any other commercial kitchen and restaurants around the city would have. But these grills are like a backyard BBQ.”
Held in the Decatur House courtyard, the Iron Chef style competition pitted teams of aspiring youth – with assisting local Chefs – against each other, choosing from a pantry of secret ingredients to present a dish to celebrity judges.
“There are some great Chefs here tonight with the kids,” admitted Campbell although he claimed to have never tasted any of the food from the Chefs participating in the competition.
“As long as the food is cooked good, that’s all I’m asking for.”
