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Top Chef: Wisconsin Recap: Story Tasters
I can confidently confirm that jalapeño does not taste like hearts of palm.
But lo and behold, Savannah, who was tied at the bottom in the tasting portion with Dan (getting nine out of 26 ingredients correct), won the best-dish section of the challenge with her fried pork loin with faux Caesar dressing and horseradish-Kalamata-olive sauce! Her focus on intentional restraint, recalling earlier points in the competition when she had over 15 ingredients in a dish versus now, doing a lamb manti with a barbacoa sauce showcases her range. Once Manny said he was making his red snapper à la veracruzana as a reflection of himself as a chef when he felt most comfortable honoring his people, I knew he did not understand the assignment.
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