Whole Foods Market – Coral Gables
6701 Red Road.
Telephone: (305) 421-9435.

Wednesday, August 3, 2011: Chef Samuel Gorenstein of BLT Steak at The Betsy vs. Chef Michael Jacobs, chef of The Miami Heat

Wednesday, August 17, 2011: Chef Timon Balloo of Sugarcane Raw Bar Grill vs. the August 3rd winner battle in the final cook-off.

Local Chefs Fill The Grill In Second Round Of $20/20 Minute Challenge

Whole Foods Market in Coral Gables continues to bring the heat on Wednesday, August 3 during the celebrity chef Fill the Grill cook-off as renowned local chefs Samuel Gorenstein and Michael Jacobs are given 20 minutes and $20 to speed shop for ingredients; then, the chefs will get 20 minutes to make a delicious, creative summer meal using only a grill. The first battle, won by Timon Balloo of Sugarcane, took place on Wednesday, July 20 against Daniel Ganem of Kane Steakhouse. The finals between Balloo and the August 3rd winner will take place on Wednesday, August 17. All challenges take place at 6:30 p.m. The cook-offs are free and open to the public.

A panel of judges including Fred Gonzalez of Miami.com, Lesley Elliott of Miami New Times’ Short Order food blog and Devonie Nicholas of the Food Network South Beach Wine and Food Festival will determine which chef goes to the finals. Recipes created by challenge winners will be posted online for home cooks to download for free.