Free Stuff: Ticket Giveaway for Open Stove Night at COOK

Posted by Jason Sheehan on September 4th, 2012

You got plans for tomorrow night? You got better plans than dropping in on one of our Foobooz Open Stove Nights at COOK and getting fed by two brothers battling it out for culinary supremacy right before your very eyes?

Yeah, didn’t think so. Tomorrow night, we have the Stryjewski brothers (Waldemar from a.kitchen and Stephen from Square 1682) in our culinary Thunderdome, and a couple of last-minute spaces that have just opened up. So, for all you lucky Fooboozians, we’re holding a contest (with very, very simple rules) and giving away a pair of tickets to tomorrow night’s festivities.

As you know, at the core of every Open Stove event are the secret ingredients. Sometimes there are two, sometimes there are four, sometimes there are even more. But in addition to all the other stuff we do to fuck with the competing chefs, the secret ingredients remain the central challenge of the event. We’ve used caramel to go with game courses and bags of Cool Ranch Doritos, we’ve given them SPAM and weird salt and individually-wrapped Kraft singles. And what we’re asking you good people for are even more outlandish suggestions for secret ingredients.

One rule: We judge our ingredients not solely in terms of outrageousness. Like for example, I desperately want to see the chefs cook with live eels–not because I want to gross out the guests or eat delicious eel pies, but because skinning eels and breaking them down is not something that most chefs have ever had to do in their own kitchens and I want to see how our chefs react to that kind of surprise.

So with that in mind, have at it. Put your suggestions for future secret ingredients in the comments section and, at the end of the day, we’ll pick the best and name a winner who will take home two tickets to tomorrow night’s Battle Brotherly Love at COOK.

Got it? Good. Now start typing.

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Monica

cotton candy or durian
Cully Ward

I’d have to give a vote for eel, but for my own suggestions, how about gefilte fish or black jelly beans?
http://philadelphia.foobooz.com/author/jsheehan Jason Sheehan

@Monica

Durian would be rough on the crowd. Though funny, maybe, to see how many hung in ’til the end of the night.

@Cully

We’ve actually considered black jelly beans before, though it’s tough to make anything of them that isn’t, you know, just BLANK served with black jelly beans. Not easy things to render, you know?

Keep it up, folks. Daylight’s wasting.
Anthony

Baby formula.
Winston

1. Tang Mix
2. Tapioca
3. Bologna
Monica

miracle berry fruit tablets
Winston

1. Tang Mix
2. Tapioca
3. Bologna
M

Marmite.
Jennifer

Breakfast cereal (ex: frosted flakes, apple jacks, etc.)
Anthony

The thought being: it can be used in many ways that would render it tasting nothing like baby formula.
Jenny Kim

what says outlandishly-philly more than rita’s water ice and soft pretzels! i wouldve said cream cheese or whiz if you hadnt already picked the kraft singles
Dustin

sriracha sauce and bacon
Roland

Feet. Chicken and/or Pig’s feet.
Fsizzle

cuttle fish and ketchup
Sean

Ho Hos
sablefish
Kettle Brand Chips Fully Loaded Baked Potato Chips

and my favorite:
Cap’n Crunch (with or without Crunchberries)
Cully Ward

Jason, don’t miss my gefilte fish suggestion!
Cully Ward

Jason, don’t miss my gefilte fish suggestion! I think that’s a winner.
Neighbor

The orange powder from Kraft Mac & Cheese
http://philadelphia.foobooz.com/author/jsheehan Jason Sheehan

Strong push in the breakfast cereal direction. I like it. Junk fish is also a nice thought.

@Sean

Is there something special about that particular flavor of Kettle Chips?

@Cully

Oh, don’t worry. I didn’t miss it…
brittany

Pork Roll
Jason

1. Beet Powder
2. Rabbit Loin
3. Funnel Cake
Kevin

In honor of the school year starting please have them cook with my all time favorite sandwich ingredient from back in the day…Fluff!
Jennifer

1) Jellyfish
2) Vienna Sausage
3) Swedish Fish
4) Cheese Whiz
Jennifer C

Any of these Philly favorites:
Goldenburg Peanut Chews
Tastykake Butterscotch Krimpets
Any of Art in the Age Liquors
Beth

1-Hellman’s sandwich spread
2-rollmop herrings with pickles – or herring in cream sauce 3-with onions
4-Japanese HI Chew candies in a melon flavor
5-lebanon bologna (not sweet)
Luke

1)strawberry Fruit Rollups
2)JAX
Stephanie

Oatmeal
Hahri

squid ink, hot pockets, bulleit and a banana.
AL

1. Schezuan peppercorns
2. Chitlins
3. Corn nuts
4. Hot dogs
5. Gherkins/Pickles
Jennifer

@ Jason Sheehan
Breakfast cereals would be a grrreat choice! Everyone has their favorite so when the chefs uses it in their dishes the audience will all be able to somehow relate to food that is being prepared! Plus, it goes well with the whole “back-to-school” season!
Ethan

1. Huitlacoche, aka “corn smut”
2. Rocky Mountain Oysters…perhaps the winner is the one who can convince more of the audience to eat his recipe.
3. Shad or scrapple for some Philly flavor
4. Funyuns
5. Sea Urchin, I’ll bring the first aid kit.
David

Hot cheetos and Takis
julie

shrimp chips [http://hungryinhouston.com/2010/12/13/homemade-shrimp-chips-cracker-snacks/]
Lauren

Corndogs, Pudding snack packs,Gushers,and/or Oatmeal Cream Pies! All my old school lunch favorites
Liz

chipped beef
jello
tang
Zoe

Head Cheese, pig ears, gizzards, chicken liver…all sound a little off-putting, but can be very tasty.
Andrew

I would love to see the chef’s use beef shin meat. If you haven’t tried it, then you are missing out.

The shin meat is exactly what it sounds like. It has lots of connective tissue and can be extremely tough unless prepared properly. This meat would create a great challenge for the chef’s.
Andrew

Shark bites, specifically the white ones and triscuits.
Jamie

Spaghetti-O’s
http://www.philly-ism.com Janeane

Here’s what I’m thinking!

1. Ostrich Egg – bigger is better in this case
2. Ramen noodles – the allure of turning this garbage high class right before my eyes cannot be ignored
3. Za’atar – possibly to be combined with ingredient 1 or 2
4. Pop rocks for dessert/cocktails
Melissa

“Halloween Candy” theme
Peanut butter and jelly
Beer
String Cheese
Donuts
Food Phan

1. Bugles
2. Peppadews
3. Peanut Butter
http://philadelphia.foobooz.com/author/jsheehan Jason Sheehan

Damn… Nice turnout and some excellent suggestions. We’re going to close out the contest at 5pm today, so keep suggesting just as fast as your little fingers can type. And since we actually plan on USING the winning secret ingredient at some point (though not tomorrow, because most of our challenges have already been devised), we’re going to keep the winner a secret, too–because we don’t want to give away the awesomeness, get it? The best suggest-er will be notified this evening by email, so if you don’t hear from us, that means you didn’t win.

At least not this time…
Hilary

1. pumpkin beer
2. peanut butter cups
3. BBQ pop chips
bill

dolce de leche + pork belly
Vanessa

Candied spiced mango, bitter melon, imitation crabmeat
Allison Kane

TastyKake butterscotch krimpets
lavender
Ikea Swedish meatballs
liz

most of the stuff above – made me sick at the thought of it! I guess I am not that ADVENTUROUS!
I love Lobster and to use that as main ingredient with or all of the following would be a challenge I think: Kiwi, corn, panko bread crumbs, black beans, and …wait for it…. caviar
Liz

Chicken hearts/gizzards
pop rocks
http://www.paperweightds.com Sonia

Pepe Espelette
Quahaug Clam
Potato Stix (in the can)
Pomegranate Molasses
Ketchup Manis
jeannette

Pork rinds
EZ Cheese
Redi-Whip
Red Bull
Gloria

Beef heart
Pomegranate molasses
Wasabi peas
Peaches
Meghan

Pop Rocks
Harissa (in dessert)
Thai chiles
Fruit rollups
Crawfish
Tastycake apple pies
Black feet chicken (only because I want to see one in person)
Marrow (because it’s God’s butter)
Christina

Pop rocks!
jamie

philadelphia cream cheese, refried beans, canned corn or string beans
Gloria

Crayfish
Blood sausage
Pernod
Rice crackers
Bobby Grits

1. Squash Blossoms
2. Cotija
3. Bird’s Eye Chilli
mjc

lobster roe
tab
candy corn
Take 5 bar
Beth

frozen pizza
rice a roni
devonshire cream
lemon curd
old el paso taco seasoning
Darla

Outdoorsy:

1 – Rattlesnake (not alive of course, but could be cool to see them prep this on the spot…)
2 – Bee Pollen
3 – Mad Dog (MD 20/20 – several flavors just because)
http://www.bullinthekitchen.com Stacy

Going along with my Pennsylvania dutch roots:
Lard
Liverwurst
Pig’s stomach
Lard
Will Heineman

While not a special specific ingredient, i would like to see them cook like a poor college student. Using basic ingredients that a typical student would have sitting around! It could include condiments ramen chips cheese. But it would also have a price limit. Say $4/plate… Just like a poor college student would need to stick to.
http://alltreeshaveroots.wordpress.com Emily K.

Asia-Mart Challenge: luffa, frogs (can you handle live?!), pocky, pomelo…I could totally go on here. Too much fun.
Lindsay

1. Duck Breast
2. Ginger
3. Honey
4. Green Onion
5. Scrapple
http://thehomophones.com UnckleJason

Orange Tic-Tacs

Jagermeister

Edible panties
Andrea

How about a vegetarian one:
1. canned corn
2. Firm tofu (I think a lot of people dislike tofu but if cooked right it could be amazing!)
3.dragon fruit
4. gingersnaps (or something else that is hard to give it some texture)
Darla

Edible panties made me laugh out loud UnckleJason!!!! Very original.

Maybe you need to come up with a sexy dinner theme like edible panties, oysters, forbidden fruit. hahaha!
Amanda

Sorry to be the snarker, but breakfast cereals are soooo 2006!

I love the miracle berry idea, though! It would be fun to see them used in dishes, instead of eaten beforehand!
What about
agar-agar
Homemade kimchi
Sourdough starter
Sichuan pepper

Sichuan and miracle berry together could be a fun mouth destroyer!
Mike

Horseshoe crab, and it’s blood. Spotted Dick. Fertilized shrimp eggs.
Angela

Tongue, from any animal
Rocky Mountain Oysters
Spam
http://afterdinnersneeze.com afterdinnersneeze

Breakfast with a Twist:
cherry pop tarts (way better than the other flavors),
frosted flakes,
OJ,
gochuchang
Laura

1. Cactus – to see who can prepare without impaling themselves.
2. Southern Comfort – to ease the pain from possible cactus related injuries.
3. Slim Jims – no explanation necessary
4. Orange Sherbet – to compliment the Slim Jims of course?
a well respected man

Haribo sour spaghetti
UTZ “the crab chip”
Pickled Guerkin’s
http://afterdinnersneeze.com afterdinnersneeze

“Cutting Edge” (ca 2010):
Transglutaminase (aka “meat glue”)
Liquid Nitrogen
Sphere Magic
http://afterdinnersneeze.com afterdinnersneeze

ice cream challenge …
all entrees/desserts are made in an ice cream maker …
Sharon

Tripe n peanutbutter
http://philadelphia.foobooz.com Foobooz

The contest is closed. Thanks for all the excellent suggestions.

Since we actually plan on USING the winning secret ingredient at some point (though not tomorrow, because most of our challenges have already been devised), we’re going to keep the winner a secret, too–because we don’t want to give away the awesomeness, get it?
The best suggest-er will be notified this evening by email, so if you don’t hear from us, that means you didn’t win.

At least not this time…

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