Top Chef ™
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Risotto with Pesto and Seafood
Manny: "We have a squid ink risotto with crab, scallops, shrimp."
Judge: "It does smell great. Maybe this is risky - risotto on Top Chef, tableside right there?"
Manny: "Yeah. We have a Pesto Alla Trapanese. This one doesn't have cheese in it. It has sun dried tomatoes, colatura di Alici, and marcona almonds in it. The green oil is a basil. The red oil is Calabrian."
And what's this?
Just panko with butter, parsley, and lemon sauce.
Judges' Comments
"I mean, it's interesting. The black risotto is very dramatic once it hits that white backdrop."
"How's everyone's seafood cooked?"
"The scallop I had was pretty overcooked."
"The shrimp is quite over too."
"Yeah. And the heat is a little too aggressive."
"Yeah. My mouth is still on fire."
"And I think his risotto seized up and needed to be a lot looser. I do like the flavor of Manny's risotto."
"Yeah, the flavor's good, but the seafood's overcooked and you know, that's not subjective."
