{"id":3100,"date":"2017-09-20T00:19:07","date_gmt":"2017-09-20T00:19:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/?p=3100"},"modified":"2017-09-20T00:19:07","modified_gmt":"2017-09-20T00:19:07","slug":"pechanga-chef-takes-home-two-top-awards-socal-chef-open-wows-judges-audience","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/pechanga-chef-takes-home-two-top-awards-socal-chef-open-wows-judges-audience\/","title":{"rendered":"Pechanga Chef Takes Home Two Top Awards at SoCal Chef Open – Wows Judges and Audience"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>TEMECULA, Calif. \u2013 (Sept. 20, 2017) \u2013<\/strong> The competition was fair, delicious and fierce at this year\u2019s 10th<\/sup> Annual SoCal Chef Open, sponsored by Pechanga Resort & Casino, Leoness Cellars and the Temecula Valley Winery Management. Competing against seven other professional chefs with a wide variety of talents from across Southern California, Chef Martin Venegas of the signature resort restaurant, The Great Oak Steakhouse, at Pechanga Resort & Casino took home duo awards this year. Held Monday, September 11, inside the Pechanga Grand Ballroom, Chef Martin won the People\u2019s Choice and Pinnacle awards, beating out his competition with his seared tenderloin. Last year, Pechanga\u2019s Kelsey\u2019s Chef Ronnel Capacia also took home the Pinnacle Award (chef\u2019s choice).<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Chef Martin prepared a seared tenderloin with shallot marmalade, foie gras butter and a pinot noir reduction atop a braised leek base. The tenderloin was topped with crispy potatoes to enhance the texture. The judging panel consisted of 13 other chefs, food writers and other experts not competing in the event. To determine the winner, they conducted a blind taste test of all entrants\u2019 dishes. The panel raved about Chef Martin\u2019s seared tenderloin and immediately knew he had a chance of winning once they had a taste. The dish was praised for its impeccable flavor profile and presentation. The crowd was \u2018wowed\u2019 and commended the chef, saying his combination was one-of-a-kind.<\/p>\n

\u201cTop Pechanga chefs have always participated in the SoCal Chef Open, so I\u2019m thrilled to have been one of them at this year\u2019s event,\u201d said Venegas. \u201cIt was great to be able to do what I love alongside some of the best chefs in our area. I was pretty confident in the flavor profile I was creating. Everyone has a different perspective on what they like to see in a tenderloin, but I knew the flavors and texture I was presenting were all perfectly paired. The braised leeks went well with everything and drew it all together, while the crispy potatoes added a whole other dimension of texture.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Oak Grove Golf Classic and So Cal Chef Open raised thousands for sports and recreational programs, along with a special goal of adding a baseball field for all students at the Oak Grove Center in Murrieta, Calif. Oak Grove provides a residential, educational, and therapeutic treatment center for 76 children who live on campus as well as 90 \u2013 100 day students who attend its nonpublic school. Children within the programs are dealing with a variety of psychological, social, emotional, behavioral, medical and neurological problems along with concurrent behavioral difficulties, school problems, family dysfunction and alcohol or substance abuse. Many of the children have suffered a variety of physical and\/ or sexual abuse, other traumas or have experienced many other severe social, emotional or behavioral challenges.<\/p>\n

Some other competing chefs in the 10th<\/sup> Annual SoCal Chef Open were Robert Renzoni Vineyards\u2019 Mama Rosa Trattoria Chef Felix Aguilar, Chef Anthony Castillo from 1909 Temecula, Chef Christopher White of Vineyard Ranch at Temecula Assisted Living and Memory Care, Jennifer Sevilla from Crab Boil Catering, Chef Mandy Ramos from The Shamrock Irish Pub, Chef Leone D\u2019Arcangelo of Fresco Grill and Wine Bar, Chef Matt Green of Ceflavor, and Chef Matthew Steffen of Temecula Creek Inn.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

TEMECULA, Calif. \u2013 (Sept. 20, 2017) \u2013 The competition was fair, delicious and fierce at this year\u2019s 10th Annual SoCal Chef Open, sponsored by Pechanga Resort & Casino, Leoness Cellars and the Temecula Valley Winery Management. Competing against seven other professional chefs with a wide variety of talents from across Southern California, Chef Martin Venegas […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3652,"featured_media":3101,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4,6,12,15],"tags":[75,1428,573,64,1426,1048,245,30,119,120,1268,1457,126,1451,179,121,74,124,464,268],"class_list":["post-3100","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community-relations","category-dining-food","category-misc-news","category-special-events","tag-award","tag-benefit","tag-casino-food","tag-chef","tag-chef-martin-venegas","tag-great-oak-steakhouse","tag-oak-grove","tag-pechanga-2","tag-pechanga-casino","tag-pechanga-resort","tag-peoples-choice","tag-pinnacle-award","tag-so-cal-casino","tag-socal-chef-open","tag-southern-california","tag-southern-california-casino","tag-temecula","tag-temecula-casino","tag-temecula-resort","tag-temecula-wine-country"],"yoast_head":"\nPechanga Chef Takes Home Two Top Awards at SoCal Chef Open - Wows Judges and Audience - Newsroom<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.pechanga.com\/newsroom\/pechanga-chef-takes-home-two-top-awards-socal-chef-open-wows-judges-audience\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Pechanga Chef Takes Home Two Top Awards at SoCal Chef Open - Wows Judges and Audience - Newsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"TEMECULA, Calif. \u2013 (Sept. 20, 2017) \u2013 The competition was fair, delicious and fierce at this year\u2019s 10th Annual SoCal Chef Open, sponsored by Pechanga Resort & Casino, Leoness Cellars and the Temecula Valley Winery Management. 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