SactoMoFo's Truck and Mortar Throwdown

 

SactoMoFo's Truck and Mortar Throwdown

 

 

 

This was a tasty experience and awesome opportunity to support local restaurant and food truck chefs as well as kids charities. There were five teams of two each consisting of one restaurant chef and one food truck chef, who together prepared a savory and a sweet dish using the secret ingredients of the day, PORK and HONEY! Check out their creations... 

 

Team 1- Ella & Chando's

Savory: Pozole Rojo-traditional Mexican holiday pork and hominy soup with slow-cooked pork butt, red chilis and spices, garnished with shredded cabbage, pico de gallo, avocado, sliced radishes, line and a little TLC

Sweet: bacon churros drizzled with a honey ganache

 

 

 

Team 2- Ettore's & Drewski's

Savory: Cochininita Pibil- braised pork shoulder in banana leaf with citrus and achiote on white rice, with pickled red onion, micro cilantro and crispy seasoned chicharones

Sweet: "The Last Twinkie"- honey Twinkie with bacon-bourbon mascarpone filling

 

 

 

Team 3- Grange & Coast to Coast

Savory: British banger and Scotch eggs with charred jalapeno-honey remoulade

Sweet: bacon funnel cakes with persimmon-honey compote

 

 

 

Team 4- Kru & Krush Burger

Savory: mini crunchy taco with pickled red onions, micro greens, and a fire roasted tomatillo and avocado sauce

Sweet: pork belly with barley congee, sansho pepper teriyaki and crispy pork rind

 

 

 

Team 5- The Golden Bear & Simply Southern

Savory: ten-hour smoked pulled pork shoulder slider ith homemade Southern style honey BBQ sauce

Sweet: honey-glazed pork belly with house made sweet chevre, roasted beets and grits with chocolate mint

 

 

 

And the winners are...

 

For the SAVORY category: Team 4- Kru & Krush Burger (which I voted for)

 

For the SWEET category: Team 2- Ettore's & Drewski's (although I voted for Team 5- The Golden Bear & Simply Southern who prepared, in my opinion, the most upscale dessert there, the glazed pork belly with house made sweet chevre, roasted beets and grits with chocolate mint. Go figure the majority would go for "The Last Twinkie" as Honstess recently went out of business)