Lights! Camera! Action!
29I consider myself a good secret-keeper, but this one has been no small feat for my big Irish mouth to keep under wraps. Hence why I am so excited, nearly giddy, over-the-top pleased to share that I was chosen to be one of nine contestants on Top Chef Master Thierry Rautureau‘s upcoming Kitchen Circus show!
The general premise is this*:
“Ever wonder how masterful dinners are created in a 4-star restaurant?
Each episode of Kitchen Circus features three home cooks testing their skills preparing one course of a three course meal at Seattle’s renowned Rover’s restaurant. Who will master the rigors of a professional kitchen and be voted with the best course of the evening by a FULL house of gourmet diners?
Dishes will be judged on three criteria: taste, presentation, and creativity with one home cook winner each evening. All winners from the first three episodes will move on to the finale dinner at the end of the season, where a champion will be crowned.”
To read the full press release, please visit here.
Lots more info and behind-the-scenes skinny to come soon, but for now I just HAD to let the cat out of the bag!
*As provided by Kitchen-Circus.com
Category Kitchen Circus | Tags: home cooks, kitchen circus contestants, Rovers, seattle, Thierry Rautureau, Top Chef
What an exciting opportunity! Can’t wait to hear more about it!
Thanks so much! It will be a learning experience that’s for sure, but one I’m really looking forward to.
Congratulations, Erina! What happy news! I look forward to hearing more. Have fun! 🙂
Thanks Hannah..I’m looking forward to learning more myself! Hope we can catch up soon…any foodie events coming up that you’ll be at where we might overlap?
I’m going to the next Foodportunity – will you be there? Hope so! Congrats again!
AHHHHH!!!!!! Erina this is SO exciting!!!! I am so so so happy for you and can’t wait to watch!!!!!!!
Thanks lady! I finally got to watch your TED video the other day…so fun to see you up there.
Love Love Love!!!!! So happy for you – this is great 🙂
Maybe you can critique my chopping on Saturday. 🙂
Oooh! Oooh! I’m so excited for you — and to watch this! When will it air?
You know Ann…that’s a good question. I’m not actually sure! I imagine there’s some amount of post-production work that has to happen…as I learn more I’ll keep you all posted (likely to a fault).
Another EMBI !!!!! You go Erina! We are very excited for you and we’ll be rooting for you on November 20th!
Thanks Steph…I think if we’re being truthful this was really born of your idea…so thanks for the inspiration.
Wow, awesome!
Thanks Allison…should be a hoot!
This is incredible! Congratulations! I would be over the top excited, which it sounds like you pretty much are 🙂
Yes…over the top / maybe kind of obnoxious…check!
Oh YAY!!!!! Congrats:-) How exciting! Sending lots of positive energy your way, Good Luck! Hugs, Terra
I’ll take all the positive energy I can get…thank you!!
CONGRATULATIONS!!!! I HOPE YOU KICK SOME SERIOUS BUTT!!!! Can’t wait to watch!
I’m going to do my darndest (how do you spell that anyway?!). Butt kicking to commence soon!
Erina, this sounds absolutely amazing! I am so excited and happy for you. I wish you the best of luck in the competition. You should go ahead and visualize winning now! Kimi
Visualizing winning is definitely a valuable strategy…but first perhaps I should visualize cutting shallots for 45 people. 🙂
Whoo Hoo! So excited for you Erina! I’ll totally be rooting for you:)
Yahoo!! So excited for you!!
Thanks Des! Should be fun…now I just have to figure out what I’m making!
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