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2010 AETNA HEALTHY FOOD FIGHT

Are you America’s healthiest cook?  10 regional cook-offs will be judged by local VIPs and celebrity chefs. 48 chefs in each market will be chosen to cook live. The winner of each regional cook-off moves up to the finale — an all-expense-paid trip to L.A. to cook for celebrity chef judge Bobby Flay as they compete for the Grand Prize: $10,000 in kitchen appliances donated by Lowe's®/KitchenAid®.

Region Philadelphia Semi-Finals
Pictures courtesy of Brett Youmans

Region Cleveland Semi-Finals
Pictures courtesy of Jasmin Baron

Region Jacksonville Semi-Finals
Pictures courtesy of Jane Estrin, Debbie Reid
& Birdie Kessler

Region Los Angeles (Pomona) Semi-Finals
Pictures courtesy of
Laureen Pittman & Michaela Rosenthal

Region San Antonio Semi-Finals
Pictures courtesy of Celia Fuller

Finals Hollywood
Pictures courtesy of
Laureen Pittman & Michaela Rosenthal

Additional pictures courtesy of Christine Friesenhahn


 
Post Competition Pictures Added
Christine and Sunny
San Antonio Regional event
All of the event finalists in Los Angeles.
The back row, left to right is Christine,
Camilla, and Julie (winner)
   
Bobby eating Christine's food
(note: he is still alive)
Christine cooking
   
Christine's presentation plate Christine's son Max with Bobby
   
 
Sunny eating Christine's
Baja Shrimp Tacos
 
   
Finalists Competition
Julie cooking the grand prize winning
"Quinoa-Stuffed Turkey Roulades with Easy
Pan Gravy, Butternut-Apple Mash, Maple
Glazed Roasted Vegetables"
Laureen, Julie, Michaela
   
Michaela talking to Bobby Flay Camilla concentrating
   
Julie & Camilla Julie being asked questions
about her recipe by Bobby Flay
 

Regional Finals
 
Bretts creation 
"Asian Marketplace Salad"
Brett answering
questions about his entry
   
Sunny Anderson sampling Chef Rudy of the Culinary
Institute of America sampling
   
Work Station Brett & Sunny
   
Jean, Amber & Jasmin Birdie and Jane
   
Chef Rudolf giving Jane some tips Jean, Amber & Jasmin
   
Debbie and Birdie
Debbie and Sara Moulton
   
Prepping for the competition
with the Chef from CIA
Debbie presenting her dish
   
Before the competition started
Birdie, Debbie & Chef Frank
   
Debbie and Birdie duke'n
it out at the food fight
Birdie and Chef Rudy of the CIA
   
Birdie tossing the greens Birdie serving the greens
   
Aetna Healthy Food
Fight Arrives in Cleveland
View of Jacksonville from Riverwalk
   
Laureen & Michaela Michaela plating her dish
   
Neal and Michaela unloading
car before cook-off
Michaela getting ready to set up
   
Michaela's entry "Orange Striped
Sea Bass on Sun-Dried Tomato Couscous"
Cat Cora and Michaela
   
Husband Jon (support!),
Sunny Anderson, Celia
Going over ingredients
before the cook off
   
Getting started Separating eggs with a very unique
( & funny/gross :-) seperater from
Montana!  the whites come out of the
nose....  the crowd loved it and Aetna
posted this pic on their web site!
   
Judge from the Culinary Institute
asking about my recipe
Final touches before
presenting to Judges
   
On my way to the judging booth
with my "Texas Black Bean &
Chicken  Sliders with
Lemon-Guacamole Mayo"
Judge Sunny digging into my dish!
   
Cooked, plated, presented,
DONE!  what fun
Cleaning up and.... not sure what else!
   
Cleaning up and having a funny
discussion with the help (he ate the
rest of my food behind the scenes)
New cooking buddy!  Chera and Celia