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Local Police Cook Up Arresting Dishes
September 25, 2017
Photo: The Old Brookville team working on the appetizer dish.
What do you get when you bring together 20 police officers with excellent chopping skills and world-renowned chef Daniel Boulud? The NYIT Cast Iron Chef Competition.
For the fifth year, officers representing Old Brookville, Old Westbury, Nassau County, Suffolk County, and New York City, cooked up tasty dishes at the annual event. The departments serve NYIT’s main New York locations.
The competition, modeled after shows like Chopped and Iron Chef, was held on September 21 at NYIT de Seversky Mansion. Five teams of four officers were challenged with creating an appetizer and an entrée with a basket of secret ingredients including zucchini flowers, fresh figs, mozzarella curd, chick pea flower, lobster, corn, Swiss chard, mushrooms, quail eggs, duck prosciutto, and veal cheeks.
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Members of the NYPD get cooking.
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Daniel Boulud reveals the secret basket ingredients.
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NYIT President Hank Foley and Daniel Quigley get ready to taste the appetizers.
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The judges sample the teams’ creations. From left: President Hank Foley, Daniel Quigley, Gabrielle St. Léger, and Laura Zaso.
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From left: Robert Rizzuto, President Foley, Daniel Boulud, and Leonard Aubrey.
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President Foley surveying the teams’ progress.
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The NYPD team receives its award from Daniel Boulud and Robert Rizzuto.
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The crowd was treated to a performance by the Nassau County Police Emerald Society Pipes & Drums.
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Guests were invited onto the lawn of NYIT de Seversky Mansion for a flyby by a Nassau County Police Department helicopter.
After opening remarks from NYIT Chief Financial Officer Leonard Aubrey, NYIT President Hank Foley, Ph.D., welcomed the crowd and then everyone was treated to a performance by the Nassau County Police Emerald Society Pipes & Drums. Before the teams took to their stations, the guests were invited onto the lawn for a flyby by a Nassau County Police Department helicopter.
Soon after, the teams rushed to their stations and began cooking. Emcees, Boulud and Robert Rizzuto, director of Dining Services, kept the excitement going. The dishes were judged by President Foley, Gabrielle St. Léger, Ed.D., dean of students; Daniel Quigley, Ph.D., associate professor and interim dean NYIT College of Arts and Sciences; and hospitality management student Laura Zaso, who is also an intern at NYIT de Seversky Mansion.
The judges scored each team using criteria like execution, timing, creativity, flavor, texture, and presentation. After the scores were tallied, it was the NYPD that took home first place.
While there could only be one winner, all the teams walked away with a prize. NYIT presented a $2,000 check to each team to a charity of their choice.
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