7 Springs Winery has been sponsoring a chefs challenge for the past 6 years which is a benefit for the Lake Ozark YMCA. The idea is for a group of the top chefs in the Lake of the Ozark area to compete by preparing 3 course meals for people to sample and for a 3 judge panel.
My brother, Charles Clark, is a chef and a very good one. We decided to see if we could enter the event as a farm since we do not currently have an eating establishment. The owner thought that would be an interesting draw so on January 31st went to the first event.
We did very well at that event but came in second. The good thing is we won the people's choice award with the highest votes any restaurant has received in the six years. So we had a chance to get into the finals if no other chef received more votes.
We found out on March 1st that we had earned a place in the finals to take place March 14th. The competition was 3 of the best restaurants at the lake against us.
As they prepared to announce the winner the owner shared how this was the toughest competition they have had and the judges really had a difficult time narrowing down the winner.
Here is the winning 3 course meal.
How in the world did a farm beat out the top chefs at the lake? Determination, a dream and hard work.
What is next for the farm?
Kitchen inspection, hopefully license as a restaurant, a lodging establishment a canning operator.
Our dream is to have several outdoor eating areas on the farm for from 2 to 12 people. What those areas might look like:
What this post is really about is having a dream, working to achieve that dream and being determined to be the best you can be.
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