Food Network Crowns ‘Chopped’ Champ And It’s A Quincy Chef
A popular TV cooking competition show named one winner on Tuesday night’s finale. The Food Network’s crowned it’s Chopped champ and it’s a Quincy chef! The Massachusetts restaurant owner and chef now has bragging rights and a chunk of change to go with it.
Congratulations to the executive chef and owner of a popular Quincy, Massachusetts restaurant took home the top prize Tuesday night on the Food Network’s competition show. Laurence Louie is the chef and his restaurant is Rubato on Hancock Street in Quincy. It’s a 1,000 square foot Hong Kong style cafe he opened in August 2022, according to the Patriot Ledger. His mother ran Contempo Bakery in the same spot for 22 years before Laurence took it over.
The Competition
So what does Louie get besides the honor of being crowned the Chopped champ? As relayed to the Patriot Ledger, he told the judges before the competition, “Winning this competition would mean the world because my wife and I are expecting our first child.” So, yeah a sweet victory comes with a pretty big purse of $10,000.
The competition show’s episode was dubbed “A Taste of China.” The Food Network’s judges that ultimately decided Louie’s fate were Shirley Chung, Maneet Chauhan and Danny Bowien. If you haven’t seen the show, here’s how it works…There are 3 rounds featuring an appetizer, entrée and dessert. The chefs competing get a basket of 4 ingredients that range from basic to weird. Each gets 30 minutes to get creative, and after each round, one contestant gets “chopped.” The last chef standing claims victory!
Aren’t you hungry to know about the winning dishes? As reported in the Ledger, “Louie prepared chicken siu mai, which are open-faced dumplings, with tanghulu sauce. Louie’s entrée was butter-poached salmon with fried milk breadcrumbs and bitter melon pilaf. His dessert was jackfruit tart with milk tea crème patissiere and chow mein noodle crumble.”
Seriously, is it lunchtime yet?
Another Mass restaurant star to celebrate…
