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Article: Goat cheese variations give Opus' chef edge
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- Bangor Daily News Bangor, ME
- Article date:
- April 30, 2008
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Keep it simple, sweet soy-glazed pork!
Staying away from complicated dishes was one of the lessons Roger
Gelis learned last year when the Opus chef took part in Bangor's
Ultimate Chef competition.
Gelis went on to win the contest, in which local chefs compete
against each other by creating dishes using a secret ingredient.
This year, when he returned to defend his Ultimate Chef title,
Gelis knew what he had to do.
"I wanted to keep it simple," he said. "Go out on a limb on some
things, but don't go too far. There have been times where I've done
that."
Gelis' menu for this year's Ultimate Chef competition has worked,
so far. Using goat cheese, the secret ingredient for the first
round, he won ...