With plenty of debate, surprise favorites, and chef-level insight along the way, Top Chef judges/host Tom Colicchio, Gail Simmons, and Kristen Kish put their palates to the test in a tasting challenge focused on Southern classics to see whether their expert taste buds can tell the difference between artisan and grocery store versions of these iconic Southern foods.
They taste test:
biscuits (Sweet Chick vs Clinton Street Baking Company)
boiled peanuts (Peanut Patch vs Alabama Peanut Company)
key lime pie (Little Pie Company vs Steve’s Authentic)
pecan pie (Little Pie Company vs Four & Twenty Blackbirds)
BBQ sauce (Stubb’s Sweet Heat vs Mrs. Griffin’s Hickory Smoke)
cheese straws (Mook Mills cheese straws vs Cheese Straws by Donna)
ONTD, what is your favorite Southern food?
