Nickel City Chef: Buffalo's Annual Culinary Competition

Nickel City Chef Edward Forster prepares tartare for Battle. Photo provided courtesy of Nickel City Chef.
Nickel City Chef Jennifer Boye's dessert from Battle: Celeriac and Rutabaga (Napoleon of Gingerbread, Brown Sugar Rutabaga, Lemon Celeriac, Blood Orange Meringue, Candied Thyme). Photo provided courtesy of Nickel City Chef.
Nickel City Chef Adam Goetz works in the state-of-the-art NCC kitchen while the judges, audience, and live camera look on. Photos provided courtesy of Nickel City Chef.
Beet and rye kernel borscht tortillas became the base of an appetizer from Nickel City Chef Jennifer Boye in 2016.
Challenger Joseph Fenush and Nickel City Chef Victor Parra Gonzalez shake hands at the end of their 2016 competition. Photo provided courtesy of Nickel City Chef.