Top Chef: Santa Clara Addition

Every year, Benson puts on an event called Top Chef. Bon Appetit, the company that provides our food, has chefs from neighboring schools come to our school and allow us to judge which school has the best food. This is probably my favorite day that Benson has because each school is trying very hard to make their food the best. Last night, I tasted a plethora of dishes, from fish tacos to duck to lamb and vegetable tempura. Not only is this event fun, it's a great change from the usual Benson food, which often gets boring. My favorite dish came with a lamb chop, mashed potatoes, and asparagus tempura. I enjoyed this the most because it took a classic home-style meal and added a twist with asparagus tempura and two dipping sauces.

Another dish that I really liked was the fish taco. It was a mild fish, probably mahi mahi, with a corn tortilla, arugula, and a chipotle sauce. It was a bit spicy, but still very good. To try the food and participate in Top Chef, we had to spend about $20, but we received four different dishes and a drink. I hope that Santa Clara puts on more events like this because it was a very nice change from the normal Benson that we eat everyday.