Brooklyn Chocolate Experiment

Competitive cookoff pros Theo Peck and Nick Suarez teamed up with Amanda Hesser and Merrill Stubbs of Food52, to present New York's premier culinary competition, the Brooklyn Chocolate Experiment. Amateur chefs competed by creating their most delicious chocolate-based dishes in two categories (sweet and savory). The audience, along with a celebrity judging panel picked their favorites.

Judges Award
1st Place	Roopa Marcello	Thai Chocolate Ice Cream
2nd Place	Bonnie Suarez	Chocolate Black Beans with Cauliflower and Pork Belly
3rd Place	Attic Sugar Bakery	Hazelnut Brownies

Audience Award
1st Place	Roopa Marcello	Thai Chocolate Ice Cream
2nd Place	Lei Takahashi	"Pig in Drag"
3rd Place	Team Peanut	Chocolate Chipotle Chili

Other Acknowledgements
Honorable Mention Sweet	Alyssa Lees	Deconstructed Truffles
Honorable Mention Savory	Lei Takahashi	"Pig in Drag"
Nick and Theo Prize	Pervaiz Shallwani + Rebecca Marx	Chocolate Hush Puppies