Maitake + Chicken Cook-Off at FIG - Mushroom Chef Down!

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We're throwing down in an all-out CHEF DOWN. We challenge two chefs to create the best dish they can with maitake mushrooms (aka hen of the woods!) and chicken, and it’s going to be EPIC. EPIC, we say!!! Love mushrooms? Learn more at mushroominfo.com Subscribe: http://goo.gl/Z7lbS Because it was recently National Mushroom Month, we're getting down with some fungi fun! We’re joined by host Mike Falzone. Check out more from him here: https://www.youtube.com/mikefalzone In this episode of Mushroom Chef Down, we’re checking out FIG at The Fairmont, where Chef Yousef Ghaliani going up agains Chef Charles Imbelli of the Ace Hotel and Swim Club. It's a Tasted Mushroom Chef Down. Which chef will prevail? Chef Imbelli will be presenting chicken and mushroom pot pie, where as Chef Ghaliani enters the ring with a chicken and maitake mushroom breakfast hash. Whose culinary magic will reign supreme? Hosts Michael Cruz and Mike Falzone will be the judges. Which dish do you think you’d prefer? The pot pie? Or the breakfast hash? What’s your favorite way to use maitake mushroooms? Who do you think deserved to win this week’s Mushroom Chef Down? Want to know what's going on with Tasted in the future? Follow us on Twitter for updates: Tasted: http://www.twitter.com/TastedChannel FIG is on Twitter too: https://twitter.com/FigSantaMonica Oh and we're on The Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/TastedChannel Want to know more about the chefs in this episode? Charles Imbelli is on Twitter @Cnimbelli Yousef Ghaliani, Executive Chef @FigSantaMonica A great chef can bring out the greatness locked within ingredients. So, in Mushroom Chef Down, we’re presenting chefs across Los Angeles with one of the most subtle and complex foods we could find (mushrooms!) and asking them to pair them with some of our favorite proteins. The chef that best showcases the ingredients wins the Chef Down, but we here at Tasted believe that we’re always winners, as long as there’s tasty food! Want to send us stuff? Send it here: Tasted c/o Mike Cruz PO BOX 351213 Los Angeles, CA 90035 Watch more recent videos on Tasted: Mtn Dew for Hipsters! - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P4SoHAk-wfE Carrot Cake Candy Corn Taste Test - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gNCCdddTEIk Porcini + Beef Cook-Off at The Federal - Mushroom Chef Down! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKA3ub3ZkGE Oh Deer… Burger! - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BINBfGoNKrE Dunkin' Donuts Is Putting Bacon INSIDE of Sausage! - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=leR25_f4Db0 Why Would You Drink… Alcoholic Root Beer!?! - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7p0f5VmffrI 味覚テスト!! Tandoori Chicken and Keema Curry Doritos from Japan! - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EYr1FMvl6oE Shiitake + Tofu Cookoff at Phorage - Mushroom Chef Down! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0t4GPhwubqg Sushi Croissants すし 成長?!? - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dts0QGFe5dA Epic Meat Bars Taste Test! - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DZIkDNxXkjk Fermented Mare Milk aka Kumis - Why Would You Eat That https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KMTzVaDRN-g Taco Shells Made Out of Fried Chicken! - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xd4ntn9UIMA Poop Flavored Curry?!? - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eAUrC1rk71E Why Would You Drink.... Bubble Gum Soda?! - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JmMPXlrBFnA Tomato Sauce-Flavored Potato Chips (from Australia)! - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF5AT6YDNjA Heinz Is Not Ketchup!? - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1AaQHrm4UvU Fat Sea Monster Liver aka Ankimo - Why Would You Eat That? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rzSTCpwWjA Cotton Candy Grapes Taste Test https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=beJDa7ZRXw4 Lay's Do Us A Flavor 2015 Finalists HIT OUR TASTE BUDS! - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=61oNgoWSXCs Starbucks Gets Real About Pumpkin Spice! - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=203TMJIxhug You Gave Us S’More Russell Stovers - Food Feeder https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_bY3Y8aaz7A