Dante's Fire's Kenneth Foy is the third chef in Iron Chef Tucson's 15 years to win back-to-back titles; Zio Peppe's Devon Sanner is looking for a rematch.
Dante’s Fire chef-owner Kenneth Foy became only the third Tucson chef to win back-to-back Iron Chef Tucson titles when he defeated Zio Peppe chef-owner Devon Sanner in the 15th annual competition at Casino del Sol on Saturday, July 22.
Before a sold out crowd of 700 in Casino del Sol’s Kitchen Stadium, the chefs had one hour to create four dishes that incorporated a last-minute secret ingredient. They also had to use Blue Moon beer in one dish. “It was a favorite of mine and it was a crowd favorite. I know that’s a dish that works,” he said. “It’s peanut butter forward so people can appreciate the hidden ingredient, but it has other things going on like chiles and pineapple. That seemed like a great opening shot.”
The curry, which is influenced by Asian and Muslim cultures, was infused with Blue Moon beer to add some citrus notes and maltiness, he said.With every dish he plated, Foy said he had no clue how the competition was going. “Luckily, one of the guys had worked at Dante’s quite a while back and when we opened, we had a peanut butter mousse on our menu,” he said.
“It added an interesting spicy character,” he said with a chuckle. “We wouldn’t have planned it that way, but it worked. ... You cowboy up, adapt and overcome.”
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