"Chopped" 8/13

Parind Vora (a Restaurant Jezebel owner in Austin who originally went to medical school & owns a Lamborghini Countach; I doubt it's the same one former "Jeopardy!" player Cal Mason rode in)
Dylan Hallas (Petit Ermitage EC in West Hollywood, CA)
Molly Peck (THE Vanilla Orchid CATERING owner/EC in Austin)
Garrett Eagleton (a freelance chef who works as a butcher at The MEAT Hook in Brooklyn)
J: Geoffrey, Alex & Marcus

All of tonight's baskets have foods that are typically wasted by untrained cooks.

Appetizer: Pickle juice, herb stems, overripe tomatoes & fish carcasses

G: Pickled cod salad w/ tomato vinaigrette, radicchio & lemon
D: Mediterranean fish broth w/ vegetables, carrots, celery & onion
M: Seared fish collar w/ Southwestern Caesar salad, romaine, paprika & cumin- C
P: Cod tartare w/ dry vinaigrette, lemon zest & cayenne pepper

Entree: Wilted carrots, potatoes w/ eyes, Parmesan cheese rinds & meat trimmings

G: Chuck steak w/ beef broth, carrot tops, beef stock, chickpeas & garlic
P: Butternut squash & beef ravioli Beef tacos w/ tortillas & butternut squash
D: Parmesan broth w/ braised beef risotto, arborio rice, caraway seeds & wine- C

FOR $10K: Ends of bread loaves, squeezed orange halves, used coffee grinds & hardened brown sugar

G: Caramelized apples w/ coffee bread sauce, buttermilk, apples & heavy cream
P: Crumpets & orange devon cream w/ sabayon, eggs, orange liqueur & condensed milk- GARRETT W