The Vespucci Family Compromise:

It's game time... Everyone's favorite Sustag event has once again begun. The third Iron Chef took us upon on a complicated route with the theme of "low miles," which was meant to encourage using locally made groceries to create a spectacular dish. The moment I stepped foot onto the farm the energy and excitement was in the air, everyone wants to win and take home that extra credit and of course, the bragging rights. My group consisting of 8 wonderful individuals wanted to create something that would clearly set us aside from every other group. Following our previous defeat in the second Iron Chef, in which we contended for joint 1st but when the final verdict came to Mr. Stewart, he gave it to the other team. We wanted this win more than anyone else, so we crafted the Vespucci Family Compromise. This dish was created by Hudson Moyne's Great Grandmother Vespucci, to combine her Italian heritage and newly inherited American lifestyle she wanted to make a dish which would cross the two in harmony. Combining some lovely rosemary bread, bean leaves, cheese, Jerusalem artichoke, a beautiful fried egg, and a side of some delicious baked beans we were able to master the Vespucci Compromise. We cooked and crafted it to perfection and as pictured below made a mouth-watering dish. It was time to be judged by the Stew. Tension is beginning to build within the 4 teams as Mr. Stewart is munching on the world-class dishes. His eyes pop out of his sockets when he tastes our delicious food and surely we must have won it this time. But not just yet, he orders everyone to put their heads down and after a remarkable presentation made by each group about their dish, we had to vote. We got many compliments on our tasty dish so surely the class vote should get us the win. The bell rings and the Stew begins to announce the winner… We lost again, purely because of the beans, the beans were imported from the Vespucci family residence across the United States which technically went against the theme of "low miles". We were infuriated, we won the class vote, but once again not Mr. Stewarts. The Vespucci family will never be discouraged from our ongoing robberies of being the Iron Chef Champions and will be ready to win the next one. --James D

 The Vespucci Family Compromise