These dishes may look like one thing but are actually surprising taste bud twists that your eyes won’t believe. Chefs show off their culinary skills by creating visual twists on the classic Mexican street corn, strawberries and cream, carrot cake, Russian cabbage rolls, and the classic peanut butter & jelly sandwich. All these deliciously twisted classics are way more than meets the eye.
Everyone has a childhood favorite food, including the top chefs in the country, but some chefs are adding unique twists to these classic dishes to make them into foods adults would love. Bacon cheeseburgers transformed into dumplings or lobsters inside a toaster pastry? Hot dogs, PB&J, fish sticks and more are transformed from the dish you remember into a dish you will never forget.
These terrific twists on Mexican flavors allow creative chefs to show off their culinary skills. Chefs put a Japanese twist on the classic burrito, Southern shrimp and grits get a crunchy addition, nachos get a sweet strawberry spin, chicken and waffles are twisted with a sugary street snack, and a Filipino favorite gets wrapped in a tortilla.
Folks in the South are known for taking classic Southern dishes seriously, but some creative chefs are taking inspiration from the most classic Southern foods to create mind-blowing new dishes that are familiar and comforting yet completely original. Delicious twists like barbeque spaghetti and stuffed Johnnycakes will bring a surprising taste of the South to your taste buds.
Tapas are small bites which have become popular in the modern food scene, and now they're being twisted and transformed. Chefs are taking cues from your favorite dishes and creating bite size morsels of perfection. Classics like hot dogs, spanakopita, pastrami sandwiches, squash casserole, and deviled eggs have been reimagined as little bites with big taste.
You'll stop in your tracks when you see these deliciously deceiving dishes. Chefs create a calzone with a clever catch, a hotter version of hot chicken, a cool spin on an ice cream sandwich, a crustacean filled Croque Monsieur, and a reimagined Surf and Turf. Pull up a chair to the chef's table and consider yourself lucky as you watch the creativity unfold.