Bronx pastry chef participates
in TV Halloween Baking contest
HOLIDAY FARE
Stuffed Filet of Sole
Spinach and Shrimp Stuffing
Leak Vin Blanc
Rosso di Montepulciano Braised Short Ribs of Beef
Slowly Braised With Root Vegetables and Toasted Barley
Grilled Medallions of Boneless Loin Pork Chops
Vermont Maple Glaze and Cranberry Wild Rice
CARVING
Roast Hen Turkey
Cranberry Relish and Tuscan Bread Stuffing
Giblet Gravy
Candied Yams
Garlic Mashed Potatoes
Brussels Sprouts and String Beans Toasted Almonds
Penne ala Vodka
FALL HARVEST TABLE
Mesclun of Autumn Greens
With Candied Pecans, Sun Dried Cranberries,
Roasted Apples and Hickory Smoked Bacon
Maple Vinaigrette
Fresh Mozzarella and Vine Ripe Tomato
With Anchovy and Basil Oil
Grilled Eggplant and Roasted Peppers
Cracked Pepper, Shallots and Olives
Artichoke and Roasted Portobello Mushrooms
Garnished with Fall Herbs and Orzo
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Batons of Zucchini and Asparagus
With Prosciutto di Parma,
Grilled Onion and Sage
Bruschetta
Assorted Toppings
Roasted Fall Vegetables
Cracked Pepper and Honey Vinaigrette
SOUP
Potage of Roast Butternut Squash
Crème Fraiche and Pumpkinseed Oil
ACCOMPANIMENTS
Baskets of Pumpkin, Cranberry and Banana Walnut Muffins
Parker House Rolls and Cranberry Butter
Spiced Apple Cider
DESSERT BUFFET
Apple Cobbler, Coconut and Ginger Crème Caramel,
Pumpkin Pie with Chantilly Cream
Apple Strudel Triangles · Coffee and Tea
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BY CARLOTTA MOHAMED
It was a spook-tacular time
for a Bronx pastry chef who
showcased her creepy culinary
desserts on the Food
Network Channel’s Halloween
Baking Championship
competing for a chance to win
$25,000.
Though she didn’t win the
season 5 hair-raising Halloween
themed challenge, 26-yearold
Brittany Lombardi of Pelham
Bay was ecstatic to be
selected for the show among
seven other contestants, which
was fi lmed in Los Angeles in
April and aired on Oct. 28.
“I wanted to try and challenge
myself and put myself
against some really talented
bakers,” said Lombardi, who
was eliminated from the competition
during the second episode.
“I wanted the exposure
and to get out there and to see
if that’s something I am capable
of doing and it was really
an amazing experience.”
In the fi rst episode, Lombardi’s
creations included a
skeleton-themed dark chocolate
cupcake dessert made
with hazelnut chocolate fi lling
and hazelnut buttercream, followed
by a one-eyed monster
vanilla cake with a marshmallow
and raspberry fi lling.
For the second episode,
Lombardi whipped up a coconut
cream pie with a silhouette
of demon fairies and a rice
pudding dessert for the theme
of “Day of the Dead.”
“I was so nervous. You’re
in the kitchen and you don’t
know where anything is, and
there are three camera people
on you running back and
forth, but the time constraint
was really diffi cult for me,”
Lombardi said. “It was very
cool though.”
It’s not the fi rst time Lombardi
has competed in a cooking
competition. In 2017, she
participated in the America’s
Cake Fair competition in Orlando,
FL. and is looking forward
to competing in another
competition in the future.
“Growing up in a big Italian
family, cooking has always
been a big part of our life
and especially baking — my
dad and grandmother would
always be baking,” Lombardi
said.
In the meanwhile, Lombardi
operates her small business,
Little Cake Baker, from
her home.
“I do all wedding cakes and
specialty cakes,” Lombardi
said. “My favorite part about
the job is the customers’ reaction.
It’s satisfying that I can
create something to help them
celebrate a special occasion.”
Brittany Lombardi (third from left) is one of eight contestants who competed
on the Food Network Channel’s Halloween Baking Championship
show for a prize of $25,000. Photo courtesy of Brittany Lombardi
Pelham Bay resident Brittany Lombardi competes in the Food Network
Channel’s Halloween Baking Championship show whipping up a rum coconut
cream pie with fl ambeed bananas.
Photo courtesy of Brittany Lombardi
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