Chef's Win On Food Network's 'Chopped' Coming To Silver Menu

BETHESDA, MD — Chef Ype von Hengst, the executive chef and co-owner of the popular Silver and Silver Diner, won Food Network's "Chopped" competition Feb. 14. And some of his winning culinary efforts will soon be available to Montgomery County palates.

Von Hengst beat three other chefs in a Blue Plate Fare themed three-course cook-off, WTOP reports. His fig beignets with fig and ginger ice cream sealed the victory and will be served at his Silver restaurant at 7150 Woodmont Ave. in Bethesda, from Feb. 21 through March 12.

"Chopped" features four chefs who face off against one another to prepare an appetizer, entree and dessert. In each round, the chefs have to use all the ingredients the show provides them, and they don't know what the ingredients are beforehand. The winner takes home $10,000.

Von Hengst donated his $10,000 prize to Doctors Without Borders.

“Every time I opened my basket there was really nothing in there that I said, ‘I cannot put this in one of my formulas,'” he said.

Silver Diner has locations in Maryland, Virginia and New Jersey. You'll find typical diner food, but also farm fresh options and unique dishes like huevos rancheros with bison.

Read the full WTOP article here.

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