Zia's Donnie Reddick, center, is embraced after his win in the fourth Top Knife Award.
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Zia's Donnie Reddick created the winning dish, called Maiale Glassato, which features a root beer glazed pork tenderloin medallion with sweet potato, apple, golden raisins and bacon haricot verts.
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A Saffron Mahi Mahi, comprised of grilled Mahi, sweet potato and goat cheese stuffed Delicata squash with saute Swiss chard, pea tendrils, roasted beets in a saffron gastrique, was prepared by Real Seafood Co.'s Dan Gawura.
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The Chop House, Annapolis' Phillip Wright created a Seared Chilean Sea Bass dish, featuring basil pesto couscous, pomegranate raspberry creme reduction and beacon-leek ragout.
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Real Seafood Co., Toledo's Branden Davidson created a Pan Seared Brown Sugar Balsamic Sea Bass dish with caramelized red wine onions, goat cheese sun dried tomato polenta cake and roasted broccolini.
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Palio's Jennifer Kim created a Spaghetti alla Palio dish featuring olive, tomato, pancetta and parmesan.
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Ciao!'s Hannah Pike created a Pollo con Caprino dish featuring goat cheese stuffed chicken, basil orzo, and roasted asparagus in a lemon basil cream.
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Mezzevino's Dilan Staimie created a Colombo Chicken dish featuring a curried chicken, fragrant ginger rosemary rice and a cucumber, onion and tomato salad.
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Zia's Donnie Reddick created a dish called Maiale Glassato, which features a root beer glazed pork tenderloin medallion with sweet potato, apple, golden raisins and bacon haricot verts.
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Revolution Grille's Ashely Loader created a Red Curry Rubbed Buffalo Strip Steak, featuring a red curry sauce, and saffron hasselback potato.
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Though not competing, Mezzevino's Taylor Hoener, a former contestant, was invited to create a Pear Cherry Caramel Mousse Cake with caramel jam, dried cherry cardamom cookie, brown butte hazelnut cake, pear mousse topped with poached pears, cardamom whipped cream and cherry sauce for dessert.
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Kim, center left, and Jim Sofo, center right, talk with other judges over a course during the fourth annual Top Knife Award.
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Donnie Reddick, of Zia's, holds his winning dish of Maiale Glassato, a root beer glazed pork tenderloin medallion with sweet potato, apple, golden raisins and bacon haricot verts.
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Kelly Becker, general manager of Real Seafood Co., Toledo, left, looks on as judges Lee, center, and Jim Buerk, right, dig into a dish.
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Zia's Donnie Reddick, center, has his picture taken with Zia's general manager Brandon Wolfe, center right, as Mr. Reddick celebrated his win.
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Zia's Donnie Reddick, center, celebrates as his named is called as the winner in the fourth Top Knife Award.
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