BRENHAM BBQ OWNER TO COMPETE IN ‘CHOPPED GRILL MASTERS’ FINALS
After airing in Tuesday night’s competition, a Brenham pitmaster will be moving on to the “Chopped Grill Masters” finals.
Leonard Botello IV, owner of Truth Barbeque on Highway 290 West, defeated three other Texas pitmasters in the episode that aired on the Food Network on Tuesday. Botello will represent Texas in the finals next Tuesday.
The competition makes chefs use ingredients found in “mystery boxes” to prepare dishes. The chefs come from four regions of the U.S., including Kansas City, Memphis, North Carolina and Texas. Each contestant is competing for a $50,000 cash prize.
In Tuesday’s competition, Botello completed three rounds, consisting of an appetizer, entrée and dessert. His ingredients included short ribs, spicy mealworms, okra and Texas toast in the appetizer round; brisket, deep-fried barbecue sauce, chile con queso and rainbow carrots for the entrée; and beef sausage, Ruby Red grapefruit, Texas pecan cake and wheat beer for the dessert round.
Botello’s Truth Barbeque was recently named to Texas Monthly’s top-10 list of the 50 best barbecue restaurants in Texas.
The finale airs Tuesday, August 28th at 8 p.m. on the Food Network.