Each team had to incorporate blood orange, the "secret ingredient," into their dish. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
Weinberg freshman Joseph Raff helps his team, Theta and Delta Chi, prepare pan–seared cod with a side salad dressed in blood orange vinagrette. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
Team Theta and Delta Chi's finished dish. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
A team finishes plating its dish before submitting it to the judges panel. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
Project Wildcat's team presents its dish of donuts filled with blood orange jelly to the judges panel comprising Assistant Vice President of Student Engagement Burgwell Howard, NU Cuisine District Manager Steve Mangan and Northwestern football player Venric Mark. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
Sigma Nu's team prepared pepper-crusted scallops on a bed of avocado. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
The day's events included several "quickfire challenges," including a no–hands donut eating contest. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
One team prepared avocado crepes with blood orange wedges. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
Team "DGZBTasty" preparing a stirfry dish. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
Team "Alpha food and Sigma chefs" won first place in the competition for their French toast. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
The DM productions committee also entered into the competition, cooking bleu cheese burgers with a blood orange coleslaw. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
Event-goers were able to pay a dollar to sample three cupcakes entered into the "cupcake wars" competition and vote on their favorite. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
Teams work on preparing their culinary masterpieces. Photo by Alex Nitkin / North by Northwestern
The winner of "cupcake wars" was awarded $118 toward their personal DM account for these crème bruleè cupcakes, which received the most votes. Photo by Chrissy Lee / North by Northwestern
Dancers showcase culinary talent at DM 'Top Chef'
Nearly $2000 was awarded to Dance Marathon teams by the end of Top Chef, DM's annual culinary competition held on the Norris ground floor. Each of the 16 teams competing applied blood orange, the "secret ingredient" revealed shortly before the event, toward gourmet-caliber dishes. The top prize of $1000 went to members of the Alpha Phi and Sigma Chi team, who cooked challah french toast with a blood orange syrup.