I was thrilled to see the number of entries for @samstonehill's theme last week "Sugar-Free Raw Vegan Desserts", as it was a pretty tough theme and I wasn't sure how many of you would actually take the challenge!  Well guys, you impressed me once again with your outstanding recipes, presentation, and perhaps most significantly - the level of thought that went into the use of ingredients for flavour combinations and satisfying textures.  You didn't simply create something that fulfilled the criteria, you created something that someone eating this kind of diet would actually love to eat.  And I have to mention as well - each of you have your own unique and delightful styles which I am becoming more familiar with as time goes on, and find it quite endearing!

@samstonehill had such a difficult time choosing winners, and I quote "They all put so much effort in.  And I wanted to try every single one of them".  Not only did you lot put in a massive amount of effort, but so did @samstonehill in judging... he didn't even eat on the day of judging so that he could better imagine how each of your dishes tasted.  Now that's a man who clearly puts his whole self into his passions!  I believe that also he will be providing additional comments on all your entries, as apparently he has much to say about them!  So watch out for his post, which I will re-steem as well.  But for now here are the winners of a very tough round... Congratultions to all, and to those who didn't make the top four this time - get back in that kitchen and get cooking for the next round!!!

4th Prize "Raw Vegan Coconut Vanilla Oreo's Covered in Dark Chocolate" by @amy-goodrich 50 STEEM - Sponsored by @sirwinchester

3rd Prize "Chocolate Avocado Mousse" by @rouketas 10 SBD Sponsored by @smooth

2nd Prize "Banana & Mango Sorbet and Pumpkin Seeds & Chocolate Bars" by @kotturinn 15 SBD Sponsored by @smooth

1st Prize "Healthy and Delicious 'Ice Nut Taler'" by @homeartpictures 25 SBD Sponsored by @smooth

Prizes will be transferred directly to your wallets by the respective sponsors.  
 

I'd also like to share my sincere THANKS to @smooth and @sirwinchester for their continuous sponsorship of this challenge, the Steemians who submitted entries, and to everyone who upvoted and supported the entries.  I'm well aware there would be no challenge without you all!!! 
 

For those of you who have never entered this challenge before - it's very easy, just see below for this week's theme and criteria for entries.  Every week we have a different guest judge and  different theme, so if you fancy some culinary excitement then look no further!  You don't have to be a great cook - all we ask is you try to be creative with your recipes and take beautiful photos of the finished dish as unfortunately we can't taste the entries so you must help us do this with our imaginations!  Original recipes are encouraged, but you may use someone else's recipe as long as you credit the original source. 

The guest judge for this week is new to the Steemit community - The Showroom Restaurant, or @showroom as we will know them.  They have literally just joined Steemit so if you haven't had chance to meet them yet, you can check out their very intriguing restaurant and food attitudes in their #introduceyourself post.  The Showroom Restaurant by Dominik Käppeler is a "culinary living room for all gourmets in Munich"... Intrigued?  Told you so!  You can visit their website here for more.  I pounced on them immediately to be judge as I thought throwing them into the heart of the culinary challenge would be a good way for them to announce their presence, and they'd meet a whole bunch of lovely foody people in the process!  I for one am very excited they agreed to judge, as you know how much I love creativity...!  When you see their cooking and presentation (below) you'll know what I mean... 

... and now they're asking you to cook in their style!

Photos courtesy of Showroom Restaurant: www.showroom-restaurant.de

Theme Translations:

German 

"Ein Michelin-Star-Chef für eine Nacht"

Stellen Sie sich vor, dass der "Showroom" Michelin Star Chef
Dominik Käppeler Sie gebeten hat, seine Küche für eine Nacht zu
übernehmen und ein hervorragendes Hauptgericht zu kreieren.

Offensichtlich sollten die Gäste im Restaurant keine Änderungen bemerken, was
bedeutet, dass Ihr Teller die folgenden Voraussetzungen erfüllen
muss:

1) Verwenden Sie frische und perfekt ausgewählte Zutaten (sagen Sie uns
wo Sie sie gekauft haben).

2) Kombiniere sie auf außergewöhnliche Weise (sei experimentell und
verrückt).

3) Präsentiere deine Schöpfung in einer überraschenden und exquisiten
Weise (erinnere dich, dass du einen Michelin-Stern verteidigen
musst).

In Bezug auf Punkt 3 haben wir noch einen Rat: Ein Kurs muss nicht
unbedingt auf einem Teller bedient werden. Brechen Sie die Regeln und
treten Sie aus Komfortzonen heraus.

Russian 

  «Шеф-повар звезды Мишлен за одну ночь»

Представьте себе, что шеф-повар Michelin «Showroom» Доминик Кяппелер попросил вас взять его кухню на одну ночь и создать выдающееся основное блюдо / курс.

Очевидно, что гости в ресторане не должны замечать никаких изменений, а это значит, что ваше блюдо должно отвечать следующим требованиям:

1) Используйте свежие и идеально подобранные ингредиенты (скажите нам, где вы их купили).
2) Объединить их необычным способом (быть экспериментальным и сумасшедшим).
3) Представляйте свое творение удивительным и изящным способом (помните, что вам нужно защитить звезду Мишлен).

Что касается пункта 3, у нас есть еще один совет: курс не обязательно должен подаваться на тарелку. Нарушить правила и выйти из зоны комфорта.  
  
 

Bulgarian 

  Бъдете готвач на "Michelin Star" за 1 нощ "

Представете си, че главният господин Доминик Капепелер на "шоурум" е помолил да поемете като главен готвач за една вечер и да създадете отлично основно ястие / курс.

Очевидно гостите в ресторанта не трябва да забелязват никакви промени, което означава, че вашето ястие трябва да отговаря на следните изисквания:

1) Използвайте свежи и напълно избрани съставки (ни кажете къде сте ги закупили).
2) Съчетайте ги по необикновен начин (експериментални и луди).
3) Представете своето творение по изненадващ и изтънчен начин (не забравяйте, че трябва да защитите "Michelin Star").

Що се отнася до точка 3, имаме още един съвет: не е необходимо да се сервира на табела курс. Прекъснете правилата и излезте от зоните за комфорт.  
  

Chinese 

  “A”米其林星級廚師1夜“

想像一下，“米其林星”的廚師DominikKäppeler要求您接任主廚一晚，並創建一個傑出的主菜/課程。

顯然，餐廳的客人不應該注意到任何變化，這意味著你的菜需要滿足以下要求：

1）使用新鮮精選的成分（告訴我們您購買的地方）。
2）以非凡的方式結合他們（實驗和瘋狂）。
3）以令人驚訝和精緻的方式呈現您的創作（請記住，您需要保衛“米其林星”）。

關於第3點，我們還有一個建議：一個課程不一定需要在盤子上提供。 打破規則，走出舒適區。  
 

1.  Title your entry this way: “STEEMIT CULINARY CHALLENGE # 27: Title of your Dish”

2.  Tag your “Be A Michelin Star Chef For One Night” post with ALL FOUR of the following:

# food  

# food-trail  

# steemitculinarychallenge 

# recipes
 

3.  TAKE PHOTOS OF THE STEP-BY-STEP PROCESS in preparing your dish.

4.  POST A LINK OF YOUR ENTRY below on the comment  thread.  If you have signed up to Steemit.chat please also post it on  the steemitculinarychallenge channel.  To sign up you can click here.
 

5.  The DEADLINE for submission is NO LATER than Wednesday at 12:00 Noon UTC.
 

6.  You may submit TWO ENTRIES if you wish.
 

7.  So we can verify your entry is indeed yours and not plagiarised or copy-pasted from the internet, you MUST  do ONE of the FOLLOWING: 

Here is an example of one of my own step-by-step recipes.   Any questions, please ask.

WINNERS together with the NEW THEME will be announced every Friday.    
 

Prizes will be transferred directly to your wallets by the respective sponsors – please allow them time to do this!
 

Don't forget to THANK and FOLLOW our sponsors for supporting the Steemit Culinary Challenge.  Please also consider including @smooth.witness in your voted witness list. 

Here you can find the PREVIOUS WINNERS of the Steemit Culinary Challenge:

#26 - Sugar-Free Raw Vegan Desserts

#25 - Your Favourite Dish

#24 - Mouthgasms

#23 - Otsumami

#22 - Mediterranean Night

#21 - Coffee a la Barista's

#20 - Pancake Paradise

#19 -  Sweet and Savory Crepes

#18 - Tasty, Wholesome Meals for Weight Loss

#17 - Shepherd's Pie

#16 - Tacos for a Tech Savvy

#15 - Roast It

#14 - DIVINE LEMONed DESSERT

#13 - The Finest Fish Dish

#12 - Purely Paleo

#11 - Cheeseless Burger

#10 - Anglo–Sino Chicken

#9 - New Year on a Platter

#8 - La Pasta Perfetta

#7 - Battle of Noodles

#6 - HOT Off the Grill

#5 - Unorthodox Chillied Dish

#4 - Super Salads

#3 - Smoothie Showdown

#2 - Out of the Box Sandwiches  

#1 - Sniffle Remedy Soup

If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact me, either by posting your queries on the comment thread below, or you can find me on Steemit.chat under the same name.  I will respond as soon as I can. 

For the announcement of winners and new themes, follow me :-)