Kitchen League’s Highly Anticipated Grudge Match Hinges on Messy Meals and Cleaner Kitchens
Foodbeast’s Kitchen League has been stirring things up and causing commotion in Twitch’s food and beverage segment. Through a one-of-a kind a cooking competition, a live audience is able to interact with savvy chefs by triggering sabotages that can land competing cooks in hot predicaments. Not to worry, viewers are also able to grant chefs protections that could save the competitors from such sabotages. Let’s just say, things get messy.
Kitchen League’s latest matchup was sponsored by Bounty, the Quicker Picker Upper. In addition to Bounty being a true necessity in every kitchen, the match was particularly noteworthy because of the reoccurring theme: Messy Meals, Cleaner Kitchens. Intrigued? Kitchen League judges, Chris Abouabdo and Reach Guinto, kept their discerning eyes on how conversely messy competitors’ dishes were and just how clean they could make their kitchens within the last minute of their designated cooking time. While Bounty can clean just about any mess in the nick of time, competing Kitchen League cooks were only able to earn sheets of Bounty via the protections granted to them by live viewers.
Competitors, Josh Elkin and Malika of Hyper RPG, fulfilled the highly anticipated match. The two formidable characters had devoted fans cheering them on in the comments, as this wasn’t the first time they went head-to-head. Josh and Malika met in the Hungerdome of Kitchen League about eight months ago. After a fierce competition, Josh Elkin, the highest-ranking Kitchen League chef, caught the L and Malika walked away with the delicious taste of victory on her lips.
Malika rolled into Bounty’s stream with confidence as she was a force to watch in the kitchen. The battle proved to be as fierce and messy as predicted, with both cooks throwing down useful Bounty hacks. Elkin used a sheet to pull off the back membrane off a rack of ribs, creating a fuss free experience for a chore that usually proves to be a thorn in many grill master’s sides. Beyond that, both Malika and Josh tried to impress judges with ambitious dishes within the 60-minute time limit: baby back ribs versus risotto/arancini balls.
When the dust settled, judges Reach and Chris declared Josh the Quicker Picker Upper Champion! Both judges took note of Josh’s energy to crank out a hefty barbecue plate, creating his own spin on an iconic fast food rib sandwich. Though Malika earned high marks on her unique Southeast fusion arancini recipe, she suffered in the visuals and theme category, thus sealing her fate as Josh’s runner-up. To check out all the kitchen antics and ruckus, check out the Bounty sponsored Kitchen League stream’s recap videos and tune into Kitchen League on Foodbeast’s Twitch channel.
