Weathervane V Herons

Final
Battle Grits & Chocolate
blog coverage by Dathan Kazsuk of Triangle Business Journal

Chef John Childers, Herons, Cary (left)
Chef Ryan Payne, Weathervane, Chapel Hill (right)

Course 1
Roasted Quail
with Creamy White Grits, Red Wine Sausage & Bittersweet Chocolate
Childers

Course 2
Housemade Grits Sausage
with Mole, Creamy Grits & Pickled Apple
Payne

Course 3
Slow Cooked Pork Shoulder
with Toasted Grits Pave, Spiced Chocolate & Crispy Onion
Childers

Course 4
Cocoa Crusted Petite Filet
with Coffee-Cocoa Butter Glaze & White Chocolate Grits Cake
Payne

Course 5
Sweet Grits
with Milk Chocolate Cake, Burnt Marshmallow & Salted Caramel
Childers

Course 6
“S’mores”
Lightly Smoked Dark Chocolate
with Grits-Graham Cracker-Pistachio Crust & Torched Marshmallow
Payne

Weighted Results by Ballot Category

Ballot Category	Contestant		Voter Score	Voter % Score	Pros Score	Pros % Score	Final Weighted % Score
First Course	Childers		1830 out of 2880	63.542	48 out of 90	53.333	60.47916667
Second Course	Payne		2193 out of 2880	76.146	73 out of 90	81.111	77.63541667
Third Course	Childers		1721 out of 2880	59.757	58 out of 90	64.444	61.16319444
Fourth Course	Payne		1974 out of 2880	68.542	48 out of 90	53.333	63.97916667
Fifth Course	Childers		1940 out of 2880	67.361	59 out of 90	65.556	66.81944444
Sixth Course	Payne		2264 out of 2880	78.611	66 out of 90	73.333	77.02777778

Weighted Results by Chef