2016 SPONSORS

LAND ROVER MUDDY CHEF SPONSOR LIST 2017

2015 SPONSORS

The Muddy Chef Challenge Sponsor List

2014 SPONSORS

The WINNERS of the 2020 Mudd-E Chef Challenge

We are pleased to announce the winners of the first Mudd-e Chef Challenge!  Thank you to all of the teams that participated in this event.  I’ve included all the contestant’s videos below.  YOU CAN PICK YOUR FAVORITE!  Visit the Muddy Chef Facebook page. 

 

BANANA SHIRTS:

https://youtu.be/VqooS0bafHE

SEAFARI:

Seafari Rovers Flat Tire Eggs

603 ROVER:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QkpY19-CmB0

DEMON BREWER:

https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fyoutu.be%2FmSOqSXjOTeQ%3Ffbclid%3DIwAR3Bjr37Q2QGSX2IAdKIqNCDUBW6LOjZk454VODfHB1iOpOHTXgTPcxHWZ4&h=AT2nJAySBDIOZmmDcBWTn-3wJlNy8WK29bjTW48yl-VQJSJG3ytvEvImLoL5ChYkyWIYdqrQt80fh-NTwj_kO85SgWgNS8fsDse_SljSIsLV9eDiHvzCZBj8w-y6JKCSpFpx

MAIN STREET KITCHENS:

Part 1 – Main Video

https://youtu.be/AAihvOqvc3Q

Part 2- Time Lapse of Prep

https://youtu.be/y4y-vtFHn-Q

Part 3- Eating of Dish

https://youtu.be/4SVtsyNWMmY

Part 4 – Land Rover Winter Haven FL- Jason

https://youtu.be/Loo_jKRWt50

Part 5- Last one- Land Rover Fun- Jason

https://youtu.be/GTcVRBiXimk

OSKI BEARS:

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

(NOTE: The Oski Bears team is sheltering in place in the northwoods and do not have the capacity to upload a video.  Please take that into consideration if you choose to vote for them in the public “who do you want to win” competetion)

Crunchy Muddy Chef Single Cow Apple Wood Smoked Burgers!!

Start fire before preparing burgers. 

1 pound On the Edge Single  Cow beef

1/2 chopped onion

3 smooshed and chopped garlic cloves 

1/4 red bell pepper 

Fresh ground Salt & Pepper

Moosh it all together using gloves or baggies. Incorporate the above ingredients on  the inside of raw meat. 

Meanwhile prepare and watch  the apple wood fire. 

Above mixture Held together with Drizzle of Worchestshire sauce, salt & pepper 

3 tablespoons Panko Bread crumbs and 

2 Mudd-E eggs. 

Slice Cheddar, tomato, brioche bun. Butter buns and briefly smoke for 20 seconds on pan or foil. Fast.  

Toast bun on Fire while burgers smoke and sizzle.  

Put burgers on fire, flip once. Smoke and cover.  Add cheese. 

When cheese melts remove from smoker. 

Whole cooking process is less than 10 minutes. Not including fire prep. 

The egg panko mix makes the outer surface of burger crunchy. Like an egg bubble shell. The eggs do the work. 

Voila!! Delicious!!

 

 

 

OFF-ROAD – The Land Rover Jubilee Challenge

Fun free activities at the Muddy Chef Challenge!

Sign Up Today! Test your off-road driving skills on the Land Rover Jubilee Challenge course, located at the Land Rover Experience Center. You will be judged on accuracy and efficiency while driving the 2018 Land Rover Discovery. Prizes will be awarded to top three participants. 

2016 Judging Revisions

2016 Muddy Chef Challenge Judging Revisions

Housewife cooking on the kitchen with big fire

To put it mildly, the judging at the MCC4 was “challenging”.  Too many judges, judges that wandered off during the contest and my personal favorite – a smartphone app that we tested extensively prior to the event, stopped working half way though the judging.

It seemed that every time we tried to correct the course of the judging we encountered more and more problems.

So, to that end we are implementing the following changes in advance of the event.  We believe these changes will address the majority of issues. As always, your comments and ideas are welcome.

Judges Routes through the Campsite during the MCC:

The judges will follow a pre-defined route through the campsite.  They will not deviate from that route.  That way participants will always know the approximate location and timing of the judges.  This will hopefully eliminate problems with locating the judges and assist competitors with timing their food.

Also, we are reducing the judges significantly.  We are keeping each category to five judges in total for each course.  Wherever possible we are seeking highly qualified food experts to anchor each judges panel.

Appetizer:

Five Judges

Main Course:

Five Judges

Desert:

Five Judges

 Judging Categories:

  • Presentation
  • Taste
  • Aroma
  • Creativity
  • Locally Sourced Ingredients
  • Pairing

 Local Ingredient Use:

One judge will verify this information.   This judge will go from campsite to campsite to verity your use of local ingredients.  Participants should post receipts in an easy to verify location.

Those are the changes we see making for 2016.  If you have ideas let us know.  We look forward to seeing you at the Muddy Chef Challenge and our other regional events next year!

 

Land Rover Farmington Valley News – The Muddy Chef Challenge

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LAND ROVER FARMINGTON VALLEY

 

Join Us for the Muddy Chef Challenge

We are thrilled to be a title sponsor for the 4th annual “Muddy Chef Challenge” which is a three-day off-roading, gourmet cooking competition, Land Rover enthusiast gathering and much, much more. (Think “The Great Race” meets “Top Chef”!) Don’t miss the fun from July 30 – August 2.

First, a little history…

In 2008, a large group of like minded Land Rover owners got together in Stowe, Vermont for the first Muddy Chef Challenge. A three day event that combines off-roading and a vehicle based gourmet cooking challenge (think Top Gear meets Top Chef).

In 2014, the event was moved to Lime Rock Park in Lakeville, CT. The new location offered a perfect combination of space – the event has grown significantly, beautiful scenery (the northwest corner of Connecticut is breathtaking), access to sporting events (sporting clay shooting and fly fishing at Orvis, etc.) and challenging off-road driving – all while surrounded by Lime Rock Park’s 53 year history of automotive culture. In short – if you like off-road driving, cooking, expedition style camping, motor sports, shooting, vintage cars, fine cigars, craft spirits, and Land Rover – this is the perfect place to be.

For 2015, The Muddy Chef Challenge will return to Lime Rock. We had such a great time last year it made sense to come back for more fun. Lime Rock has undergone several million dollars in infrastructure upgrades including new paddock bathrooms and showers. Also, sections of the grounds have been reconfigured. This should make for an excellent camping experience. This year there will be a Land Rover only parade lap around the track and like last year MCC competitors will be offered rides in high performance racing vehicles on the road course. We will have a dedicated vendor village and even a whiskey and cigar lounge courtesy of WhistlePig Rye.

Also new this year is the IRON MUDDY CHEF CHALLENGE. This competition will be held on Friday July 31, 2015 in the afternoon. The IMCC brings back the original focus on the Muddy Chef by having participants cook in the field, away from base camp, and using only what they can carry in their Land Rover. In the style of the Food Network’s “Chopped TV show, participants will be presented with a mystery basket of food (sourced locally at the Sharon Farm Market). As on Chopped, there will be a community pantry of basic food ingredients to pick from. It is up to the skill and creativity of the chef to create an amazing dish. Contestants will be given 50 minutes for this task!

For more information on this fun event, please visit http://muddychef.com/

LAND ROVER FARMINGTON VALLEY / OFFICIAL SPONSOR

CONNECTICUT’S CENTRAL SOURCE FOR ALL THINGS ROVER

At Land Rover Farmington Valley, our commitment to uphold the Land Rover standard of excellence allows our Connecticut Land Rover customers access to our unsurpassed industry knowledge and expertise. We’re proud to offer Waterbury, Torrington, Hartford, Bristol, West Hartford and Avon, Connecticut Land Rover drivers with a fully stocked inventory of new luxurious Range Rover SUVs, as well as high quality certified pre-owned Land Rovers and other used vehicles.

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We strive for the highest customer satisfaction possible at our Connecticut Land Rover dealership, and will go the distance to ensure you are satisfied whether you’re buying a new or used Land Rover, getting your model repaired at our service center or just picking up genuine Range Rover parts.

Our Connecticut Land Rover finance experts are available to assist by helping you receive a great Land Rover loan or lease, and our expert Land Rover and Range Rover service and parts technicians are standing by to help you with any car repair or parts replacements you may require. Visit us today at 95 Albany Turnpike in Canton and experience our passion firsthand, or call us at 888-773-9479. We look forward to serving you.

Our Mission and Promise


Our mission here at Land Rover Farmington Valley is to provide our customers with the safest and most reliable luxury vehicles available in the market, and do so by way of sales and service experiences that assures total satisfaction. We promise that we will only deliver you a vehicle after:

  • All features of the vehicle have been explained.
  • The vehicle is clean, inside and out.
  • You’ve met our Service staff, and know their location and hours.
  • We’ve gone through all the details of your warranty, owner’s manual, and maintenance schedule.
  • You’ve asked us every question that you might have, and know how to reach us by phone or online with questions that come up later.

We further promise to be there for you for as long as you own your vehicle. Your satisfaction isn’t “total” unless it lasts for the life of the car.

2015 Land Rover LR4 HSE Luxury in Loire Blue
Real People, Real Experience


From our expert technicians in the service bays, to the sales guides in the showroom, to our courtesy shuttle drivers out on the roads of Connecticut, everyone here at Land Rover Farmington Valley is a devotee to the “Above and Beyond” brand.  A large number of us are Rover owners and drivers ourselves, and we’re not ashamed to break from the ‘talking business’ to reminisce over the Defender we drove years ago, or share our thoughts about the future of the new models and design changes, if that’s what interests you. (It interests us, too.)

Our sales staff has over 25 years of combined automotive experience with Land Rover, and along with the Mitchell Auto Group, we just celebrated our 90th anniversary here in Canton this past year.  We work to further appreciation of these great vehicles though our New Owner Open Houses, model unveilings, and other events that allow us to celebrate the strong sophistication and rugged beauty of the Land Rover line.Supporting Our Community


Back in 1922, Robert Pringle, fresh from Scotland, started a small automotive garage on Canal Street in Weatogue, Connecticut. From that humble beginning, the Mitchell Auto Group has grown to become one of Connecticut’s premier dealers for seven automotive brands in their Farmington Valley area stores, along with a state-of-the-art body shop and detail centers.

Here at Land Rover Farmington Valley, our connections with the people of Canton, the businesses and organizations that operate here are of great importance. These are not only our customers, but our neighbors and friends, and we owe our decades of growth and success to each and every one of them.
As such, we always look to be involved in local and regional events that share, support and benefit these groups, and we highlight them on our social networks (Facebook, Twitter and Google+), and our dedicated community outreach site, MitchellAutoCares.com. We invite you to see what’s on the community calendar, and get involved!

CONTACT INFO

Land Rover Farmington Valley

95 Albany Turnpike
Route 44
Canton, CT 06019

  • Sales: (888) 773-9479
  • Service: (888) 896-2838
  • Parts: (888) 697-9238

HOURS

  • Monday:8:30-6:00
  • Tuesday:8:30-6:00
  • Wednesday:8:30-6:00
  • Thursday:8:30-6:00
  • Friday:8:30-6:00
  • Saturday:8:30-5:00
  • Sunday:Closed

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