How Seminole Hard Rock chef Buddha Lo wowed Padma Lakshmi on ‘Top Chef: Houston’

After surviving the elimination challenge on a recent episode of Bravo’s “Top Chef: Houston,” Buddha Lo crafted a dessert that knocked the judges flat. The executive chef of Marky’s Caviar Lounge at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino in Hollywood baked a scratch everything bagel topped with salmon tartare, cream cheese bavarois and buttermilk scallion dressing with help from his teammate, Los Angeles chef Jackson Kalb. Lo then made a dessert that mimicked the look of an everything bagel: white chocolate panna cotta, strawberry jelly, and strawberry bon bons with cream cheese. 

 READ MORE >>>