BOS

I am very excited that I get the honor of being a judge at the first annual BattleDish that is going on on October 5th from 2-6pm.  6 popular local Chefs will be battling for the title of "King of BattleDish".  Ticket information can be found here.

One of the contestants will be John Andres, Executive Chef from BOS Restaurant located in the Renaissance Savery hotel.  I had the unique opportunity to interview him today!

We started by having a lovely breakfast in the restaurant of corn cakes (yes, they look like pancakes, but are actually cornmeal) served with apple butter and maple pepper bacon.  So good! We also sampled berry smoothies and had a great meal.

Chef John has a great story as he actually started out as a violin major at Drake before ultimately graduating with a business degree and attending culinary school in New York.

Upon returning to Des Moines after working in various popular venues in New York and New Jersey, John had the opportunity to creative his own work of art here at the Renaissance Savery.  BOS is his creative vision and culinary style of his own.  He named it BOS because BOS is "beef" in Latin and he wanted to bring the style of the Midwest together in a contemporary way using local products.

At BOS he strives to bring this Midwestern concept together not just through the good-tasting food (which he does), but also with Midwestern hospitality.  With Battledish, John wants to help spread the word that BOS is not just for hotel patrons, but for anyone who wants to experience good food and friendly service.  

They serve a breakfast buffet everyday as well as a lunch buffet every weekday.  Dinner is served Monday thru Saturday with his unique spin on dishes such as truffled vegetable risotto and atlantic grilled salmon.   They have an impressive gluten-free menu as well as very friendly staff who are fun to get to know.  If Subbu is your waiter, make sure to ask him to tell you some stories from his days working on cruise ships.  So funny!

Hope you make it out to try some of John's signature dishes as well as taste his Battledish entry on October 5th!  I know I can't wait!