Round Eight (May 11-19)

Hey ro/ck/stars, welcome to Round 8 of the Second Annual /ck/ Top Master Iron Chef Ultimate Nightmare Kitchen Survivor Challenge!

The quick and dirty:
-submissions AND voting will be carried out in the same thread.
-we will not be allowing extra days for voting, all votes and entries must be submitted by midnight of the 9th, so try to complete your dish with enough time to attract votes.
-surprise penalties and benefits will be revealed at the end of each round.
-at least one contestant will be eliminated per round, based on a weighted cumulative moving average.

Additional information can be found HERE.

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Submissions and votes will be taken in the same thread. Please read the gameplay & rules for detailed information on how the scoring system works.

Copypasta Scoring Format for Lazymodo

Presentation: /5
Originality: /5
Appeal: /5
Challenge Goals: /5
Total: /20

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The winner of Round 7 was Pyewacket !!uKoiN+HhkE7, who rolled "New World/Silk Road and submitted a spread representative of important cities along the Silk Road:
-Constantinople (Turkey): Grilled Flatbread Stuffed with Lamb, Spinach, and Feta.
-Isfahan (Persia): Zereshk Polow with Tah Dig
-Xi'an (China): Cold Sesame Noodles
-Hunza (Northern Pakistan): Roasted Apricot Sorbet with Goji Berries
-Accompaniments: Labne with Zaatar, Persian pickles, lemon wedges, olives, wine and jasmine tea

Congratulations on yet another win! Round 7 was a close one. You've won immunity into Round 10 and will be one of our finalists.

The remaining contestants are:

Cooking Rei
designerguy !!FLBIcqqP/39
frgsp
Pyewacket !!uKoiN+HhkE7
SirSpice !!g3QeMZd5CQB
SQ !Z6ur5.jOOU
Wumplord !!uP81F1cofPV

ELIMINATED: Frenchfag and Saul Goodman

We understand that May is not the greatest time (for any of us, really). We held the competition during the summertime last year and that also caused a lot of conflicts with people going on vacation, etc.. We don't think there is an ideal time to hold the /ck/ Challenge (fall with back to school, winter with the holidays, etc.) so we really appreciate everyone's efforts.

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The theme of Round 8 is... Cupcakes.

We only have two more rounds left in the Challenge and considering how close everyone's cumulative scores are, we can't emphasize enough how important your performance in this round is. Give us your most creative and delicious cupcake. Unconventional (non dessert) cupcakes are allowed, so long as it has some form of "frosting". Verticals are a requirement in this round.