Dave made a venison dish while Kevin made a petite clam bake with lobster.

Rack of venison, wrapped in sliced pears and roasted on rosemary branches, ranks as one of the best venison dishes I've come across this winter.

First, contestants are asked to prepare Gary O'Hanlon's crab dish, then Stefan Matz's venison dish.

Stefan Matz came to Head Chef to teach a master class on a venison dish.

Six courses with titles such as Roast Pigeon in its Own Ice-Filtered Tea were laid before us with all the pomp of a stuffed swan being served up to a king, but it didn't stop them tasting (with the exception of a rich venison dish) as bland as they were pretentious.

The venison dishes being offered over the holidays at Cafe Max, 85 Montauk Highway, East Hampton (324-2004), are a last-minute entry on the restaurant's menu.

Like Higuera, Calleja is interested in recreating the landscapes of his homeland in his cuisine and serves a fabulous venison dish inspired by the forests, where wild mushrooms are used to represent the undergrowth.

Two traditional venison dishes are also on the October menu.

Miller presided over the front of the kitchen, calling for more salad stems while he and six other men plated eight venison dishes.

The roasted tomato was without acidity and, as with the venison dish, flavor combinations of sharp, salt and sour, in arugula, ricotta and olive vinaigrette were deep and perfectly balanced.