Mad Mary Competes
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The top three.
The entire team at Mad Mary’s Steakhouse in Flandreau is waiting patiently this week to learn whether they’ve been selected by Celebrity Chef Justin Warner and selected ranchers, as the top steakhouse in South Dakota in a competition deemed the Sturgis Beef Throwdown.
They know, however, that they made the top three. That’s worth celebrating in and of itself.
Here’s the scoop: The South Dakota Beef Industry Council (SDBIC), back in June, offered consumers the chance to nominate their favorite steakhouses and restaurants. More than 30 locations were nominated. The top three are now in a final round competition with the winner to be announced live at a rally in Sturgis this coming weekend.
Warner and two ranchers visited the legacy Flandreau establishment, currently co-owned by Christina Schmidt and her ex-husband Danny Schmidt, earlier this month. Christina, who oversees the day-to-day operations, along with her head cook, Kyle Cummiskey, hosted the team. Three separate signature steaks had to be prepared by each competing establishment. The team was videotaped and interviewed throughout the process. The materials will then be used by the SDBIC in Sturgis and elsewhere across to promote the Flandreau location.
“It was fun,” said Schmidt. “We tried to make sure that everything was perfect and give the best impression that we could. But we try and do that every day for all of our customers, so we hope that it went well.”