Five chefs, five pigs and five winemakers come together for the Chicago Cochon555 Culinary Competition taking place 5 p.m. April 24, Loews Chicago Hotel, 455 Park Drive.
The featured event is five chefs each preparing multi-courses created from whole locally raised Heritage Breed pigs. The winner of the local competition moves on to the Grand Cochon555 competition, featuring 10 chefs from 10 cities (the top chef from each local event) taking place June 18 in Snowmass, CO.
Competing chefs are: Cory Morris, Rural Society; Sarah Grueneberg, Monteverde Restaurant and Pastificio; Alfredo Nogueria, Analogue; Sarah Rinkavage, Lula Cafe and Phillip Foss, El Ideas. Chefs will prepare a maximum of six dishes will be paired with selections from world-class winemakers: Jeff Pisoni, Pisoni Estate; Paul Draper, Ridge Vineyards; Rajat Parr, Sandhi Wines; Abe Schoener, Scholium Project; Pax Mahle, Pax Wine Cellars.
Brady Lowe of Cochon555 and Piggy Bank serves as the event's host. Billy Harris, Small Screen Networks' "Hanging With Harris" food guru, takes on master of ceremony duties. Although a heated battle of the best the cook-off, is really a friendly competition, with bragging rights, for charity. Proceeds from this year's event benefit Piggy Bank, whose mission is to bring awareness to socially responsible farming, by working to change the future of food one city at a time. Purchase tickets here.
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