NCRLA

North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association

NCRLA Chef Showdown

2021 NCRLA Chef Showdown

Presented by Got To Be NC Agriculture
Monday, August 9, 6 – 8:30 p.m.
The Angus Barn’s Bay 7, Durham, NC
Open to the public!

The NCRLA Chef Showdown, presented by Got To Be NC Agriculture,
is North Carolina’s premiere culinary and mixology competition of the year.

The 2021 NCRLA Chef Showdown moves on to two semifinal regional rounds of competition as 20 chefs will cook for the win of the coveted titles, NCRLA Chef of the Year and NCRLA Pastry Chef of the Year. Competitors will be judged on the presentation and taste of their dish, as well as the best use of local North Carolina ingredients on each plate. The same 20 chefs will cook for the public and a chance at People’s Choice honors at the August 9, 2021 Grand Finale in Durham, NC. Taste & sip your way through the competition and judge yourself! Tickets are on sale now.

Competing chefs include:

  • Abby Tetterton, Timberlake’s Restaurant at Chetola Mountain Resort | Boone, NC
  • A. Marie Barefield, Sweet Spot Studio | Charlotte, NC
  • Amanda Ezzell, Ezzell’s Catering | Warsaw, NC
  • Andres Prussing, Charlotte Marriott City Center | Charlotte, NC
  • Ashleigh Fleming, Blue Jay Bistro | Littleton, NC
  • Chayil Johnson, Community Matters Café | Charlotte, NC
  • Gerald Hawkins Jr., Gaston Country Club | Gastonia, NC
  • James Patterson, McConnell Golf | Wilmington, NC
  • Kyle Fletcher, Craft Concepts Kitchen | Cary, NC
  • Matthew Martin, Freshlist | Charlotte, NC
  • Matthew Rivers, Timberlake’s Restaurant at Chetola Mountain Resort | Boone, NC
  • Myles Scaglione, Heirloom Restaurant | Belmont, NC
  • Phillip Platoni, Southminster Senior Living | Charlotte, NC
  • Richard Carter, Catering Works/North Carolina Museum of Art | Raleigh, NC
  • Richard Miller, Five Loaves Catering | Winston-Salem, NC
  • Ryan Lawton, The StateView Hotel | Raleigh, NC
  • Saif Rahman, Vidrio | Raleigh, NC
  • Sam Hart, Counter | Charlotte, NC
  • Savanna Brodar, Kimpton Tryon Park Hotel | Charlotte, NC
  • Tiesha Whittaker, Buttermilk Boutique | Clayton, NC

The 2021 NCRLA Chef Showdown regional rounds will be held:

  • July 12 – Central Piedmont Community College Culinary School | Charlotte, NC
  • July 19– Wake Technical Community College School of Baking & Pastry Arts | Raleigh, NC

The regional rounds of competition are for chefs and judges only and are not open to the public; however, we can’t wait to have you join us for the Grand Finale in Durham on August 9, 2021.

Joining us for the Grand Finale, these six talented NC mixologists, each representing an individual North Carolina distillery, will shake and stir things up for the crowd. In the process they will compete for People’s Choice honors and the title of 2021 NCRLA Mixologist & Distillery of the Year:

  • Colleen Hughes representing Sutler’s Spirits Co. | Winston-Salem, NC
  • David Schmidt representing The Hackney Distillery | Washington, NC
  • Larisa Yanicak representing Mayberry Distillery | Mount Airy, NC
  • Max Barwick representing Fainting Goat Distillery | Greensboro, NC
  • MJ Weber representing Durham Distillery | Durham, NC
  • Rhea Buck representing Muddy River Distillery | Belmont, NC

Tickets for the August 9 NCRLA Chef Showdown Grand Finale are on sale, so mark your calendars and buy your tickets today. To see various ticket package prices, click the tickets button below and then click on “Select Items.” This is an event you won’t want to miss. Join in the fun and you be the judge, as you taste and sip your way through this spectacular evening of local food and drink.

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