NCRLA

North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association

NCRLA Chef Showdown

2019 NCRLA Chef Showdown

Monday, September 30, 6 – 8:30 p.m.

The Angus Barn’s Bay 7, Durham, NC

Who will be named the 2019 NCRLA Chef of the Year, NCRLA Pastry Chef of the Year, and NCRLA Mixologist & Distillery of the Year? Purchase your ticket today and find out!

NCRLA’s Chef Showdown, presented by Got To Be NC Agriculture, is THE can’t-miss culinary competition of the year. New in 2019, culinary competitors will compete in private preliminary and regional events prior to the final event, which is open to the public. The three highest-scoring savory chefs and highest scoring pastry chef from each preliminary round will move on to regionals and the final. 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.

Fans will be able to follow the preliminary and regional action & results on the NCRLA and Chef Showdown social media pages.

Preliminary rounds will be held in:

Regional rounds will be held in:

  • Raleigh, August 12 @ Vidrio
  • Charlotte, August 19 @ Central Piedmont Community College
  • Wilmington, August 26 @ Bluewater Waterfront Grill
  • Regional Judges at all three rounds:
    • Chef Catherine Rabb – Instructor Johnson & Wales University – Charlotte and Co-Owner of Fenwicks Restaurant, Charlotte
    • Chef Adam Hayes – Award Winning North Carolina Chef, Brevard
    • Chef Travis Myers – 2018 NCRLA Chef of the Year and Executive Chef, Willows Restaurant, Winston-Salem
    • Tim Parrish – Domestic Marketing Manager, NC Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services

Finals will be held in:

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.

Back by popular demand, the final event will feature six North Carolina distilleries partnered with six top-shelf mixologists to stir up excitement and compete for the NCRLA Distillery & Mixologist of the Year award.

Mixologist & Distillery Judges:

  • Joe Nicol – 2018 NCRLA Mixologist of the Year, Asheville
  • Caroline Delaney – Co-founder, head taster and accountant, Muddy River Distillery, Belmont
  • Sarah Malik – Associate Professor, College of Hospitality Management, Johnson & Wales University, Charlotte

Click here, to check out our sponsors!

We’re looking forward to a great competition!

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