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2022 NCRLA Chef Showdown Chef & Mixology Competitors

Chefs who competed in the April 25 preliminary round

at Carteret County Community College, Morehead City, NC

  • Chef Brett Chamberlain  Hops Supply Company, Wilmington NC 
  • Chef Nick Chavez  Salt Fish Restaurant and Tiki Bar, Carolina Beach NC
  • Chef Jamie Davis  The Hackney, Washington NC  
  • Pastry Chef Gerald Hawkins   Seabird Restaurant, Wilmington NC
  • Chef Christopher Lopez   The Beaufort Hotel, Beaufort NC
  • Pastry Chef Emily Parker The Hackney, Washington NC 

Chefs who competed in the May 2 preliminary round

at Bobby Boy Bakeshop, Winston-Salem NC

  • Pastry Chef Savanna Broder  The Ballantyne Hotel, Charlotte NC   
  • Chef Kevin Cottrell    Machete, Greensboro NC
  • Chef Adam Donahue    1618 Concepts, Greensboro NC
  • Chef Alex Governale   Butcher and Bull, Winston-Salem NC
  • Pastry Chef Lydia Green   Machete, Greensboro NC
  • Chef Keith Henning  Black Powder Smokehouse, Jamestown NC  
  • Chef Andres Prussing  Golden Owl Tavern, UNC Charlotte Marriott Hotel & Conference Center in Charlotte NC
  • Pastry Chef Luis Rojas Marriott Charlotte City Center, Charlotte NC    

Chefs who competed in the May 16 preliminary round

at Central Piedmont Community College, Charlotte NC

  • Chef Jess Cochran    CPCC, Charlotte NC
  • Chef Chris Davis  Providence County Club, Charlotte NC   
  • Chef Matthew Hoang   New Town Farms, Waxhaw NC  
  • Chef Oscar Johnson  Jimmy Pearls, Charlotte NC   
  • Chef Duke Kroger   Church and Union, Charlotte NC 
  • Chef Olajuwon Mason  Fine & Fettle at the Canopy Hilton Southpark, Charlotte NC     
  • Chef Phillip Platoni  Southminster , Charlotte NC
  • Chef Reyaña Radcliff  Your Braisen Chef, Concord NC   
  • Chef Myles Scaglione   PARA Charlotte , Charlotte NC  
  • Chef Matthew Shepard Yafo Kitchen, Charlotte NC
  • Chef Brandon Staton   Leah and Louise, Charlotte NC   
  • Pastry Chef Jacob Whitson    The Fig Tree, Charlotte NC 
  • Pastry Chef Hannah Woociker   MoonBox Bakery, Charlotte NC   

Chefs who competed in the May 23 preliminary round

at AB Tech Community College Culinary School, Asheville NC

  • Chef Will Bystrzycki   Wildcat Cliffs Country Club, Highlands NC
  • Chef Charles Gardiner  The  Ballantyne Hotel, Charlotte NC
  • Chef Tim Harding  Gideon Ridge Inn, Blowing Rock NC
  • Pastry Chef Whitney King Stable Cafe at Biltmore, Asheville NC
  • Chef Ryan Kline   Jargon Restaurant, Asheville NC
  • Chef Kyle Martin  Café Violette, Blowing Rock NC
  • Chef Matthew Rivers Blowing Rock Country Club, Blowing Rock NC 
  • Pastry Chef Abby Tetterton Valle Crucis Conference Center Banner Elk, NC

Chefs who competed in the June 13 preliminary round

at Wake Tech School of Baking and Pastry Arts, Raleigh, NC

  • Chef Sera Cuni  Cafe Root Cellar, Pittsboro NC
  • Chef Justin Duke Renaissance Raleigh North Hills Hotel, Raleigh NC 
  • Chef Kyle Fletcher   Norse Brewing Co., Wake Forest NC
  • Chef Deanna Germano   Cotton Room, Durham NC  
  • Pastry Chef Winde Jackson  Winde Jackson Cakes, Rocky Mount NC
  • Chef Ryan Lawton   Flask & Beaker at the Stateview Hotel, Raleigh, NC
  • Chef Hannah Riley   Alternative Chef NC, Charlotte NC 
  •  Chef Kevin Ruiz   Bendito Restaurant, Raleigh NC 
  • Chef Kyle Teears    Saint Jacques French Cuisine, Raleigh NC 
  • Chef Dylan Wicher  The Rockford, Raleigh NC
  • Chef Malik Williams   Tap@1918, Rocky Mount NC 
  • Chef Daniel Wheeler   Caldwell Community College in Hunter, NC

NEW for 2022! Two private regional rounds of our Mixology Competition where North Carolina bartenders partner with NC Distilleries to shake and stir their way into the top six semi-finalist spots at the August 8 Grand Finale.

Teams who competed in the June 20 Western NC Mixology Round

at The GoodYear House, Charlotte NC

  • Broad Branch Distillery, Winston-Salem NC
  • Cultivated Cocktails, Asheville NC
  • Fainting Goat Spirits, Greensboro NC
  • Muddy River Distillery, Belmont NC
  • Southern Distilling Company, Statesville NC

Teams who competed in the June 27 Eastern NC Mixology Round

at Vidrio Raleigh, Raleigh NC

  • Aristotle Spirits, Garner NC
  • Blue Shark Vodka, Wilmington NC
  • Durham Distillery, Durham NC
  • The Hackney Distillery, Washington NC
  • Lonerider Spirits, Raleigh NC
  • Mystic Farm and Distillery, Durham NC

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