Got to Be NC
Competition Dining Series Reveals Local Chefs and Brackets for Regional
Tournament, Fire in the Triangle
Statewide Chef Competition Comes to Raleigh Offering
15 Fun, Interactive Dinner Events Starting June 23
Raleigh,
North Carolina – May 15, 2014 – The Got to Be NC Competition Dining
Series, a single-elimination tournament highlighting the best of the state’s food,
agriculture and culinary talent, will pit 16 local chefs against each other in
the upcoming Fire in the Triangle events. The series includes 15 dinner experiences
in which two chefs battle it out and attending community members serve as judges for
a blind six-course meal. Tickets to the interactive Fire in the Triangle
battles, which take place June 23 through Aug. 4 in Raleigh, are available now
at www.competitiondining.com.
Chefs from across the region applied to take part in the competition and
final participants were selected based on culinary talent, menu development
experience, training, personality, proven creativity and more. Fire in the
Triangle chefs and preliminary match-up battles include:
First-Round
Brackets
·
June 23 Dinner: Dean Thompson of Flights in
Raleigh, versus Joseph Yarnell of Cantina
18 in Raleigh
·
June 24 Dinner: John Childers of Herons in Cary,
versus Scott Jankovictz of The
Station in Raleigh
·
June 25 Dinner: Spencer Carter of Weathervane in
Chapel Hill, versus Nunzio Scordo of Driftwood Southern Kitchen in
Raleigh
·
June 30 Dinner: Christopher Hill of The Oxford in
Raleigh, versus Younes Sabouh of City Kitchen in
Chapel Hill
·
July 1 Dinner: Serge Falcoz-Vigne of 518 West in Raleigh, versus James Clark of Carolina
Crossroads in Chapel Hill
·
July 2 Dinner: Peter Spear of Pup's
Steakhouse in Wilson, versus Adam Jones of Dean’s Seafood Bar & Grill in
Cary
·
July 7 Dinner: Sean Fowler of Mandolin in
Raleigh, versus Steve Zanini of Jimmy V’s Steak House & Tavern in
Cary
·
July 8 Dinner: Regan Stachler of Little Hen in Apex,
versus Beth LittleJohn of Coquette
Brasserie in Raleigh
In every Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series event battle, the two
participating chefs each prepare three courses centered on a secret or featured
ingredient that comes from a North Carolina farmer or artisan producer.
Featured ingredients are revealed to the chefs only an hour before they start
cooking that day and must be used in each course.
At the dinner events, ticketed guests savor the combined six courses
without knowing which chef prepared each. Alongside culinary and guest judges, diners
rate each dish using an interactive app, ultimately determining who moves on to
the next round and who goes home.
“The Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series is
part of a larger movement,” said Jimmy Crippen, Competition Dining Series
founder and host. “Because we are all chefs, farmers or diners, our mission is to connect and
celebrate regional communities through a dynamic, entertaining culinary experience.
The events are interactive not only with guests grading the dishes through the
app, but also connecting together. You walk around these events and table after
table diners are socializing and debating with everyone around them, and people
at home are following along through live Tweets (using the hashtag
#CompDiningNC) – all with a central appreciation for the great foods from right
here in North Carolina.”
The Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series is unlike any other dinner
experience in the country. It hosts five regional tournaments throughout the
year, including the surrounding markets for Wilmington, Asheville, Greensboro,
Raleigh and Charlotte. For 2014, 16 of some of the best local culinary talent
in each area will compete until a final winner emerges.
At stake in each regional series is a grand prize of $2,000, a handmade
chef knife by Ironman Forge and the coveted “Red Chef Jacket.” Additionally,
each regional winner moves on to the Final Fire Battle of Champions that will
be hosted in Raleigh this November to crown a statewide winner.
Along with the preliminary battles listed previously, Got to Be NC
Competition Dining Series’ Fire in the Triangle events include:
Quarterfinals
·
July 14 Dinner: June 23 winner versus June 24 winner
·
July 15 Dinner: June 25 winner versus June 30 winner
·
July 21 Dinner: July 1 winner versus July 2 winner
·
July 22 Dinner: July 7 winner versus July 8 winner
Semifinals
·
July 28 Dinner: July 14 winner versus July 15 winner
·
July 29 Dinner: July 21 winner versus July 22 winner
Final Battle
(Fire in the Triangle championship event)
·
Aug. 4 Dinner: July 28 winner versus July 29 winner
Tickets to attend a preliminary and quarterfinal battle dinner cost $59
excluding beverage, tax and tip. Tickets for the semifinals and the final
battle are $69 excluding beverage, tax and tip. Community members can attend as
many dinners as they like. Reservations are open now at www.competitiondining.com.
About
The Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series
The Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series is sponsored by the NC
Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services, Pate Dawson-Southern Foods, Certified
Angus Beef®, Pepsi
Bottling Ventures, the NC Wine & Grape Council, Hits Technology and local
partners in each region of the state. The goal of the series is to celebrate
local North Carolina products and agriculture, and to showcase the culinary
ingenuity and talent across the state. For more information, visit www.competitiondining.com or
get in on the conversation at www.facebook.com/competitiondining and
@CompDiningNC on
Twitter or Instagram.
Media Contact:
Nicole Kypraios
(919) 274-6370
No comments:
Post a Comment