- http://www.thecharlottepost.com/news/2014/07/24/life-and-religion/charlotte-heats-up-with-fire-in-the-city/
- http://www.gocarolinas.com/videos/news/fire-in-the-city-focuses-on-local-agriculture/vCjyQL/
- http://www.charlottemagazine.com/Blogs/Dine-Dish/July-2014/Fire-in-the-City-Its-back
- http://carolinaepicurean.com/2014/07/2014-fire-in-the-city-competitors-announced/
Monday, July 28, 2014
In the News: Fire in the City
The Fire in the City Competition Dining Series kicks off Aug. 18! Check out these news stories surrounding the upcoming events:
Saturday, July 19, 2014
Thursday, July 17, 2014
Fire in the City Bracket Announced!
Got to Be NC
Competition Dining Series Reveals Local Chefs and Brackets for Regional
Tournament, Fire in the City
Statewide Chef Competition Comes to Charlotte Offering
15 Fun, Interactive Dinner Events Starting Aug.18
Charlotte,
North Carolina – July 17, 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 City 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 City battles,
which take place Aug. 18 through Sept. 29 in Charlotte, are available now at www.competitiondining.com/events/fire-in-the-city.
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 City
chefs and preliminary match-up battles include:
First-Round
Brackets
·
Aug. 26 Dinner: Brent Martin of The Summit Room,
versus Jon Spencer of Epic
Chophouse and Chillfire Bar & Grill
·
Aug. 27 Dinner: Chris Coleman of The Asbury at
the Dunhill Hotel, versus Brian Williams of Upstream
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 City events include:
Quarterfinals
·
Sept. 8 Dinner: Aug. 18 winner versus Aug. 19 winner
·
Sept. 9 Dinner: Aug. 20 winner versus Aug. 25 winner
·
Sept. 15 Dinner: Aug. 26 winner versus Aug. 27 winner
·
Sept. 16 Dinner: Sept. 2 winner versus Sept. 3 winner
Semifinals
·
Sept. 22 Dinner: Sept. 8 winner versus Sept. 9 winner
·
Sept. 23 Dinner: Sept. 15 winner versus Sept. 16 winner
Final Battle
(Fire in the City championship event)
·
Sept. 29 Dinner: Sept. 22 winner versus Sept. 23 winner
All Fire in the City events are held at Bonterra Dining & Wine Room,
located at 1829 Cleveland Ave in Charlotte. 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/events/fire-in-the-city.
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.
Wednesday, July 16, 2014
In the News: Fire in the Triangle
The Fire in Triangle series is burning up! Check out some of our recent news coverage:
- http://www.g105.com/onair/brianna-49777/clash-of-the-titans-spencer-carter-vs-younes-sabouh-12553172/
- http://www.wral.com/fire-in-the-triangle-battle-angus-beef-and-coffee/13796297/
- http://demandy.com/fire-triangle-2014/
- http://raleigh.happeningmag.com/competition-dining-dean-thompson-interview
- http://www.wral.com/fire-in-the-triangle-battle-texas-pete-and-chocolate/13793957/
- http://www.newsobserver.com/2014/05/15/3863598/fire-in-the-triangle-brackets.html?sp=/99/106/
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