I’m so excited about this year’s Cochon 555 national tour all across the US that’s making a stop right here in Sunny Los Angeles this coming year. If you haven’t heard about Cochon 555 than your missing out on a night that’s all about the pork. Not the pork you get at the grocery store but heritage breed pigs with wine and spirits that taste like well the way a pig should taste! Cocoon 555 is a culinary experience unlike any you’ve attended before that features five top chefs in a one-of-a-kind culinary competition featuring over 36 dishes prepared from locally-raised whole heritage breed pigs with endless wine, brews and spirits. The competing chefs include Tony DiSalvo of CAST at the Viceroy Santa Monica – Official Host & Hotel, Ricardo Zarate of Chef Zarate, Walter Manzke of Republique, Kris Morningstar of Terrine, and Steven Fretz of The Church Key. The five chefs, champions of whole hog utilization, will prepare a maximum of six dishes with hopes to win votes from a crowd of hungry gourmands and celebrated judges. Ray Garcia, 2014 King of Porc, and chef at soon to open Broken Spanish will help select LA’s “Prince of Porc.” The winner goes on to compete for the title of “King or Queen of Porc” at the tour finale, Grand Cochon at Snowmass/Aspen in June. The grand champion will be rewarded with a 4-day wine experience in Rioja, Spain’s most prominent wine region. And, new in 2015, the winner’s kitchen countertops will be resurfaced with Wilsonart® Quartz decorative surfacing, a remarkable, beautiful engineered stone material from America’s countertop leader.
Cochon 555 has an entire weekend of world class level chef’s competing and we get a taste! The weekend kicks off on Friday with a dinner that will be DIVINE! It’s the Chefs Course Dinner with Ray Garcia & Wines of Germany from 7 – 10pm. (tickets).
On Saturday they are having the Large Format Feast at Broken Spanish Preview with Ray Garcia “2014 King of Porc” & St. Francis Winery.
Large Format Feast – Los Angeles
The weekend concludes with Sunday’s Pork Feast with chef’s dazzling attendees with dishes using the entire pig from snout to tail and the opportunity to mingle and taste to your heart’s content. The night will be at the Viceroy in Santa Monica with cool ocean breezes and the opportunity to enjoy dishes that will titillate your tastebuds.(tickets) as you watch the local culinary competition.
Fans of this epic culinary competition can satisfy their hunger in other ways by getting in on the action and entering any of the live Cochon contests. Visit cochon555.com/win/ and sign up to win your chance at a Cochon monumental experience, which includes unforgettable trips and extravagant prizes that are worth more than $25,000. Lucky winners will be rewarded with prizes that include an epic trip to the Rioja Wine and Tapas festival in Chicago on May 2, a newly resurfaced dream kitchen sponsored by Williams-Sonoma, Wilsonart, Shun, Chefs Feed & Food Republic and a four-day trip to Mexico. The Mexican getaway, presented by Mezcales de Leyenda, Simmer, Panna Cooking and Cochon 555, asks contest participants to share their favorite Mezcal recipe using the Simmer App on their iPhone. It’s time for Cochon fans to get treated! Don’t miss out on these unforgettable opportunities and sign up today.
About Cochon 555
Cochon 555 was created in 2009 by Taste Network’s Brady Lowe in response to the lack of consumer education around heritage breeds. Each year, the COCHON US TOUR – a 20-city, premium good food tour, draws from the biggest names in the hospitality industry. The series of hyper-local events support education, awareness and growth of family farms raising heritage breed pigs. Since its launch in 2009, Cochon 555 and its programs, such as Chef’s Course, have created a responsive movement nationwide with people who care about local food made by honest people. The tour has invested over 1 million in farms, culinary schools and charities across the country and they are only getting started. For more information about the cause, visit www.cochon555.com or follow the conversation @cochon555 on Twitter.
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