Cheer on Fairfield County's LGBTQ+ community as they team up with local Connecticut chefs and allies for the title of Culinary Champion. The "Chopped" style competition is made up of three teams. Each team is led by a chef and four team members. Each team will be assigned to one of Aitoro's live kitchens to prepare two dishes: an appetizer and one entree during an one hour competition. One secret ingredient will be presented at the beginning of the competition and must be used in the dishes.
After each round, the teams will present their dishes to a panel of judges who will taste and score each dish, based on specific criteria. During the competition, guests will enjoy hors d'oeuvres, wine, beer & non-alcoholic beverages while they cheer on the teams. Tickets are $50 for adults. $30 of each ticket will benefit Westport Pride.
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Chef Bill Taibe, Chef/Owner Don Memo, Kawa Ni & The Whelk
Chef Jes Bengtson, Executive Chef, Terrain Cafe & Amis Trattoria
Chef Arik Bensimon, Executive Chef, Monogram Design Center
Judges:
Tony Aitoro, CEO Aitoro Appliance
Brian McGunagle, Founder Westport Pride
Dan Woog, Founder/Editor-In-Chief 06880
Matt Storch, Chef/Owner Match Restaurant and Match Burger Lobster
A special thank you to the following sponsors:
Aitoro Appliance
Copps Island Oysters
Dave & Charlie's Hometown Deli
Fisher & Paykel
Longford's Ice Cream
MC Hewlett
Monogram Appliances
Munson's Chocolates
Nordstrom at the SONO Collection
Organic Krush
Sport Hill Farm
The Katchen
Tribus Beer