“A friendly competition for a cause”
DENVER DC C555
The Ritz-Carlton, Denver | Official Hotel Partner
SOLD OUT CROWD
CONGRATULATIONS ALEX SEIDEL – 2011 WINNER
FIVE CHEFS
Alex Seidel – Fruition Restaurant, Denver
Kelly Liken – Kelly Liken Restaurant, Vail
Frank Bonanno – Osteria Marco, Denver
Lachlan Mackinnon – Frasca Food & Wine, Boulder
Jennifer Jasinski – Rioja / Euclid Hall
FIVE PIGS
Swabian Hall – Rustik Rooster*
Hereford – Tender Belly*
Berkshire – Eden Farm*
Mulefoot – Kevin Powell Family Farm*
Red Wattle – Maranatha Spring Farm*
available through Tender Belly
**NATIONAL COCHON 555 FARM DATABASE**
FIVE WINES
The Scholium Project
Elk Cove Vineyards
Failla Wines
Chase Family Cellars
Domaine Serene
BUTCHER COMPETITION
Jimmy Cross – Marczyk Fine Foods
vs. Chris Fuller – Sunnyside Meats, Durango
Cutting Berkshire from Eden Farms
3 ROASTED PIGS / Will Cisa – The Corner Office
Porcelet de lait from St. Canut Farms & D’Artagnan
A group of chefs will each prepare a 175 pound heritage breed hog from head to toe for this friendly competition. Guests and local judges will determine a winner based on presentation, utilization and overall best flavor. In addition, five selected winemakers will showcase their wines. COCHON 555 is a tribute to heritage and heirloom breeds, chefs and winemakers.
VIP: Included in VIP is a very unique engagement with select wines by Domaine Serene, Dobbes Family Estate Winery, Chase, Cimmarossa and Chehalem. Start the celebration early during the VIP experience with artisan cheese and sustainable oyster station. Reserve wines, brews and spirits and great company run this segment of the day. Each VIP ticket comes with early entry to beat the rush on the main floor.
MAIN FLOOR: Each event provides pig-loving epicureans with a sampling of pork dishes paired with wines from five different small wineries, as well as the opportunity to help select the “Prince or Princess of Porc.” and whom will be going to the nationals. The winning dishes are chosen by the audience and a panel of 20 expert judges in each city. The action keeps going when two butchers face off in a showcase of skills and speed. Additionally, guests will be treated to whole pig breakdown demonstrations, followed by a whole roasted heritage breed pig and dessert. This event was created to celebrate heritage pigs and to promote breed diversity in local and national communities. After party will be at the Green Russell.
20 LOCAL JUDGES
Jorge Delatorre – Johnson & Wales University
Hosea Rosenberg – Chef
Justin Fields – Ritz-Carlton, Denver
Sheamus Feeley – Farmstead, Napa
Jason Harrison – Four Seasons Resort Vail
Trisha Lindeman – The Gabby Gourmet
Jon Emanuel – Project Angel Heart
Stacey Brugeman – Denver Magazine
Pat Miller – The Gabby Gourmet
Lori Midson – Westword
Mark DeNittis – Il Mondo Vechio
Maureen Callahan – Cooking Light
Erik Skokan – Black Cat
Erik Duffy – Tender Belly
Dick Roe – Atlanta Foods International
Heidi McGuire – MetroMix // 9News
Will Frischkorn – Cured Boulder
Hans Willimann – Four Seasons Resort Vail
