Denver

FIVE CHEFS
Alex Seidel - Fruition Restaurant, Denver
Kelly Liken - Kelly Liken Restaurant, Vail
Frank Bonnano - Luca / Marco / Bones, Denver
Lachlan Mackinnon - Frasca Food & Wine, Boulder
Jennifer Jasinski - Rioja / Euclid Hall

FIVE PIGS tbd

FIVE WINES
The Scholium Project
Elk Cove Vineyards
Failla Wines
Chase Family Cellars
Domaine Serene

BUTCHER COMPETITION
Jimmy Cross - Marczyk Fine Foods
vs. Connie Dunn - Sunnyside Meats, Durango
Cutting Berkshire from Newman Farms

3 ROASTED PIGS / tba
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.

Current information can be found at www.cochon555.com