Louisville, KY

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Iron Chef and other Food Network TV shows have become extremely popular over the last decade. Millions of fans watch as celebrity chefs cook and teach a variety of dishes from the mundane to the exotic. Louisville even has it own culinary TV shows including Secrets of Louisville Chefs Live, hosted by Equus restaurant’s owner and chef, Dean Corbett.

This Thursday culinary Louisvillains will have the opportunity to watch and participate in the Best of the Best competition, which will benefit Sullivan University’s hospitality scholarship. Three chefs will compete in an Iron Chef style challenge, with students from Sullivan University’s hospitality program acting as sous chefs. There will also be a Best martini competition between four local bartenders, and Best Catering Culinary Presentation and the Best Catering Cuisine challenge. Audience member will help choose the winners in the catering and bartending competitions.

The event is sponsored by the Kentucky Bluegrass Chapter of Meeting Professionals International which has over 22,000 members in 65 countries.

Chefs
Matthew Purzycki of L& N Wine Bar and Bistro
Michael Hargrove, Primo
Chris Howerton, Corbett’s Restaurant.

Judges
Kirby Adams, WHAS-TV News
The Honorable Jerry J. Bowles, Jefferson County Family Court Judge
Kelly K., of the Peter B. and Kelly K. Show, 99.7 WDJX
Stan Curtis, Founder, USA Harvest and KY Harvest/Sr. VP Hilliard Lyons
Robert Granberg, Gordon Food Service (GFS) Executive Chef
Shannon Byrne, President, Kentucky Bluegrass Chapter of Meeting Professionals International
A member of the audience will be chosen at the event

Caterers
The Brown Hotel
Centerplate Catering
Chardeaus Classic Catering
Consumers Choice Coffee
Hyatt Regency Louisville
Kentucky State Parks
Masterpiece Creations
Louisville Marriott Downtown,
University Club
Juleps Catering

Bartenders from
Equus Restaurant
Park Place on Main
L&N Wine Bar and Bistro
Primo

Battle of the Best
October 15, 2007
Brown & Williamson Club
Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium
2800 South Floyd Street
Tickets $35 advance/ $40 door
5:00pm- 8:00pm
For more information, contact Tina Scott at 859-622-2535 or at http://www.kbcmpi.com/battle-of-best.htm.

Leo’s Readers Choice
Kentucky Harvest

Best of the Best, Iron Chef, Sullivan University, Kentucky Bluegrass Chapter of Meeting Professionals International