Brown from The Cooper, Eric Grutka from Ian's Tropical Grill, John Thomas from Tryst, Bruce Feingold from Dada's, Victor Franco from Oceans 234, Aaron Goldberg from Bogarts, Anthony Fiorini from 13 American Table, Kemar Griffiths from Rusty Hook Tavern, Chuck Gittleman from Kapow! Noodle Bar, Jordan Lerman from Jardin, Kevin Darr from City Cellar, Clayton Carnes from Cholo Soy Cocina, Jesse Steele from CWS, and Victor M e n e s e s f ro m E l Camino. During Chef vs. Chef, each week two chefs complete against each other and are given three secret ingredients, which are used to prepare two to three dishes within an h o u r. Q u a l i fi e d members of the culinary media and foodie community
judge the Chef vs. Chef competitions, awarding weekly prizes and a grand prize to the winner. The high-energy event, complete with music and lively commentary, is really a weekly party with great unique live entertainment. They remove a lot of the tables, set up cocktail tables and satellite bars, and broadcast the competition on TV's around the restaurant so that everyone can see what's going on inside the kitchen as well as at the judges table. It may even get loud and rowdy at times because the chefs bring their own cheering squad with them, so it's quite a good time. The finals for the 2016 competition will take place on September 28. After the winner is chosen, he or she will take on James Strine of Café Boulud, winner of the 2015 Chef vs. Chef competition, in a throw down to name the Grand Champion. That final competition will take place on October 5. All Chef vs. Chef events are open to the public for a $5 donation. Food and drink are available for purchase at happy hour prices during each match. For more information, visit www.maxsharvest.com or call 561-3819970.