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2015 MENT’OR YOUNG CHEF COMPETITION SERIES:
LOS ANGELES & CHICAGO
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Please join us for two exciting evenings of culinary competition on August 27th at Chef Thomas Keller’s acclaimed Bouchon Beverly Hills and September 17th at Chef Lee Wolen’s BOKA in Chicago.

Watch four young cooks compete in the kitchen for a $10,000 cash prize and an incredible opportunity to stage at the restaurant of their choice. Guests will enjoy signature dishes and featured wines from Spire Collection. The evening will culminate with a live awards ceremony.

Ment’or is honored and excited to work with our generous partners, The Michael & Nancy Burgermeister Family Fund, All-Clad, Nespresso, Spire Collection, Steelite International, Paris Gourmet, Bragard USA, The Chef’s Garden, International Marine Products, D’Artagnan, and Snake River Farms.

Stay tuned for announcements about our second set of Young Chef Competitions in Houston and New York City!
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Los Angeles Competition
Hosted by Chef Thomas Keller
Bouchon Beverly Hills, 8/27, 6pm/7pm

Chef Judges: William Bradley (Addison), Josiah Citrin (Mélisse), David Hands (Bouchon Beverly Hills), Traci des Jardins (Jardinière), Timothy Hollingsworth (Barrel & Ashes), Walter Manzke (République), and Alan Wong (Alan Wong’s Honolulu).

Young Chef Competitors
David Kneller, Greensboro, MD
Barlett Pear Inn, Easton, MD

William Lansing, Redondo Beach, CA
The Strand House, Manhattan Beach, CA

Skylar Stover, Napa, CA
Hestan, Anaheim, CA

Michelle Tribble, Dallas, TX
Five Sixty by Wolfgang Puck, Dallas, TX

Event Details:
6:00pm VIP arrival
Private Champagne & caviar reception with Thomas Keller and Chef Judges
7:00pm Guest Arrival
9:00pm Awards

Purchase tickets to the Los Angeles competition.
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Chicago Competition
Hosted by Chef Gavin Kaysen
BOKA, 9/17, 6pm

Chef Judges: Gerard Craft (Niche), Graham Elliot (Graham Elliot Bistro), Richard Rosendale (Rosendale Collective), Philip Tessier (Hestan),Giuseppe Tentori (GT Fish & Oyster), Rick Tramonto (Tramonto Cuisine), and Lee Wolen(BOKA).

Young Chef Competitors
Mark Garcia, Bronx, NY
Winnisook Club, Big Indian, NY

Torre Liebchen, Hackensak, NJ
etc. Steakhouse, Teaneck, NJ

Ryan Peters, Key Largo, FL
Ocean Reef Club, Key Largo, FL

Tim Tokarz, New York, NY
Café Boulud, New York, NY

Event Details:
6:00pm Guest Arrival
9:00pm Awards

Purchase tickets to the Chicago competition.
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Maralyn D. Hill, M.Ed.,  The Epicurean Explorer

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