Announcing Buffalo’s Exciting New Summer Event- Nickel City Che
What: Head-to-head chef cooking competition
Where: Artisan Kitchens & Baths, 200 Amherst Street, Buffalo NY
When: Kick-off June 21st, 3 p.m. – 5:30 p.m. (once a month throughout the summer)
How much: $20 per person includes a free drink from the bar and catered snacks
On Friday, June 12th, tickets go on sale for Nickel City Chef, and seating is limited!
You’ve seen them on TV, now you can experience the energy and excitement of a professional cooking competition in person! Nickel City Chef is Western New York’s premier live cooking competition and features top chefs from our region, local ingredients and feisty challengers.
During each of the four summertime competitions, one of our Nickel City Chefs will be challenged by a qualified contender in a culinary fete featuring ingredients grown and raised right here in Western New York. The two chefs and their assistants will strive to complete technically perfect, innovative dishes showcasing a secret ingredient. A panel of three foodie and celebrity judges rate each dish based on the skill, flavor and the creativity demonstrated in each dish.
All of the action happens in one of Buffalo’s best-kept secrets, a fully restored turn-of-the-century warehouse on Buffalo’s emerging West Side. This former stove factory is now home to Artisan Kitchens and Baths, Western New York’s leading high-end appliance retailer. This gorgeous and historic space is completely outfitted with two side-by-side competition-worthy kitchens.
At each event, a live audience will watch the contest unfold live while enjoying drinks and catered snacks. Their ability to enjoy the event will be enhanced by the flat screen televisions throughout the venue airing live up-close footage of the cooking action. Additionally, the audience members’ opinions count toward the final judging tally.
While the outside world may tend to think that Buffalo has little to offer culinarily outside of wings and beef on ‘weck, Buffalonians know they’re wrong. We have skilled chefs and kitchen daredevils waiting to show the world what they can do in just under an hour!
The first Nickel City Chef pits the venerable Chef Krista Van Wagner of Curly’s against a qualified competitor (TBA on June 10th). The showdown begins at 3pm on Sunday, June 21st. Other Nickel City Chefs include Chef JJ Richert of Torches, Chef Paul Jenkins of Tempo and Chef Adam Goetz of Sample.
More information regarding the 2009 season of Nickel City Chef can be found online at NickelCityChef.com. For specific inquiries, please contact founder and producer Christa Glennie Seychew of Feed Your Soul at 716.812.1615 or via email at NickelCityChef@gmail.com.
A media-only event is scheduled to take place on Wednesday, June 10th at 1pm. Want to come meet the nickel City chefs, taste some delicious food and see the amazing, state-of-the-art competition location? Please RSVP to NickelCityChef@gmail.com- cameras and crews are welcome.
