COCHON 555 is taking over Miami with the help of great farmers and notable chefs to celebrate heritage breed pigs and set course for a safer food system. This epic one-ofa-kind culinary weekend features a Cochon 555 Chefs Course Dinner Series on Friday, followed by a “Large Format Feast” on Saturday before Cochon 555’s main event on Sunday. Cochon 555 is the country’s most talked about culinary competition featuring five chefs challenged to create a winning menu from a locally raised heritage breed pig, their prize, a chance to be the nation’s King or Queen of Porc.
The weekend begins when Jose Mendin, Executive Chef of Pubbelly Group and “2014 Prince of Porc” welcomes guest chefs Aaron Brooks of EDGE Steak & Bar “2013, 2012 Prince of Porc”, Cesar Zapata of The Federal, Timon Balloo of SUGARCANE raw bar grill and Danny Smiles of La Bremner in Montreal, and COCHON 555 founder Brady Lowe for a five-course dinner paired with amazing beverages. The all-inclusive dinner will take place on Friday, April 17 as part of the Cochon 555 Chefs Course Dinner Series. This dinner is an extension of the Cochon US Tour, and their loyalty program called Chef’s Course, which benefits the James Beard Foundation. The dining experience is a national series featuring 50 of the nation’s emerging chefs cooking amazing dishes, and the dinners have been selling out all over the country.
The chefs will work together to prepare the one-night-only epicurean feast. Guests should plan to arrive at 7:00 p.m. for canapés designed by each chef and the impressive offering of Reserve Prosciutto di Parma. The reception is followed by a sit-down, five-course dinner that emphasizes hyper-local ingredients and responsible agriculture. Throughout the evening, guests will be guided through conversations from the kitchen with a chance to mingle with the friends and family of Cochon. A special thanks to the dinner hosts including Williams-Sonoma, The Cochon US Tour and Chef Jose Mendin and his culinary team.
Welcome Reception: 7:00 p.m.
Seated Dinner: 7:45 p.m.
$125 per guest (includes beverage pairings, tax and gratuity) /http://events.cochon555.com/