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Tasty Food and Drinks!
Epicurean Hotel Hosts “Epic Chef
Showdown” - Sept 14

www.EpicChefTampaBay.com
The Epicurean Hotel is hosting the first-ever Epic

Chef Showdown to benefit Feeding America Tampa
Bay, the area’s largest food rescue and distribution organization. The Epic Chef Showdown is a seven-week
competition pitting eight of the Tampa Bay area’s top
restaurants against each other in a friendly cooking
competition judged by a panel of local and national ce-

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lebrities. Each week, beginning Monday, July 27, two
competing chefs will receive a mystery box of ingredients not commonly prepared together, and will be challenged to create two unique dishes under the pressure
of the clock. When time is up, each dish will be judged
and one restaurant will be eliminated, with the winner
moving on to the next round. Other competition dates
are August 3, 10 and 17 (first round), August 24 and 31
(semi-finals) and September 14 (finale). All Epic Chef
Showdown events will be held in the Epicurean Theatre
from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. Participating local restaurants
include Cena, Fodder and Shine, Mise en Place, Parkshore Grill, Pearl in the Grove, The Refinery, Rooster
& The Till and Z Grille. Each week, the event will be
hosted by Benjamin Coutts, area manager for Augustan Wine Imports and Premier Beverage Company. For
the September 14 finale, Coutts will be joined by celebrity cohost Emily Ellyn, the “Retro Rad Chef” from Food
Network. A limited number of tickets to the public are
available for a fee, which includes a four-course menu
with wine pairings, inspired by the participating restaurants and Élevage.

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