LBCC 2nd Annual Culinary Arts Chefs’ Show-off Cooking Competition
Ten Rivers Food Web and Linn-Benton Community College Culinary Arts will host the 2nd Annual “Chefs’ Show-off” cooking competition on Sunday, April 10 from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. in the LBCC Commons dining hall, 6500 Pacific Blvd. SW, Albany. Four chefs from the Ten Rivers region, which covers Linn, Benton and Lincoln counties, will compete in a timed cook-off, each using the same ingredients from local farms, ranches and food producers. Competing chefs include Michael Walliser of Saffron Salmon in Newport, Nathan McClure with OSU Catering, Jason Devrouax of Clemenza’s in Albany, and Chad Pope of Cappies Brewhouse in Albany. OSU soil scientist and former chef James Cassidy will emcee the event. The chefs will be presented a table of produce, meat, herbs, eggs, dairy products, grains and other items donated by local farms, ranches and food processors from which to chose from to prepare a complete entrée. The chefs, assisted by culinary arts students, will have 75 minutes to complete their dis...