Local food event featuring local chefs and ingredients from local farms and producers! Field to face at Long Walk Farm, dirt to dishes!!!
- 8 Omaha metro area chefs compete head to head through a tournament style bracket to be crowned 2024 Battle of the Chefs Champion.
- 7 total events - 4 first round battles, 2 semi-final battles and the final battle
- $150 per ticket gets you all of the following!
- 3 hour event with an additional 30 minutes at the start and 30 minutes at the end for attendees to arrive and depart
- 7 courses - 2 chef prepared courses (2 from each chef), graze table provided by Long Walk Farm, salad provided by Long Walk Farm and dessert provided by a local producer
- Unlimited non-alcoholic beverages provided (aluminum bottled water and infused water) and two alcoholic beverages provided from local wineries or breweries
- One secret ingredient will be introduced at the start of each event and each chef must use the ingredient in at least one of their dishes.
- 95% of ingredients, by volume, will come from local farms and producers
- Dan Hoppen, from the Restaurant Hoppen podcast, will be the master of ceremony for the event and will interview chefs, producer partners and attendees during the event.
- Event Location: Long Walk Farm 23780 Dogwood Rd. Council Bluffs, Iowa
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Event Calendar (weather backup date the following Sunday)
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| Event Date | Round | Chef Pairings |
| Sunday May 26th | First Round | Chef Will Birge (Mealbox) vs. Chef Colin Duggan (Kitchen Table) |
| Sunday June 9th | First Round | Chef vs. Chef |
| Sunday June 23rd | First Round |
Chef vs. Chef
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| Sunday July 7th | First Round | Chef vs. Chef |
| Sunday July 21st | Semi-Final | TBD - First Round Winners |
| Sunday August 4th | Semi-Final | TBD - First Round Winners |
| Sunday August 25th | Final | TBD - Semi-Final Winners |
Event Schedule | Anticipated Schedule |
Gates open 30 minutes prior start | 2:30 PM |
Introduction by MC | 3:00 PM |
Secret Ingredient introduction by MC | 3:05 PM |
Graze Table available | 3:10 PM |
Chef interviews by MC | 3:30 PM |
First Course from Chefs | 3:50 PM |
Attendee interviews by MC | 4:20 PM |
Salad | 4:25 PM |
Producer interviews by MC | 4:50 PM |
Main Course from Chefs | 5:00 PM |
Attendee interviews | 5:30 PM |
Dessert | 5:35 PM |
MC announce results | 5:45 PM |
Thank you and Good Bye | 5:55 PM |
Farm Closed | 6:30 PM |
