Eight
Capital Region chefs will compete in the Ommegang Hop Chef Challenge in
June, each preparing two dishes to pair with beer from Brewery Ommegang
in Cooperstown. The evening is scheduled for 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Friday,
June 8, at the 11 North Pearl Event Centre in Albany. Dishes and beer
pairings will be sampled by judges and the public. The lineup:
- Jaime Ortiz, corporate executive chef, Mazzone Hospitality
- Ric Orlando, chef-owner, New World Home Cooking and New World Bistro Bar
- Brian Bowden, executive chef, Creo
- Elliot Cunniff, executive chef, Colonie Golf & Country Club
- Rachel Mabb, Bitches Kitchen
- A.J. Jayapal, corporate director of food and beverage, Mallozzi Group
- Paul Ozimek, executive chef, Taste
- Marcus Guiliano, executive chef/owner, AromaThyme Bistro
The
competition is part of campaign by Ommegang called Great Beer Deserves
Great Food. Three such regional competitions are being held — in Albany,
Washington and Philadelphia — and winning chefs will be invited to
compete in a finale during the brewery’s Belgium Comes to Cooperstown
festival in August.
Tickets are $55 and are
available online.
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