This year Wedgewood will be participating in Culinary Clash: Battle Los Angeles 2017. The Culinary Clash is a competition where corporate chefs and executives are paired with culinary students from ProStart – a great program that trains high school students in the culinary arts.
Representing Team Wedgewood will be Chef Justin Kerr from Wedgewood Weddings The Retreat and Regional Manager/Managing Partner Roman Cota. Roman, Justin & their student partner will have to create an amuse-bouche and an entrée is just 30 minutes.
There is also a Cocktail Clash which will feature bartender extraordinaire and Wedgewood Sequoia Mansion GM, Matt Martinez.
The biggest and best prize for this event is “The Purse” – which goes to the team that does the best job of fundraising. Help support both Team Wedgewood and the amazing ProStart program with your tax-deductible donation. The young students we support today could be the Wedgewood Chefs of tomorrow.
This lively cooking competition between restaurant brands is held during the Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo. Guests enjoy tasty appetizers and beverages while rooting for their favorite restaurant team. Corporate chefs and executives are paired with a ProStart student to prepare an amuse-bouche and an entrée in 30 minutes using only two butane burners.
The exciting event will pit restaurant heavyweights against each other for bragging rights and the ultimate prize – The Purse.
Help your team win The Purse by making a tax-deductible donation to support high school culinary arts education!
Competing teams to date:
- BJ's Restaurant & Brewhouse
- Black Bear Diner
- Specialty Restaurants Corporation
- Wedgewood Wedding & Banquet Centers
- Yard House
- Urban Plates
- Lawry's Restaurants
- Fleming's Prime Steakhouse & Wine Bar
- Hard Rock Cafe
