Iron-Skillet Chef Competition and Cooking Demos

Folks,

Slow Food Bluegrass (http://www.slowfoodbluegrass.com) is sponsoring an Iron-Skillet Chef Competition on Friday at the Fair, along with cooking demos (and product tasting ) from several local producers and chefs.

Here's the info:

Slow Food Bluegrass Day @ The Kentucky State Fair, Friday, August 24th, Gourmet Garden, KY Fair and Exposition Center, Louisville, 12:00 p.m.-5:00 p.m.

Cooking Demonstrations by Ray Lampe, a.k.a. Dr. Barbecue, Nancy Newsom Mahaffey of Col. Bill Newsoms Aged Kentucky Country Ham, Chef Mark Williams of Brown-Forman, Kathy Wheeler of Star Farm Bourbon Red Turkeys, and an Iron-Skillet Chef Competition featuring Chef Nancy Russman competing against local restaurant chefs. http://www.slowfoodbluegrass.com or 502-303-3760.

Admission is free with Fair admission.

I will be doing a demo on Thursday at 6 pm. Bourbon and Beef....hmm

Scott,
How was the crowd for your demo at the Fair yesterday? Trying to get a better idea of what the attendance looks like so chefs/producers have enough "tastes" after the Slow Food Bluegrass demos next week...

Thanks,


Deb

Deb,

I was there on Thursday for Chef Francis from the Bristol and his crab cake demonstration (yummy, yummy, yummy) ... there was probably around 40-50 people standing in line for the samples. I think there were less people watching the demo, but as the samples were being passed out, people that were just passing by came and got in line. The stage is right by the first entrance in the South Wing, so there is lots and lots of traffic. The crab cakes recipe sheets were quickly gobbled up (kind of like the samples!)

Rebecca

Yes, Chef Francis did a wonderful job and the crab cakes were very good. The rain hit about 10 minutes before I went on, so there were quite a few people that came inside and watched the demo. If I had to guess, probably about 40-50. Again, samples and recipes gone quick....