11th Annual Chef Showdown

11th Annual Chef Showdown

Center for Community Solutions will host the 11th Annual Chef Showdown on Thursday, October 29, at the Port Pavilion at Broadway Pier, to benefit programs and services of CCS, which provides advocacy, legal support, healing, and prevention services for survivors  of domestic violence, sexual assault, and elder abuse. Ten of San Diego’s top chefs and mixologists will battle head-to-head to create over-the-top culinary creations with exquisitely paired cocktails. Featuring Calvin Hanis from Carnitas Snack Shack, Lota Accursio from Solare Ristorante and Lori Sauer from George’s at the Cove, two teams of five chefs and mixologists will compete using a featured ingredient. Judges include Bernard Guillas, Isabel Cruz, Candice Woo, Amy Dibiase, and Jeff Josenhans. Sam the Cooking Guy will serve as the event’s host. (858.272.5777, ext. 151, https://ccssd.ejoinme.org/cheftickets2015)