Girl Meets Food

COCHON 555 is a culinary event featuring five chefs, five pigs, and five wine makers in a friendly competition for a cause.

After a successful 10-event series in 2009, COCHON 555 is on the road again.

In a competition like no other, five chefs are challenged to use a whole pig to create a series of dishes for an audience of epicureans, noteworthy judges and trade.

Together we are saving heritage breeds through eating.

The Washington D.C. leg of the tour happens Sunday, May 2, 2010 at 5 pm. This event includes the following:

Over 750 pounds of heritage pork

Family-owned wineries showing their best

Whole Pig breakdown demonstration

“Swine & Spirits” mixologists showcase

Meat & Greet VIP Lounge featuring artisan cheese, oysters and reserve wine

The Ritz-Carlton Washington D.C.
1150 22nd Street NW
Washington D.C. 20037
202.835.0500

For the fashionably hungry, Bethesda Row is having its own Restaurant Week from April 26 to May 2, 2010.

Enjoy a three-course lunch for $15, or a three-course dinner for $30 at participating restaurants like:

Assaggi
Mon Ami Gabi
Redwood
Le Pain Quotidien
Jaleo
Lebanese Taverna
Raku
Parker’s American Bistro

Also, register here to win a $200 dining certificate!

Visit Bethesda Row for details and specific exclusions. Cannot be combined with any other promotions or offers.

Adam Richman’s coverage on Man vs. Food made my mouth water for one of those famous Pittsburgh Primanti Brothers sandwiches.  Piled high with meats, fries, tomatoes and their own secret-recipe cole slaw, it was all I could think about as I navigated rainy, windy roads for five hours to reach my delicious destination.

A Pittsburgh staple, a Primanti Brothers sandwich was the answer to the question, “Hey, can I get my food to go?”

Pitts-burgher cheese steak at Primanti Bros.

Started in 1933, this overnight restaurant served truck drivers looking for a easy meal for the road.

So the cook, John DePriter, started piling everything together, including the side of fries and slaw.  A prototype for the Hot Pocket, if you will.

A star was born.

With 22 choices including capicola, turkey breast, roast beef and pastrami, it’s a carnivore’s cornucopia.

On the suggestion of Pittsburgh native Miss Mango Hands, I ordered the #2 best seller, a Pitts-burgher cheese steak, and the #1, an ice-cold beer.  It’s so blue-collar, I love it.  Soft, fresh, squishy Italian bread collapsed under the weight of this linebacker-sized creation.  Despite a processed beef patty that is spongy and boring, the sandwich is a successful result of teamwork. continue reading… »