Win Tickets to Inaugural Orange County Sunday Night Chef Fight

Recently we did a write up about the fast approaching Inaugural Orange County Sunday Night Chef Fight.  The event on September 19, 2010 and will be held at the Standards of Excellence in Huntington Beach.  Where Chef Phil Knoke of SteerCrazy International BBQ & Grill and Chef Don Schoenburg of The Lido Deck will battle for culinary supremacy in a "Live Head-to-Head Cooking Competition".  The audience will act as judge, jury, and taste-cutioner.

How can it get any better than that? By getting in for free! We are giving away a pair of general seating tickets!

Contest details: 

There are a three ways to win:

1. Comment below! (1 entry)

2. Follow @satnightfoodies and @ChefFigths (1 entry for each follow).

3. After you follow, simply RT this link (1 entry). We've made it easier for you tweeters, all you have to do is copy and paste the following into twitter:

I entered to win tickets to the Inaugural OC @ChefFights Sept 19th via @SatNightFoodies http://bit.ly/ChefFights RT to enter!

That means you can get a total of four entries!!

Contest ends Monday, September 6, 2010 at 11:59pm PT and the winners will be announced on September 7th.  The winners will be posted at http://facebook.com/satnightfoodies. (You may want to "Like" us there!) The lucky winner will win a pair of general seating tickets. Good luck and happy tweeting! 


Click here for more information on the ChefFights.  Or Visit them on Facebook.

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“PUNK VS. PATINA” Battle Set For Inaugural Orange County Sunday Night Chef Fight

Chefs Phil Knoke and Don Schoenburg to Cook for Culinary Supremacy

Live Head-to-Head Cooking Competition
Sunday, September 19th at Standards of Excellence in Huntington Beach

Two esteemed local chefs will sharpen their knives and step into the culinary ring to determine just who is Orange County’s “Top Chef,” as ForgottenGrapes.com presents the inaugural Orange County Sunday Night Chef Fight cooking competition live Sunday September 19th at 6:00 p.m. at the Standards of Excellence Kitchen Showroom in Huntington Beach.

Chef Phil Knoke, former drummer in numerous O.C. punk bands and current chef/owner of SteerCrazy International BBQ & Grill in Capistrano Beach, will face the heat and face off against his opponent, former Patina Group executive chef and current chef/owner of The Lido Deck in Newport Beach Chef Don Schoenburg, in this high-stakes live cooking competition where the live audience gets to serve as judge, jury, and taste-cutioner.

Each Sunday Night Chef Fight is a fast-paced, no-holds-barred culinary showdown similar to popular cooking competitions on TV, but with a few extra twists thrown in to entertain and switch things up. Before each event, the chefs are given three base ingredients – a protein, vegetable, and starch/grain – that must be included in their creations, a shopping allowance, and a week to plan and prep their dishes for the sixty members of the audience jury. Then, during the Sunday Night Chef Fight itself, each chef and his or her sous-chef will have only 30 minutes to cook and finish their dishes as well as incorporate a “mystery ingredient” into the mix, while host Chris Kern peppers each chef with questions and comments keeps the audience apprised and entertained as to what’s going on behind the stove. The audience rates each chef’s creations in three categories, the totals are tallied, and at the end of the night one chef will be crowned the winner, receive the coveted Sunday Night Chef Fight trophy, the title of “Champion Chef of Orange County,” and the opportunity to defend his or her title against a new local chef challenger at the next Orange County Sunday Night Chef Fight, to be held in early December.

“A Sunday Night Chef Fight is the ultimate challenge for any outstanding chef,” notes Chris Kern, founder of ForgottenGrapes.com, creator of Sunday Night Chef Fights, and host of the event. “Not only are the chefs testing their culinary creativity and ability to work against the clock and against each other, but they’ve now got sixty local gourmets, foodies, and self-appointed food critics judging their creations.”

Each Sunday Night Chef Fight will also include as an “undercard” bout Vino Vidi Vici, a blind wine tasting competition in which all audience members taste three themed but unlabeled wines, select a favorite, and then have the opportunity to purchase either the winner or the wines they liked best. Limited information about each bottle will be revealed over the course of the Chef Fight and the winning (and losing) wines will be unveiled before the Champion Chef is crowned.

Tickets are currently on sale online at SundayNightChefFights.com for the inaugural Orange County Sunday Night Chef Fight starting at 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, September 19th at the Standards of Excellence Kitchen Showroom in Huntington Beach, 16001 Gothard Street on the corner of Gothard and Edinger. General Seating tickets are $50 per person, which includes the 2-hour competition, samples of both chef’s culinary creations, and one pour of each Vino Vidi Vici wine. For more information on Sunday Night Chef Fights, visit SundayNightChefFights.com or e-mail info@sundaynightcheffights.com.

Check back soon for your chance to win a pair of tickets to the event!

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Twitter Truck Tuesday – Irvine Chamber of Commerce – Orange County, CA

If somehow you missed the OC Foodie Fest this past weekend or you have the gourmet food truck fever, tomorrow is another chance to get your grub-on in the OC. Irvine Chamber of Commerce will be hosting 10 of OC’s food trucks for lunch.

Irvine is quickly becoming the gourmet food truck hub of Orange County. More and more mobile food courts are popping up in Irvine. This latest edition will surely attract a crowd. Limited seating and shade provided.

Here is a list of trucks scheduled to be there:

• Barcelona On The Go
• Calbi BBQ
• Dan Dan BBQ
• Dos Chinos
• Louks
• Morsel’s Bakery Truck
• Oh For Sweet Sake
• Piaggio On Wheels
• The Lime Truck
• Tropical Shave Ice

Date: August 31, 2010

Start time: 11:30am-2:00 p.m.

Location: Irvine Chamber, 2485 McCabe Way, Irvine

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Event Wrap-up - Gourmet Food Trucks Rocked Orange County – OC Foodie Fest

Yesterday was the long anticipated OC Foodie Fest at the Honda Center in Anaheim, CA. Picture this, 50 of some of the best gourmet food trucks from Orange County and Los Angeles, along with bands, dance crews, art, Pretend City, and small booths selling arts and crafts. As you would expect, we, like the 8,500+ others that attended, are still recovering.

Sold Out Event! - It Had Not Even Started Yet

It was a very fun, well executed event. Thanks to all of you that read and support Saturday Night Foodies, we were given early “media” access to the event. We were able to check out the event before it got too crazy. We also had a chance to meet fellow tweeps, talk to some of the truck owners and other “foodie” media.

But, the best part of all, we got to enjoy some incredible food. Of course, we had to visit some of our favorites but got to try some new trucks too. Unfortunately, we were not able to get though our entire list of trucks. That was because many trucks had very long lines. We did get plenty to eat and the trucks we missed will not elude us for long.

Nom Nom Truck had One of the Longest Lines

Here are some photos from the event. There was a lot to see and eat.  More pictures will be posted to our Facebook page over the next few days.  http://www.facebook.com/satnightfoodies

Debut of the New Truck from Chunk-N-Chip

Also Awarded 2nd Favorite Truck

DogZilla Hot Dogs Ready to Go

Sweets are Ready - The Sweets Truck

Fresh Made Drinks and Chips are Ready - The Lime Truck

ShellFish Ceviche from The Lime Truck

Wasn't all Food, How about some Shopping?

Escape from the Crowds

VIP Area had Some Shade

Our Friendly Bartender

"DogZilla"

Daniel and Chef Jason from The Lime Truck

Also Awarded Most Popular Truck

Luxurious Shellfish Ceviche from The Lime Truck

You have to try this!

Great Balls on Tires were Awarded 3rd Most Popular Truck!

OC Balls from Great Balls on Tires - Amazing!

"Grandma" from Slice Truck

Worldfare provided some Shade as well

The Lime Truck and COOLHAUS

Roasted Pear with Nutmeg Ice Cream and Oatmeal Cookies - Dang!

6 Pound Burrito Eating Competition by White Rabbit Truck

Sol Cocina was the Guest on Cart for a Cause

Duck Tacos from Flying Pig Truck

Truffle Fries from Komodo

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OC Register Video From the OC Foodie Fest

Check out this short video from the OC Register.  Tomorrow we will have our wrap up of the event.  We met a lot of great people, ate some great food and have lots of pictures to share!!

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