Cochon 555 Returns to Seattle
Get piggy with it on February 20.
Posted by: Jessica Voelker on Jan 24, 2011 at 01:32PM
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Every year, the Cochon 555 hog fest rolls into Seattle. There are 10 stops total, it seems the pig tour is skipping Portland this time. That’s no surprise after last year, when—paging Fred Armisen —Cochon’s founder wound up in a street brawl with a McMinnville chef.
The chef was upset that one of the pigs cooked that day had been raised in Iowa.
Moving on. At each event, five chefs have their way with, by which I mean prepare dishes using, one 150-pound heritage hog. The dishes are paired with wines from five different winemakers.
This year’s list of chefs is pretty great, I must say. It’s Lark’s Johnathan Sundstrom, Holly Smith of Cafe Juanita, Rachel Yang from Joule and Revel, Ethan Stowell from Staple and Fancy, and Jason Stratton of Spinasse.
Wineries include Syncline, Elk Cove Vineyards, K Vinters, and Scott Paul.
Cochon 555 tickets cost $125 for general admission (begins at 5pm) and $175 for VIP (begins at 3:30pm).
The event takes place at the Westin Hotel on February 20.
Tags: Wine and Food Pairings, Pigs, Bacon, Seattle Chefs
And this year will the food run out, the event be way oversold, and the lines incredibly long again as well?
This was my event of ‘biggest disappointment’ in 2010. The organizers made what could have been an amazing event into a cattle call that was hideously overpriced. $125.00 to watch things run out, have no seating, serve yourself and use your elbows to get to a table, amidst a scrum?
I can go spend $250.00 a couple at any one of the above mentioned restaurants, and have an amazing experience OR walk away outraged at the fleecing I just experienced at a Cochon event.
NO THANK YOU!