Over 30 local restaurants and caterers are joining the fight to end senior hunger by supporting the Top Chef of the Champlain Valley. The Top Chef benefits CVAA’s Meals on Wheels and Case Management programs. Over 235,000 Meals on Wheels are delivered each year to homebound seniors in the Champlain Valley. The Top Chef of the Champlain Valley, an Iron Chef Experience will be held at UVM's Davis Center on August 8 at 6pm.
Donnell Collins of Leunig’s Bistro will defend her title against Shawn Calley of Amuse at the Essex Resort & Spa and Matt Birong of 3 Squares Café. Chefs will have 50 minutes to create an appetizer and entree using a secret ingredient that will be announced at the start of the competition. Watch the chefs go head to head in this gourmet cook-off. A selection of hors' dourves will be served from some of the areas top restaurants and caterers including the Bearded Frog, Stone Soup, Joyce’s Noodle House, T-Bones Restaurant, the Essex Grill, Dog Team Catering, Farah’s Place, Traders Dukes, American Flatbread, the Holiday Inn and many more. Shelburne Vineyards, Switchback Brewery, Vermont Coffee Company, and Cabot Cheese will be hosting a tasting.
Tickets are $35 in advance, $40 at the door and are available online at
www.cvaa.org/topchef or call 1-800-642-5119. Win a chance to win a limo ride to the winning chef’s restaurant for a dinner for two.
In addition to the competition those attending the Top Chef can bid on some great silent auction items including the Armistead Red Sox package (includes two tickets to the Sept 19 Baltimore Orioles vs. the Boston Red Sox, one night hotel stay for two in Boston and an autographed photo of pitcher Daniel Bard), two tickets to the Saratoga Wine and Fine Food Festival and Ferrari Car Show with a one night stay for 2 at a Saratoga hotel brought to you by TLC Nursing Associates, a 20 minute introductory helicopter flight to see what it is like to be a pilot, the Bets and Bites Package ( a one night stay for two at the Mohegan Sun & Casino and dinner for two at Bobby Flay’s restaurant Bar Americain), two tickets to the Lynyrd Skynyrd and Doobie Brothers show at the Champlain Valley Exposition, a two night stay for twoat the Stowe Mountain Lodge, a Gourmet Spa Membership from the Essex Resort & Spa, a catered dinner party by personal chef James MacPherson, Salsa Night with dinner at Don Pedro’s and salsa dancing at Higher Ground, and much more including items for your gourmet kitchen and gift certificates from the areas top restaurants including Hen of the Woods,Single Pebble and the Belted Cow.
CVAA helps seniors in Addison, Chittenden, Franklin and Grand Isle Counties age with independence and dignity. CVAA has helped over 50,000 seniors remain in their own homes and served over 7 million meals. For information about services available for seniors 60 and older call the Senior Helpline at 1.800.642.5119 or go towww.cvaa.org.