2015:  What happens when you take the Asheville Wine & Food Festival’s "Asheville Scene Chefs Competition" and combine it with ELIXIR, the best MIXOLOGISTS competition in Asheville?

 

Now, what if you and your friends were the judges who determined which mixologists will compete in ELIXIR (August 20) and which chefs will compete in the Asheville Scene Chefs Challenge at the GRAND TASTING (August 22)  (Tickets here)

 

Chefs and Mixologists competed at the MHCC Event Center in AMUSE on May 1st, and at ESSENCE on June 26 to determine which Mixologists will be competing at ELIXIR (MHCC Event Center) & which Chefs will be competing at the GRAND TASTING  (US Cellular Center)

 

Read about all the  Mixologists and Chefs here.

 

Competing Chefs at the Grand Tasting Asheville Scene Chefs Challenge 
on Saturday, August 22

This event is free with General Admission or VIP tickets for the GRAND TASTING

Chef Hollie West - Sweet Monkey Chef Steven Goff
Chef Joe Mitchell - Chestnut & Corner Kitchen Chef Ryan Kline - Buffalo Nickel

 

Judges for the Asheville Scene Chefs Challenge

Chef Jill Prescot founder of  Ecole de Cuisine in Milwaukee & PBS show, "Jill Prescott's Ecole de Cuisine; Professional Cooking for the Home Chef
Chef Frank Brough - Chef de Cuisine from Disney
Chef Susi Gott Seguret – Founder of Seasonal School of Culinary Arts
Kenneth L. Richards is an editor, feature columnist, poet, winemaster, educator, and tour guide
Chef Ulfet Ozyabasligil Ralph Chef de Cuisine The Chefs - Garden & Culinary Vegetable Institute
James Fisher – Asheville Scene/Food & Entertainment Manager

 


ELIXIR - August 20th at the MHCC Event Center      
          

 

Mixologists COMPETING at  ELIXIR  

Courtney Foster - 2014 Winner

Erin Hawley - MG Roads & Chai Pani  
Leslie Sheehan - Grand Bohemian Red Stag  
Noah Hermanson - Sunny Point Café     
Justin Ferraby - Pulp  
Spencer Schultz - Rhubarb Asheville  

Stephen Wheeler - Buffalo Nickel

 

Kala Brooks - Top of the Monk

 

 

 
 
 
   
   

 

AMUSE - May 1, 2015


Presented by

 

Mixologists Chefs  
* Sunny Point Café - Noah Hermanson
(will compete at ELIXIR)
* Sweet Monkey - Chef Hollie West
(will compete at Asheville Scene Chefs Challenge)
 
* Pulp - Justin Ferraby
(will compete at ELIXIR)
* Chef Steve Goff
(will compete at Asheville Scene Chefs Challenge)
 
Harrah's Cherokee Casino - Amanda McDougal Strada Italiano  
Rhubarb Asheville - Spencer Schultz
(will compete at ELIXIR)
Mission Hospital - Chef Dustin Huisenga  
WXYZ LOUNGE - Jeff Daniels/Max Vega Edison-Omni Grove Park Inn -  Chef Jake Schmidt  
Rosetta's Kitchen    

The Social Lounge

   

 

ESSENCE June 26, 2015


Presented by

 

 

ESSENCE MIXOLOGISTS                             ESSENCE CHEFS                                     

* Buffalo Nickel       Mixologist Stephen Wheeler
(will compete at ELIXIR)
* Chestnut Asheville - Chef Joe Scully
(will be replaced by Chef Joe Mitchell who will compete at the Asheville Scene Chefs Challenge)
 
* Top of the Monk       Mixologists Kala Brooks  
(will compete at ELIXIR)
* Buffalo Nickel  -  Chef Ryan Kline  
(will compete at the Asheville Scene Chefs Challenge)

 

*MG Roads/Chai Pani        Mixologist Erin Hawley
(will compete at ELIXIR)

Farm Burger  - Chef Michael Aanonsen
 
* Red Stag              Mixologist Leslie Sheehan
(will compete at ELIXIR)
Ambrozia Bar & Bistro  - Chef Jaytee Watrous  
Edison-OGPI       Mixologist Elaina Raines Grand Bohemian Hotel & Red Stag Grill - Chef Scott Ostrander  

Nightbell - Mixologist Drew Hendrickson

   

Ambrozia Bar & Bistro       Mixologists Caren Kemp

 

   
DoubleTree Biltmore    Mixologost Liz McCutcheon