Rule Breaking At Its Finest – Kendall Student Competition

Kendall College, School of Culinary Arts and Cockburn’s Special Reserve Port present a night of:

Rule-Breaking At Its Finest – Kendall College 2008 Student Recipe Competition

Get ready to savor the competition, you and guest are invited to dine on delectable student creations innovatively paired with Cockburn’s Special Reserve Port. Come join these top culinary experts as they judge student dishes for their pairing qualities, taste and overall presentation:

- Miguel Corte Real, Viticultural and Commercial Director, Cocburn’s
- Dean Christopher Koetke, Kendall College
- Chef Stephanie Izard, Bravo TV’s Top Chef winner, 2008
- Chef Shawn McClain, Chef/Onwer Spring, Green Zebra and Custom House
- Angela Roman, Wine Director, The Signature Room

Date: December 10, 2008

Time: 6 PM – 10 PM, beginning with Cocktails and Hors D’oeuvres, plate tastings at 7:30 PM

Location: Kendall College, Capitanini Family Banquet Room, 900 N. North Branch Street, Chicago, IL 60642

RSVP” CockburnsRSVP@Beamglobal.com by December 5th – NO FEE involved.

RSVP required, After five attire requested. Must be 21 or older to attend. This is a video taped event. Release forms will be requested and provided at the location.

Thanks for posting this, Cathy. RAB and I plan to attend next week.

In case anyone else is planning to attend and curious about what "after five attire" is, I've asked one of the the organizers. Suits and cocktail dresses aren't required. But, jeans and sneakers are definitely a no-no. And, I think they are hoping to avoid a room full of khakis and blue button downs. What's suggested is what one would wear to a dinner at a trendy upscale restaurant.

In case anyone else is planning to attend and curious about what "after five attire" is, I've asked one of the the organizers. Suits and cocktail dresses aren't required. But, jeans and sneakers are definitely a no-no. And, I think they are hoping to avoid a room full of khakis and blue button downs. What's suggested is what one would wear to a dinner at a trendy upscale restaurant.

Can I get a list of approved stores to shop at?

Mike G wrote:

In case anyone else is planning to attend and curious about what "after five attire" is, I've asked one of the the organizers. Suits and cocktail dresses aren't required. But, jeans and sneakers are definitely a no-no. And, I think they are hoping to avoid a room full of khakis and blue button downs. What's suggested is what one would wear to a dinner at a trendy upscale restaurant.

Can I get a list of approved stores to shop at?

I guess this means the tuxedo t-shirt is definitely out.

=R=

i rsvp'd and am planning to attend. justjoan

REB wrote: And, I think they are hoping to avoid a room full of khakis and blue button downs.

I'd be temped to go wearing just such an outfit so I too could be in keeping with the theme
of Rule Breaking.


Port of course, brings out all the trendy people!

HI,

I am planning to attend. It will be interesting to see this competition unfold. Plus the price is absolutely acceptable: free.

Regards,

I RSVPd, but didn't hear back from anyone.
Did others get any kind of confirmation?

Jyoti

jygach wrote:I RSVPd, but didn't hear back from anyone.
Did others get any kind of confirmation?

Jyoti

Yes, Lisa responded within 3-4 hours of my email. I emailed my RSVP on 11/26.

i got a response, too. jyoti, i'd rsvp again, just to be safe. i wonder how many people they'll let attend? justjoan

rsvp'd early this morning, no reply yet.

justjoan wrote:i wonder how many people they'll let attend? justjoan

I got the invite directly from Chris Koetke. He told me he needed to fill the room with 150 people. I always ask before posting these types of events. Sometimes people get a little fussy. I got the green light to post here.

I requested a spot at the same time I posted here. I got a reply after a few hours. Someone else I know e-mailed several days before and didn't get a reply. Maybe they have an e-mail hiccup thing going? I found a party invite in my spam box recently.

Regards,

I will also attend.

Cathy2 wrote:Someone else I know e-mailed several days before and didn't get a reply. Maybe they have an e-mail hiccup thing going? I found a party invite in my spam box recently.

I emailed a request for two this afternoon and there was a positive response waiting when I checked email this evening.

Looking forward to the event, see you all there.

Enjoy,
Gar

Got my confirmation, too. See y'all.

My confirmation took longer than everyone else's (they must know about my wardrobe), but it did arive. See ya there.

I must really not meet their standards as I still haven't heard anything, AND I RSVPd again!

Jyoti

jyoti, is it possible their email address triggered some kind of spam response from yours? did you check in your spam file? just a thought.....jj

I contacted the person who is taking reservations, who responded:

Can you please let me know who has not received a confirmation that their RSVP has been received? The RSVP email address is supposed to be generating an automatic response upon receipt. We are still taking reservations, so everyone who has RSVP's to date should be on the list.

So for I know Jygach didn't get a response. If there is anyone else, then PM me with your real name and e-mail address. I will forward your reservation on.

Regards,

I'm in!!!
See you there - really looking forward to this!

Jyoti

I received my confirmation of my RSVP. See y'all there.

I just received my RSVP confirmation as well,
Not sure if the hubs will be joining me or not, but I'm in!

REB wrote:Thanks for posting this, Cathy. RAB and I plan to attend next week.

In case anyone else is planning to attend and curious about what "after five attire" is, I've asked one of the the organizers. Suits and cocktail dresses aren't required. But, jeans and sneakers are definitely a no-no. And, I think they are hoping to avoid a room full of khakis and blue button downs. What's suggested is what one would wear to a dinner at a trendy upscale restaurant.

I own only 24-hour attire, nothing especially for the changeover from pre-1700 to post-1700. I'll see you all later, representing the latest trend with an extra button undone on my blue button down.

Kennyz wrote:

REB wrote:Thanks for posting this, Cathy. RAB and I plan to attend next week.

In case anyone else is planning to attend and curious about what "after five attire" is, I've asked one of the the organizers. Suits and cocktail dresses aren't required. But, jeans and sneakers are definitely a no-no. And, I think they are hoping to avoid a room full of khakis and blue button downs. What's suggested is what one would wear to a dinner at a trendy upscale restaurant.

I own only 24-hour attire, nothing especially for the changeover from pre-1700 to post-1700. I'll see you all later, representing the latest trend with an extra button undone on my blue button down.

Young Kenneth,

I have never seen you looking anything less than dapper

=R=

Kennyz wrote:I own only 24-hour attire, nothing especially for the changeover from pre-1700 to post-1700. I'll see you all later, representing the latest trend with an extra button undone on my blue button down.

So you are wearing period costume ... maybe a powdered wig?

Which of the three teams won the contest?

The pork-belly, migas, greens with linguisa dressing pair did [the dish that was deemed most popular by everyone I talked to].

It was good to get to talk to you there, J and mrsJ.

Giovanna

Giovanna wrote:The pork-belly, migas, greens with linguisa dressing pair did [the dish that was deemed most popular by everyone I talked to].

It was good to get to talk to you there, J and mrsJ.

Giovanna

RAB, REB, my wife and I all agreed that it wasn't even close - the pork belly dish far outshone the other two. Some of the appetizers served before the main event were also stellar- especially the wild mushrooms with port reduction served on crostini.

Huge thanks to Cathy for calling this superb event to LTHForum's attention. It was a privilege to be invited, and we had a terific time chatting with many fellow LTHers.

PS: I was very happy when my wife noted aloud how attractive Stephanie Izard is in person. I had been holding in the same comment, so was relieved to be able to express it out in the open

everyone i talked to agreed, as did i, that the pork belly was the only one that deserved to win. the others didnt come close. the lamb was particularly disappointing, but then i wasnt really thrilled at the choices they had made. the popcorn was , IMO, irrelevant and gimmicky. the special reserve port, on the other hand, was delicious. i was glad they put out those decent ganache tarts even tho they were the only sweet of the evening. they were great with the port. a fine evening....if only it hadnt been SO HOT in there. justjoan

Hi,

This was a fun event, especially for people who like their liquor. Jim Beam is the distributor for Cockburn's port, thus a whole line of various beverages were present. I was glad they had some soft drinks in there, too. I once went to a Jim Beam sponsored event where the only beverage was Jim Beam. I did have one glass of their special reserve port, which I agree was very wonderful tasting. If I had recalled earlier there was brandy mixed in there, I might have taken a smaller glass. Yeah, I got ever so slightly tipsy.

I really like the gift they gave to people departing for home. From the initial shape, I thought it was a shaving kit or maybe a gift box of mini bottles of port. I was delighted when it twisted open to reveal a set of four cheese serving tools. I could see taking this on a picnic with the cheese arranged on the wooden top.

Several people met the parents of the winning team. They learned one of the dishes was straight from the competitor's grandmother with just a bit of port mixed in. Wonderful to come from that kind of culinary lineage.

For an evening where the cost was simply getting myself there, it was terrific. It was fun to see my LTH and Culinary Historian friends. From all the television production people there, I wouldn't be surprised if we didn't get to revisit the competition someday on Food-TV.