SD's Top Chefs Compete In A Culinary Charity Event Against Domestic Violence

Coming together for an evening of competitions and charity, San Diego's top chefs will partake in an Iron Chef-inspired culinary event on September 26 benefiting the Center for Community Solutions' (CCS) domestic violence prevention and intervention programs and services. The ninth annual showdown will feature ten of the city's best chefs will be separated into two teams and will have to incorporate one secret ingredient into their eight original dishes.


Judging the dishes will be a panel of well-known chefs and restaurateurs including: Bernard Guillas of the Marine Room, Ingrid Croce of Croce's Restaurant and Jazz Bar, Amy Finley of Riviera Magazine, and Javier Plascencia of Mision 19. Guests will also receive a sample of the creations and receive course-by-course commentary by Sam Zien of Sam the Cooking Guy and Marcella Valladolid of the Food Network's Mexican Made Easy.