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Greatest Chefs of Michiana

COOKING FOR A CAUSE 2012

YMCA OF MICHIANA, INC.
Greatest Chefs of Michiana 2012
Presented by the South Bend Silver Hawks
Saturday, February 25

The chefs from Michiana’s top restaurants were teamed with a local “celebrities”. Together they created a new dish that was featured on menu at the chef's restaurant during the month of February. Customers were encouraged to try the dish there, and vote online for their favorite dish, at $31 per vote.



On Saturday, February 25, all the dishes, chefs and celebrities were featured at a gala event at Union Station in South Bend. Tickets for the evening were $75 each and were available January 1; voting started February 1.


TOTAL VOTES: 2,609


We raised $81,267 in votes with a grand total of $170,457 including sponsorships and other donations toward our mission of creating a Healthier Community! Thank you!!

Goal: $120,000


vote
Greatest Chefs of Michiana


Congratulations


Temper Grille
2012 Greatest Chefs 1st Place!




Teams
Vote for your favorite dish by selecting a restaurant from the following list of teams.

LaSalle Grill
Chef: Tom Sheridan
Celebrity: Dr. Jim Kelly

Temper Grille  
Chef: Sean Kelley
Celebrity: Andrew Berlin, South Bend Silver Hawks

Papa Vino's Italian Kitchen  
Chef: Harry Anderson
Celebrity: Dan Fitzpatrick, CEO of Quality Dining

Corndance Tavern
Chef: Nicholas Ruse
Celebrity: JV Peacock, Outpost Sports

Indulgence Pastry Shop & Cafe
Chef: Sean Wojtkowski
Celebrity: Dr. Rob Riley

Maury's Pat's Pub
Chef: Maury Cocquyt
Celebrity: Paqui Kelly, wife of ND football coach Brian Kelly

Café Navarre
Chef: Kurt Janowsky
Celebrity: Ben Norris, Lake City Bank

Parisi's Ristorante
Chef: Roberto Parisi
Celebrity: Dr. Fred Ferlic

Sangria's
Chef: Thomas Conley
Celebrity: Brett Banasiewicz, BMX champion

Tippecanoe Place
Chef: James Baxter
Celebrity: Ms. Foodie (Michele Scherpenberg)

Fiddler's Hearth
Chef: Tony Nafrady
Celebrity: Krista Fogelsong, anchor ABC 57 News

Main Street Grille
Chef: Matt Ewing
Celebrity: Dr. Bunmi Okanlami



                                                          Presented by
                                                  Andrew T. Berlin and the




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