10 ACCLAIMED CHEFS. 4 BUTCHERS. 14 WHOLE HERITAGE PIGS.

COCHON 555 TEAMS UP WITH THE COSMOPOLITAN OF LAS VEGAS TO PRESENT THE FIRST-EVER ALL-STAR COCHON

July 24, 2011 at 4:30 pm

WHAT: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas and Cochon 555, a national culinary competition promoting heritage breed pigs, will host the first-ever All-Star Cochon, a new pork-filled Las Vegas event.

The ten chefs – past winners and fan favorites – will work together to prepare a ‘snout-to-tail’ menu featuring heritage breed pigs sourced in their local markets. The event includes over forty swine infused dishes, four butcher demos, reserve wines, artisan cocktails, craft brews and pig-infused desserts. Special engagements include a tasting of Domaine Serene reserve wines paired with the coveted Spanish pork, Fermin Iberico de Bellota, Imported by Wagshal’s.

WHO: Participating chefs and butchers include Joshua Applestone of Fleisher’s Meats (NY), Jamie Bissonette of Coppa (Boston), Mary Dumont of Harvest (Boston), the 2011 “King & Queen of Porc” Duskie Estes & John Stewart of Zazu (Sonoma), Ryan Farr of 4505 Meats (SF), Devin Knell of French Laundry (Napa), Stephanie Izard of The Girl & The Goat (Chicago), Mark Ladner of Del Posto (NYC), Amelia Posada and Erika Nakamura of Lindy & Grundy (LA), Alex Seidel of Fruition (Denver), Michael Sullivan of Blackberry Farm (Walland, TN), John Sundstrom of Lark (Seattle), Andy Ricker of Pok Pok (Portland), Jeremy Fox (Napa) and the 2010 “King of Porc” David Varley of Michael Mina (San Francisco).

Chefs from The Cosmopolitan’s restaurant collection also will participate including Blue Ribbon Sushi Bar & Grill, China Poblano, Comme Ça, D.O.C.G, Estiatorio Milos, Holstein’s, Jaleo, STK, Scarpetta, and Wicked Spoon and others will also participate.

WHEN: Sunday, July 24, 2011

3:30 pm VIP/4:30 pm General Admission

WHERE: The Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas

3708 Las Vegas Boulevard South 
Las Vegas, NV

TICKETS: Tickets for All-Star Cochon start at $150 per person for general admission and are available at www.cochon555.com or www.cosmopolitanlasvegas.com. VIP tickets for $200 include a private tasting of reserve wines, artisan cheese, oysters and caviar. To see upcoming announcements about the final chef line-ups, visit the website, the Facebook page, or look for updates at twitter.com/cochon555.