Cochon555 pulled into the Lowes Hotel in downtown Minneapolis with 5 heritage breed pigs, 5 chefs to prepare them (snout to tail, nothing went to waste) and plenty of bourbon and wine. The competing chefs included Thomas Boemer of Corner Table, Steven Brown of Tilia, Michael DeCamp representing La Belle Vie, Jim Christiansen of Heyday, and Gavin Kaysen of Spoon and Stable. The winning pig had been known as Violet by her family before being brought to Corner Table to be be prepared every which way but loose.
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Cochon 555 Minneapolis: The Hangover Report
The national touring competition made its first stop in Minneapolis. See the pigs, the chefs, the bourbon and the winner.
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Head judge Andrew Zimmern
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Stephanie March and Patrick Weber approve of bourbon
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Chef Mike DeCamp with his teammate and wife Corinne DeCamp
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Corner Table co-owner Nick Rancone
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Tough work judging the punk cocktail competition
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Chef Steven Brown of Tilia
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Heyday celebrates Britt Tracy's Punch win
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Tyge Nelson of Team La Belle Vie approves of Molly Mogren's meat
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Chad Moreau discusses building the perfect Manhattan
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Mike Phillips of Red Table Meats and Erik Sather of Seward Co-op
A butchering demonstration led to a pop up butcher shop
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Porchetta: just one way to prepare the majestic beast
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Stephanie A. Meyer, Christina Nguyen of Hola Arepa and Lina Goh of Zen Box Izakaya
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Mike Brown and the chefs of Travail served tartare with sombrero aid
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The chefs and Cochon555 organizer Brady Lowe
