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Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series Dinner Battles
The Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series, a single-elimination tournament highlighting the best of the
state’s food, agriculture and culinary talent, is at the halfway point for its dual-bracket City series. For
the first time in competition history, the regional series pit 24 highly competitive chefs against each
other in two separate brackets that will each name a champion.
The best part – YOU can be the judge! Local residents can get in on the action, serving as dinner guests
at the interactive events. At each dinner, guests are served a blind six-course meal without knowing
which chef prepared each course. Alongside culinary and media judges, diners rate dishes using an
interactive app, ultimately determining who moves on to the next round and who goes home.
Semifinal Brackets:
Bracket One:
 Monday, May 4 Dinner: Mama Ricotta’s versus Chef Steven Goff
 Tuesday, May 5 Dinner: BLT Steak versus The Flipside Cafe
Bracket Two:
 Monday, May 11 Dinner: Vivace versus April 21 Winner
 Tuesday, May 12 Dinner: April 27 Winner versus April 28 Winner
Final Brackets:
Bracket One:
 Monday, May 18 Dinner: May 4 Winner versus May 5 Winner
Bracket Two:
 Tuesday, May 19 Dinner: May 11 Winner versus May 12 Winner
Visit www.competitiondining.com to see additional event dates and restaurants, and to purchase
tickets.
All Charlotte events are held at Bonterra Dining & Wine Room, located at 1829 Cleveland Ave. Tickets
for final battles are $75 excluding beverage, tax and service fee. Tickets must be purchased online at
least a day in advance and often sell out fast.
About The Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series:
The Got to Be NC Competition Dining Series is sponsored by the NC Department of Agriculture &
Consumer Services, Pate Dawson-Southern Foods, Certified Angus Beef®, Pepsi Bottling Ventures,
Libbey, ALSCO, NC Egg Association, Hits Technology, Joyce Farms and local partners in each region of the
state. The goal of the series is to celebrate local North Carolina products and agriculture, and to
showcase the culinary ingenuity and talent across the state. For more information, visit
www.competitiondining.com or get in on the conversation at
www.facebook.com/competitiondining and @CompDiningNC on Twitter or Instagram.