Top Chef Garlic Grill Off – Cleveland Garlic Festival

Grass-Fed Beef and Garlic Competition | 1:00PM

Saturday, August 26, 1:00pm

Chefs

Andy Ng
Chef, Ice Or Rice

Antonia Philpot
Chef, Culinary Expressions Catering

Judges

Tim McCoy
Chef & Instructor, Loretta Paganini School of Cooking

George Hickey
Chef, Premier ProduceOne

Free Range Chicken and Garlic Competition | 3:00PM

Saturday, August 26, 3:00pm

Chefs

Brian Evans
Chef, On The Rise

Antonia Philpot
Chef, Culinary Expressions Catering

Judges

Jennifer Picciano
Reporter & Food Blogger, WOIO

Tim McCoy
Chef & Instructor, Loretta Paganini School of Cooking

Pasture Raised Pork and Garlic Competition | 1:00PM

Sunday, August 27, 1:00pm

Chefs

Antonia Philpot
Chef, Culinary Expressions Catering

TBA
Chef

Judges

Tim McCoy
Chef & Instructor, Loretta Paganini School of Cooking

Tim Bando
Chef, Premier ProduceOne

Vegetarian Garlic Competition | 3:00PM

Sunday, August 27, 3:00pm

Chefs

Anna Kim
Chef, Nestle

Lloyd Foust
Chef, Old Brooklyn Mustard

Antonia Philpot
Chef, Culinary Expressions Catering

Bree Chumley
Chef, Escoffier School of Culinary Arts

Judges

Tim McCoy
Chef & Instructor, Loretta Paganini School of Cooking

April Thompson
Personal Chef, Wild Thymez

Brandon Chrostowski
Chef & Restaurateur, Edwins Leadership and Restaurant

Last Year’s 2022 Grill-off Winners

Top Chef Grass-Fed Beef Winner – Andy Ng of Ice Or Rice
Top Chef Free Range Chicken Winner – Antonia Philpot of Culinary Expressions Catering
Top Chef Pasture Raised Pork Winner – Chris Kafscak of Nomad Culinary
Top Chef Vegetarian Winner – Anna Kim of Nestle

The creativity of ALL the participating chefs and their dishes was phenomenal! Cleveland is lucky to have such culinary talent in our city. Thank you to our other participants and judges.