NEW! Hour Detroit’s Savor Showdown presented by Karmanos Cancer Institute.

FIVE DAYS. TWENTY CHEFS. ONE DELICIOUS FOOD FIGHT.

Top chefs from across the country face off to serve up their best dishes at Hour Detroit’s Savor Showdown presented by The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute April 24 – 28 at the Great Lakes Culinary Center.

Each day, a pair of chefs will go head-to-head with another pair of chefs in the ultimate food fight to create an extraordinary four-course meal celebrating their culinary theme. A panel of judges will crown a winning team after each meal, and you decide who had the best dish!

Enjoy wine pairings, craft cocktails, live entertainment, and a pop-up art gallery by local artist Désirée Kelly for a dining experience you won’t want to miss.

– PRESENTED BY –

CHEFS

APRIL 24

Anthony Lombardo
SheWolf – Detroit

Lloyd Roberts
Adachi – Birmingham

Ernesto Antopia
Cafe Cortina – Farmington Hills

Kyle Schutte
Besa – Detroit

APRIL 25

Shawn McClain
Restaurant Coming Soon

Jamaal Taherzadeh
Libertine Social – Las Vegas, NV

Doug Hewitt
Chartreuse Kitchen & Cocktails – Detroit

Jonathan Horan
Town Council Kitchen & Bar – Neenah, WI

APRIL 26

Michael Barrera
Latido – Hazel Park

Carlo Lamagna
Magna – Portland, OR

Sarah Welch
Marrow – Detroit

Natasha Vitti
The Whitney – Detroit

APRIL 27

Brad Greenhill
Takoi – Detroit

Myles Anton
Trattoria Stella – Traverse City, MI

Jordan Hoffman
Parc – Detroit

Rob Wing
Eataly – Chicago, IL

APRIL 28

Brendon Edwards
Gold Cash Gold – Detroit

Brett Sawyer
The Plum – Cleveland, OH

Nikita Sanches
Rock City Eatery – Detroit

Philip Phillips
Lone Wolf Banh Mi – Tulsa, OK

FEATURED ARTIST

Désirée Kelly

Désirée Kelly discovered oil painting while studying graphic design and drawing at Detroit’s own Wayne State University. She emerged as a breakthrough artist in 2013 as 5th cycle resident of Red Bull House of Art in Detroit. Kelly’s work now adorns Detroit Bus Company buses and walls around the city. Her best-known work, so far, is Abe in Shades, a depiction of the 16th president wearing sunglasses with kaleidoscope colors.

CHARITY PARTNER

Proceeds from the art auction will benefit The Barbara Ann Karmanos Cancer Institute.

SPONSORS & PARTNERS

RESTAURANTS

LOCATION

Great-Lakes-Culinary-Center-Logo24101 W. 9 Mile Rd.
Southfield, MI 48033