The Culinary & Cocktail Clash

The Culinary + Cocktail Clash is a lively cooking and craft cocktail competition between restaurant brands – all to raise money for high school culinary arts programs!

Clash Facts

– 700+ attendees cheering on their favorite restaurant brands

– Culinary teams consist of a chef, executive and a student serving a sous chef

– Cocktail teams will have 5 minutes to create a craft cocktail with Ketel One or Don Julio and a Coca-Cola mixer

– Rodney Strong, Ketel One and Karl Strauss served up libations

– Border Grill, Pie ‘n Burger, Leuzinger High School’s ProStart Program, and Foster Farms served up bites

The Culinary Clash

• The Purse: Wedgewood Weddings
• Coca-Cola Champ – Fleming’s Prime Steakhouse
• Golden Glove Champ – House of Blues
• Golden Plate Champ – BJ’s Restaurants
• Teamwork Champ – California Fish Grill
• Ecolab Champ – Urban Plates
• safeTstep Shoefie Award – Andrew M. with California Fish Grill
• KitchenAid Commercial Equipment Champs – Lawry’s Restaurants + Wedgewood Weddings
• Foster Farms Champ – Pacifica Hotels
• FreshPoint Secret Ingredient Champ – Black Bear Diner
• Team Spirit Award – Black Bear Diner
• Best Bite Champ – Specialty Restaurants Corp.
• Mentor of the Year – Louie Jocson, California Fish Grill
• People’s Choice – Hard Rock Café

The Cocktail Clash​

• Diageo Golden Goblet – Lazy Dog Restaurant & Bar
• Coca-Cola Champ – Pacifica Hotels
• Best Garnish Award – House of Blues
• The Craftiest – Rock & Brews