Local 'celebrities' and chefs create new meals to win title of 'Greatest Chef of Michiana'

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SOUTH BEND — The YMCA of Greater Michiana presents the 2022 Greatest Chefs of Michiana competition and fundraiser at 6 p.m. Oct. 28 at the Palais Royale, 105 W. Colfax Ave.

The 11th annual event will raise money to provide programming to families and individuals throughout the South Bend community.

Local “celebrities” are paired with local chefs/restaurants, and, together, they create a new dish that will be presented to the community through placement on the chef’s restaurant menu and at the event on Oct. 28.

The community may buy votes for their favorite team before and at the event. To vote, visit ymcagm.org/chefs. The team with the most votes is awarded the title of “Greatest Chef of Michiana.”

The restaurant/celebrity teams include the following:

• Camp Eberhart Café: chef Heather Wilcox and celebrity Joseph Odenwald, president of Southwestern Michigan College

• Capri Italian Restaurant: chef Arturo di Rosa and celebrity Peter Agostino, attorney with Anderson, Agostino & Keller, P.C., Law Firm

• Cinco 5: chef Leonardo Duran and celebrity Cecilia López Monterrosa, managing attorney at Monterrosa Law Group

• Copper Rock Steakhouse at Four Winds Casinos: chef Brandon Smithson and celebrity Jordan Gathers, South Bend’s deputy chief of staff

• Fancy Delights: chef Monnese Plummer and celebrity Marvin Curtis, dean emeritus of the Raclin School of Arts at IU South Bend

• Franky’s Tacos: chef Francisco Macias and celebrity Lynn Coleman, community trauma liaison for Memorial Hospital

• No. 6: chefs Amanda Shutts and Vince Hill and celebrity Melissa Stephens, multimedia journalist at WNDU

• Rohr’s: chef Calvin Metts and celebrity Anne Griffith, vice president for university enterprises and events at Notre Dame

• Soulful Kitchen: chef Laquisha Jackson and celebrities Michael & Tina Patton. Michael is South Bend’s diversity, compliance and inclusion officer, Tina is Indiana Trust Wealth Management’s vice president and director of nonprofit and foundation engagement.

For more information, visit ymcagm.org.

This article originally appeared on South Bend Tribune: YMCA holds 2022 Greatest Chefs of Michiana competition and fundraiser