The 17th Street Farmers’ Market and the Shockoe Bottom Neighborhood Association bring you the second annual Shockoe Chef Showdown is this Saturday, August 1st, from 11:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Top chefs from Richmond and the surrounding area will be competing for top honors in a Signature Dish Competition where entries will be judged in three main categories: the best meat dish, best vegetarian cuisine, and of course, the most decadent dessert. Taste-test the best $2 samples of each Signature Dish from 11AM to 1PM, when afterwards, main courses will be sold in bulk to take home for dinner!

in vino veritas made it out to the Shockoe Chef Showdown and has some words on the good food from Halligan’s, Aurora, Ma Musu, Cafe Gutenberg, Sheba, Richbrau, Bottom’s Up, Kobe, and LuLu’s…

Come experience a unique phenomenon as 10,000 Purple Martins rush to nest at sunset at the 17th Street Farmers’ Market! The Shockoe Chef Showdown and the Gone to the Birds Festival, part of a full day at The 17th Street Farmers’ Market, both run this Saturday, July 26. The Showdown runs from 11AM-4PM and Gone to the Birds runs from 6-9PM.

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The Shockoe Chef Showdown will throwdown at the 17th Street Farmer’s Market Saturday, July 26 from 11AM-4PM. Delicious samples will $2.00 per serving to the public; free parking, free admission. Awards for the Chef Signature Dish Competition Baskets for the Fresh Market Basket Competition happen @1PM. Find out more. (PDF)

Calling all Culinary Masters in Shockoe Valley from the Slip to the Bottom and beyond: So, you think you have what it takes to compete for title of Top Chef in Richmond’s River District? This event will pit the Savory-savvy Gurus from Shockoe Slip against the Flavor-chic Experts of Shockoe Bottom, with some local homegrown culinary talent thrown into the pot to spice things up a bit! [via]

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