Name: Cochon 555, Coming Soon
Start: 2015-02-22T00:00:00-05:00
End: 2015-02-22T00:00:00-05:00

Mark your calendars for Cochon 555: the roving culinary competition returns to Boston with a trio of delicious, heritage breed pork-filled events.

To get the festivities off to an appropriately tasty start, chef Mary Dumont, last year’s Princess of Porc, will be hosting a guest chef dinner at Harvest on Friday, February 20th. Joining her in the kitchen to prepare the epic feast: Will Gilson of Puritan & Company, Michael Scelfo of Alden & Harlow, Brandon Baltzley of Ceia, COCHON 555 founder Brady Lowe and Dumont’s right hand man/pastry chef Brian Mercury. Tickets for the five-course meal, which will be paired with an array of German wines, are $125 each and can be reserved by calling Harvest directly at 617.868.2255.

On Saturday, February 21st, chef Eric Brennan of Post 390 teams up with St. Francis Winery and Anchor Distilling for the first Boston-based Large Format Feast, a dinner series designed to celebrate prominent winemakers and source-driven chefs who are opting to include heritage pork on their steakhouse menus. Tickets for the four-course Big Beef vs. Heritage Pig-themed dinner, which will be matched with reserve wines, are $125 apiece. Reserve tickets online here or drop an email to guest@cochon555.com.

The weekend’s main event, scheduled for Sunday, February 22nd, features five seriously talented chefs cooking five heritage breed pigs in a friendly competition. This year’s faceoff, which takes place at the Royale on Tremont Street, stars Jody Adams of Rialto and Trade, Louis DiBiccari of Tavern Road, Kevin O’Donnell of The Salty Pig, Max Hull of Mei Mei, and Aaron Chambers of Bar Boulud. Each one will prepare up to six dishes for a panel of judges and event attendees in the hopes of being named the Prince (or Princess) of Porc. A dizzying array of ticket options are available online here though the simplest options seem to be General Admission for $125 and VIP for $200.