Five local chefs will compete in the Cast Iron Cookoff at Chattanooga Market on Sunday.IF YOU GO• What: Cast Iron Cook-off at Chattanooga Market.• When: 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 22• Where: First Tennessee Pavilion, 1829 Reggie White Blvd.• Admission: Free• Phone: 423-402-9958• Website: www.chattanoogamarket.com
You don’t have to watch TV cooking shows to see top chefs in action. Just show up at Chattanooga Market on Sunday, Sept. 22, and you’ll witness five of the area’s most prominent chefs preparing original recipes as part of the Cast Iron Cook-off.
The chefs — Mac Casteel (Cafe on the Corner), Nick Goeller (212 Market), Michael Lindley (Public House), Matt Marcus (Elemental) and John Palacio (Porter’s Steakhouse) — will create recipes using fresh ingredients sold at the market.
Recipes are created on the spot, says market marketing director Melissa Siragusa.
“We always try to gather recipes [to share with the public], but honestly they [the chefs] are creating as they go and often don’t remember,” she says.