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Events in Plano
Plano Texas is an active and lively community with many events of interest to our out of town guests and local community throughout the year. Ethnic festivals, arts and crafts fairs, exciting theatre, sporting events and much more are included in the calendar of events. Use the easy search box below to find out what is going on during your visit or plan your next trip to Plano around one of these great events. If you are interested in having an event listed on our calendar, you can Submit an Event here.
Celebrity Chef Smackdown – North vs South
Which side of 635 has it better?
Competitors: Raining Champion John Tesar, Knife & Season 14 TOP CHEF Contestant takes on TJ Legnick, Dee Lincoln Prime
Here’s how the event breaks down…
- Chef Tre Wilcox will invite a well-known Dallas based chef to compete against a well-known Collin County based Chef.
- Chef’s will receive a mystery basket of ingredients and compete head to head.
- The competition will last 50 minutes, the first five minutes will be planning and gathering ingredients, but no cooking. The chefs will be required to present a minimum of 2 dishes at the conclusion of the 45 minute cooking time.
- Three judges will be brought in to judge on taste, creativity, presentation and use of the mystery basket ingredients.
- Tre Wilcox will MC the cooking competition.
Competition to start at 5:00pm
During the event, attendees can enjoy the chef challenge, tastings from local restaurants, live music, alongside wine, beer and cocktail sampling.
