Motown Macdown

The Motown Macdown (hosted by Dino’s) was a great even! I couldn’t think of a better food to use in competition. Macaroni and cheese can be made so many different ways, and everyone has their favorite. The event was a fundraiser for Justin’s Vision and consisted of a competition between Brian Polcyn from Forrest Grill, Matthew Baldridge of Cliff Bells, Inn Season Café, The Hungry Dudes, Chris Franz of the Rattlesnake Club, and Brian Perrone of Slows BBQ. What a great lineup!
So this is how the event worked: You get 1 little cup of each chef’s mac and cheese, but the tasting is blind. The cups each had a number (1 – 6) on them and at the end you voted by donating to whichever number was your favorite. I really liked that you didn’t know who made what. It kept things interesting. I did know immediately which one was the chef’s from Inn Season, because it didn’t taste like cheese! Gross… vegan mac and cheese should not be allowed! I ultimately chose #1 without hesitation. It was by far the best! It was super creamy, really cheesy, and had super smoky pieces of bacon in it! You could smell the great cheese he used when the servers walked out.
So, there were two winners, one judge’s choice and one people’s choice. Judges choice went to #1-​Chef Polcyn! (my personal favorite chef and macaroni and cheese) and the people’s choice when to #5– Chef Baldridge. His was ok, but I think he had a bunch of friends there who voted for him.
Overall the event was really fun and delicious. I think they could have had more seating for the guests, so everyone could have sat down while eating. I also think they should have given larger portions! For $ 30 you barely get to taste each one… but at least it went to a good cause. They had other food such as Treat Dreams ice cream, Panini Press, and cupcakes. Garden Fresh sponsored the event along with Dino’s and Justin’s Vision. I really hope they do it again next year!