The best little livestock publication in the Midwest is now available online. Follow this link for a complete look at the current issue. The Illinois Pork Producers Association was the first state group to try such an event, Hegarty adds. That was in 1985. Iowa first tried it about three years later.
Winners go to a national contest.
The event brings together chefs, many of whom know each other well, in a friendly competition. Plaques and prizes are handed out. High fives are exchanged. Teasing is allowed. Money also is raised for charity.