{"id":35679,"date":"2016-09-09T10:00:05","date_gmt":"2016-09-09T15:00:05","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/?p=35679"},"modified":"2016-09-08T15:46:47","modified_gmt":"2016-09-08T20:46:47","slug":"sweetest-chef-of-the-south-competition-in-jackson-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thelocalvoice.net\/oxford\/sweetest-chef-of-the-south-competition-in-jackson-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"Sweetest Chef of the South Competition in Jackson, Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"

JACKSON, MS — In partnership with Visit Ridgeland<\/strong>, Eat Y\u2019all<\/strong> will present the second annual Sweetest<\/span><\/p>\n

Chefs of the South<\/strong> event on Monday, September 12 at The Lake House<\/strong> in Ridgeland, Mississippi<\/strong> from 7<\/span>\u20138:30 pm (VIP entrance at 6:30 p.m.).<\/span><\/p>\n

Sweetest Chefs of the South features our region\u2019s top pastry chefs competing in a people\u2019s choice competition for the title, Sweetest Chef of the South, and the opportunity to advance to the World Food Championships<\/strong> to compete in the World Dessert Challenge<\/strong> this November. Attendees will serve as food judges and name the winner thru their vote. The event serves as a fundraiser for Extra Table.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s like a high stakes version of Eat Jackson\u2019s popular Throwdown series,\u201d said Andy Chapman<\/strong>, creator of the event and founder of Eat Jackson<\/strong> and Eat Y\u2019all, the host of Sweetest Chefs of the South presented by Visit Ridgeland.<\/span><\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s all the fun of food judging, sampling and a good party – but with the addition of a next step: the winner will go on to compete for tens of thousands of dollars in cash and prizes at the World Food Championships,\u201d Chapman said.<\/span><\/p>\n

The following chefs will compete:<\/span><\/p>\n