Cochon555 Washington DC 2010

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In retrospect, I'm not sure where I heard of Cochon555 first. But I knew I wanted to be involved, contribute and try the many wines and dishes to be prepared in part to preserve heritage breeds of pork.



I signed up for the VIP version with access to the vip lounge for 2 hrs prior



It was not uncomfortably crowded with a very varied group of people, some clearly restaurant people, vendors, but also some people with cameras and some with dates.

In the VIP area we had a great selection of wine and appetizers. Steak Tartare



oysters from the choptank oyster house



Awesome cheeses from the Cowgirl creamery



and what I thought was the best spread by Richmond's own Belmont Butchery. They had great pate and terrines, which by far where the best to this point, and would have competed for sure with the final meal.





I did not get pictures of all the dishes but here goes some of presentation and finished dishes







towards the end of dinner they had a butcher demonstaration with a red wattel pig



the entire beast was butchered and raffled, unfortunately I didn't win any.



stuffed head, notice the wattle



I was hoping for some of this monster chop



the night ended with bacon again provided by the belmont butchery



and then a whole roasted hog



I had a great time, tasted some great dishes and wines. The list is below

Chefs
Joe Palma
Westend Bistro

Daniel Singhofen
Eola

Nicholas Stefanelli
Bibiana

David Varley
Bourbon Steak

RJ Cooper
Vidalia

The Butcher demonstration
Ryan Farr
4504 Meats

Wines
Conn Valley Vineyards

Donkey and Goat Winery (my favorite)

Twomey Cellars

Chehalem Winery

Domaine Drouhin Oregon

Beer
Heavy Seas Beer (also my favorite)

Again a very fun night and filling night. Check it out in the future!