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Pairsine Pits Chef Against Chef in a Food-and-Wine Smackdown

By Danielle Lirette

Friday, November 3, 2017 at 5:31 p.m.

Danielle Lirette The Pairsine Chefs Fine Food and Wine Pairing Competition, November 2, 2017 1/31

Danielle Lirette Chef Danielle Sorrano of Mercantile took home the judges' choice award. 2/31

Danielle Lirette A chocolate tasting plate from chef Richard Hammons. 3/31

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Danielle Lirette Chef Duy Pham's winning New York Strip from Parker Garage. 6/31

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Danielle Lirette Richard Hammons one the award for most creative chef for these braised-bison tortellini with Parmesan emulsion. 13/31

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Pairsine Pits Chef Against Chef in a Food-and-Wine Smackdown

The Pairsine Chefs Fine Food and Wine Pairing Competition took place on Thursday, November 2, as part of the three-day Denver International Wine Festival. Ten of Denver's top chefs were pitted against one another in a wine-and-food-pairing competition at the Denver Marriott Westminster. Judges and ticket holders picked their favorites of the night, but even without the competition, there was plenty of great food and wine. Here are the winning chefs:

People's Choice for Best Chef: Duy Pham, executive chef of Parker Garage.
Judges' Choice for Best Chef: Danielle Sorrano, sous chef at Mercantile Dining & Provision
Judges' Choice for Most Creative Chef: Richard Hammons, personal chef/owner of Five Star To You

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