HOT(el) Chef Throwdown
A Special Culinary Event for Hotel Chefs
Our 5th Annual HOT(el) Chef Throwdown was held on June 23rd!
In partnership with the World Food Championships and Dallas College, we give of our best hotel chefs a chance to show off their talents and help us raise money for future members of the hospitality industry. The best part? These chefs duked it out to earn a “golden ticket” to compete in this year’s World Food Championship, October 16-19, 2025 in Indianapolis!
The Chef’s will be challenged to create their best dish in a timed, live cooking competition hosted at the Dallas College Culinary, Pastry and Hospitality Center.
Congratulations to our 2025 winning teams:
- Team Omni Las Colinas (Chef Po Liu) - 1st Place & Golden Ticket Winner
- Team Marriott Dallas Downtown (Chef Brenda Vasquez) - 2nd Place & Golden Ticket Winner
- Team Embassy Suites Denton (Chef Mario Hernandez) - 3rd Place & Golden Ticket Winner
- Team Ritz-Carlton Dallas (Chef Sean Blanchette) - Golden Ticket Winner
- Team HALL Arts Hotel (Chef Brendan Davey) - Golden Ticket Winner
You can check out all of the action in the video below:
This year the 13th Annual World Food Championships will be in Indianapolis October 16-19, 2025. We would love to have our golden ticket winners serve as ambassadors of our region's culinary scene and again - highlight our fabulous and creative hotel chefs. Chef Ricardo Gutierrez, Sheraton Dallas was one of our participants in last year's competition and was named the World Vegetarian Champion!
