The Food Holidays of March 2013

March is National:

         Celery Month

         Flour Month

         Nutrition Month

         Noodle Month

         Peanut Month

         Sauce Month

         Caffeine Awareness Month

         Veggie Month (United Kingdom)

The 2^nd week of March is:

National Chocolate Chip Cookie Week

National School Breakfast Week

The 3^rd week of March is:

            National American Cookie Week

The 3^rd Saturday of March is:

            National Maple Syrup Day

March 1                        National Peanut Butter Lovers Day                       

March 1                        National Fruit Compote Day

March 2                        National Banana Cream Pie Day

March 3                        National Cold Cuts Day

March 3                        National Mulled Wine Day

March 4                        National Pound Cake Day

March 5                        National Cheese Doodle Day

March 6                        National Frozen Food Day

March 6                        National White Chocolate Cheesecake Day

March 7                        National Crown Roast of Pork Day

March 7                        National Cereal Day

March 8                        National Peanut Cluster Day

March 9                        National Crabmeat Day

March 10                      National Blueberry Popover Day                       

March 11                        National Oatmeal-Nut Waffles Day

March 12                        National Baked Scallops Day

March 13                        National Coconut Torte Day

March 14                        National Potato Chip Day

March 15                        National Pears Helene Day

March 16                        National Artichoke Hearts Day

March 17                        National Corned Beef & Cabbage Day

March 18                        National Oatmeal Cookie Day

March 19                        National Poultry Day

March 19                        National Chocolate Caramel Day

March 20                        National Bock Beer Day

March 20                        National Ravioli Day

March 21                        National California Strawberry Day

March 22                        National Coq Au Vin Day

March 23                        National Chip & Dip Day

March 23                        National Melba Toast Day

March 24                        National Chocolate Covered Raisins Day

March 25                        National Pecan Day

March 25                        National Waffle Day

March 25                        National Lobster Newburg Day

March 26                        National Spinach Day

March 27                        National Spanish Paella Day

March 28                        National Something on a Stick Day

March 28                        National Black Forest Cake Day

March 29                        National Lemon Chiffon Cake Day

March 30                        National Turkey Neck SoupDay           

March 31                        National Tater Day

March 31                        National Clams on the Halfshell Day

March 31                        National Oranges & Lemons Day

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Cochon 555 at The Ritz-Carlton, Denver

Celebrating its third season as a friendly competition for a cause -- touting pork with a purpose -- Cochon 555 will convene in the Mile-High City on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at The Ritz-Carlton, Denver. The one-of-a-kind traveling culinary competition and tasting event was conceived by Brady Lowe to promote sustainable farming of heritage breed pigs. Each stop along the 10-city tour offers hard-working local farmers the opportunity to connect with like-minded agriculturalists, renowned chefs and the pork-loving public. 

Top chefs from around the state, all nationally recognized as Colorado’s best, will join forces to showcase their take on a pork dish produced from a 175 pound heritage breed hog, each carefully paired with a different wine from selected wineries. Chefs lending a hand for the spirited competition are: Alex Seidel – Fruition, Frank Bonnano – Mizuna/Bones/Luca de Italia, Jennifer Jasinski –Rioja/Euclid Hall, Kelly Liken – Kelly Liken, Vail, and Lachlan Mackinnon – Frasca Food & Wine, Boulder.

The Ritz-Carlton, Denver’s very own executive chef Justin Fields will be on the panel as one of 20 judges to crown the ‘King or Queen of Porc’. Winners are selected based on presentation, utilization and overall best flavor.

Attendees will savor samplings of the chefs prepared dishes and can even take in a live face-off featuring two butchers as they show-off their skills and speed. Epicurean audiences, comprised mainly of pork lovers around the country, have enjoyed this spectacle of a ‘porkfest’, as The New York Times raved it’s a “MUST DO culinary experience.” The winner from each 10-city tour will go to go the finale event, Grand Cochon, at the FOOD & WINE Classic in Aspen, June 19, 2011. 

To purchase tickets, visit www.cochon555.com. Cochon 555’s goal is to help family farms sustain and expand their businesses and to encourage breed diversity and is the only heritage breed pig culinary competition in the country. 

For more information on The Ritz-Carlton, Denver, please call 303.312.3800 or visit us at The Ritz-Carlton, Denver

For more on this event and tips and pointers on how to produce good pork based meals, read the following interview from Chef Justin Fields after the jump.