CHEF'S SMALL PLATE COMPETITION

Introducing the long-awaited
Chef's Small Plate Competition

It’s finally here! For years, your favorite bartenders have been having all the fun of friendly competition during Restaurant Week with the ever-popular Cocktail Competition. This summer, the chef’s are getting in on the action with the first ever Chef’s Small Plate Competition. To add to the fun, each season will feature a theme that each competition small plate will use to creatively concoct their dish and ultimately earn your vote for Best Small Plate of the Season in Downtown. This year’s theme: Tastes of Summer!

Thanks to this year’s Presenting Sponsor, Gordon Food Service, we can’t wait to crow the winner of this competition with their very own custom embroidered chef’s coat!  

Once again, the winning dish is all up to you. And we want you to be able to try as many as you can, so we’ve priced the Competition Small Plates at the $10 feature price for this week only. It’s time to head downtown, check out the menus and try as many as you can over the 10 day event, then cast your vote. You only get one vote, so make it count (you can change it throughout the week as much as you want, but whoever your vote is on the last day gets your final vote!).

From the page linked below, you can view all of the contenders in the 2025 Chef’s Small Plate AND Summer Cocktail Competitions. Browse the photos and descriptions of each entry then plan your trips. Keep coming back to the voting page to plan your next stop. Along the way, you’ll even be able to see who is in the lead with the most votes. 
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Don’t forget, beginning the last weekend of Restaurant Week, the rankings will go dark and the nominees will all be listed randomly to ensure anyone can still win. No runaway winners here. Votes during that last weekend have turned the tides before. It's anybody's game. Who will earn YOUR vote this season? 
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Remember, only your last vote will count. Choose wisely.
The winning small plate and cocktail will be awarded August 1, 2025.
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