2012 Rule Changes:

$100 bag of tricks ELIMINATED.

Common Pantry will be revealed on the day of each battle.

A panel of professional judges has been added to each battle.These judges will participate in the same manner as the dining judges but their scores will carry a 30% weight to the overall score. The dining public will be weighted 70%.

Good luck and may the best chef win.

Tournament will be a Single Elimination Bracket Series

Chef's must be a team of three dressed in kitchen uniform

One flex cook allowed (so long as they don't compete on another team)

Secret Ingredient will be revealed on the day of each competition (teams agree to confidentiality)

Each Chef must create three dishes incorporating secret ingredient (may be any type of dish, appetizer, entree, dessert)

Chef teams may not cook dishes from their own restaurants menus (ex. signature dishes). This is where honesty and integrity make good sportsmanship.

Teams may only use ingredients provided. More ingredients will not be available due to ruining original product given

Day Preparations will take place from 12:00 noon to 6:00pm at Crippen's (lunch provided for Chef teams)

Each team must bring their own tools (house equipment is available for both teams to work with)

Guests will arrive at 6:30pm, dinner service will begin at 7:00pm

Order of dishes served will be determined by the Chef Ref along with competing Chefs as to best accomodate the guests

Judging will be done by the guests who will have forms or mobile apps to fill out during service along with a panel of professional judges (weight: dining public 70% - professional judges 30%)

Guests & judges will be instructed how to judge based on form's criteria

Winner of each competition will be determined at the end of the evening

Winners will advance in the bracket to the finals and compete for grand prize of $2500.00

All  Competition Dining Events are held under the exclusive supervision of a referee known as the "ChefRef" and will be executed in accordance with the following rules.

GENERAL

1. Good Sportsmanship will be the prevailing attitude throughout the Challenge.
2. All cooks/teams will play by these Chef Challenge Rules and, where necessary, any supplemental Rules stipulated by local Challenge Organizers.
3. The interpretation of these Challenge Rules, in relation to a specific event, will rest with local Challenge Organizers, whose decisions shall be final and binding. Protests after the fact will not be considered.
4. Any cook/team who, during the course of any event, fails to comply with any of these Challenge Rules, will be subject to disqualification from that event.
5. Gambling is neither permitted nor sanctioned
6. Fire on the Rock Chef Challenge in the course of the series, ensure to the best of its ability, that the host/sponsor organization has the funding and/or sponsorship necessary to support the advertised cash prize structure for a Challenge event. The manner and matter of Challenge prize payments are the responsibility of the respective host/sponsor organization.