StrEATs Neighborhood Cook-Off
Congratulations to the 2025 StrEATs Neighborhood Cook-off Champion, Chef Garcia Brown of SouthBound! Read the whole story from Unpretentious Palate here.
Chef Garcia took home:
- A Trophy
- 2 VIP three-day passes to the Lovin’ Life Music Fest which takes place May 2-4
- A complimentary commercial kitchen hood and exhaust clean to NFPA 96 standards from Kitchen Guard of Charlotte
- A complimentary pass to the Party Room for up to 10 people at Sauna House
- $1,000 + the title of StrEATs Neighborhood Cook-off Champion!
The Final Four
In its fourth year, StrEATs once again choose eight local chefs to represent their neighborhoods and go head-to-head in a cook-off to win the title of the StrEATs Neighborhood Champion!
Each competitor was tasked to create a dish that best represents their neighborhood.
The 2025 Competitors
ROUND 1
ROUND 2
vs.
ROUND 3
ROUND 4
