The North Carolina Restaurant & Lodging Association will be conducting its second annual NC Chef Showdown, a one-night culinary competition. Out of over forty applicants, sixteen are the finest chefs in North Carolina have been selected to gather in Raleigh to compete for 2017 NC Chef and Pastry Chef of the Year honors – and we’re proud to say, six of them are members of Piedmont Culinary Guild. The competition is managed and hosted by PCG Member, NC culinary media personality Heidi Billotto.