聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 聽 Chefs Leo Alcock and John Morris of White Bear's Bear Claw Casino and Yorkton's Painted Hand Casino treated VIPs to a casino cook-off Wed., Aug. 26 at he Bear Claw.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭he event was a great success,鈥� says Peggy Slykuis, Bear Claw marketing coordinator. 鈥淏oth chefs barbequed excellent meals and it was a very close contest when it came time to choose the winner.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淚t was almost a tie, but when it was time for the deciding audience cheer, Painted Hand's VIPs cheered very loudly for their chef, so (Chef) John Morris from the Painted Hand was awarded the trophy.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭his competition is something our General Manager Edward Littlechief came up with,鈥� says Slykhuis. 鈥淓ventually, we'd like to have a cook-off with chefs from all six SIGA casinos. It's somehing special for our VIPs and it's a great way to showcase the talents of our chefs.鈥�
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 Twenty-five VIPs from both casinos-and their guests- dined on cornish game hens marinated in honey brown beer sauce, courtesy of Bear Claw's Chef Alcock, while Chef Morris from Yorkton's Painted Hand served up barbequed beer-braised beef ribs with hickory-smoked chicken breasts.
聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽聽 鈥淭hey were also treated to a performance by Michele Amy,鈥� says Slykhuis. 鈥淪he's an amazing artist who is another great example of talent in our part of the province.鈥�
