MEMPHIS, TENN., June 26, 2018, – Grab your fork, and go whole hog! Winningest Woman in BBQ and celebrity chef Melissa Cookston is offering a gourmet, seven-course Pork Lovers Chef’s Table with the first public tasting of her Memphis in May championship created hybrid hogs Saturday, July 14 from 6:30 p.m. to 9 p.m. at STEAK by Melissa, 4975 Pepper Chase Drive Southaven, Mississippi. Tickets are $126.72 including tax and gratuity and are available for purchase at Eventbrite.com through this link: https://bit.ly/2tmyKk7 or call 901-468-8030 to make reservations. Limited seating. For more information on hotel discounts call 901-468-8030.

“I am very excited to host the Pork Lovers Chef’s Table and first public tasting of my Memphis in May Championship Hybrid Hogs Saturday, July 14 at STEAK by Melissa,” said Melissa Cookston. “Only a select few have ever experienced my whole hog and I wanted to share this special offering with the community and pork lovers! It’s a memorable experience you don’t want to miss.”

Cookston’s seven-course menu will focus on all things pork, with the highlight a “pig pickin'” from one of her own personal hogs cooked in the style that has won her five World Whole Hog Championships. Other courses will feature recipes from her upcoming cookbook as well as some of her personal favorite items. Throughout the night, Cookston will describe each meal, discuss the recipes, and explain the cooking process for her award-winning whole hog.

Pork Lover’s Chef’s Table Tasting Menu:

• Amuse
  • Smoked Chipotle Meatball & Sausage Meatball:
    • One fresh ground pork meatball seasoned and smoked over Cherrywood and glazed with Chipotle BBQ sauce. One Fresh ground whole hog sausage meatball, seasoned with extra sage, thyme, crushed red pepper and course ground black pepper.
• First Course
  • Deviled Eggs with Candied Bacon and Chive-Truffle Vinaigrette:
    • Southern traditional deviled egg, then topped with chive-truffle vinaigrette and candied brown sugar and pecan bacon
• Second course
  • Micro Pork Loin Muffuletta with Housemade Olive Salad:
    • Smoked pork loin, seasoned with Melissa’s Mediterranean seasoning blend, then sliced thinly and topped with prosciutto, coppa, provolone and house-made olive salad.
• Third Course
  • Pork Tenderloin Anticuchos with Aji Panca Sauce:
    • Pork tenderloin marinated in chilis, cilantro and garlic, grilled and served with a Peruvian Aji Panca sauce and grilled cumin corn wheels.
• Fourth Course
  • Memphis-Style Babyback Ribs
    • Southern Traditional ribs, served “muddy style” with Sweet Memphis Rib Glaze.
• Entree Course
  • Whole Hog Pig Pickin’:
    • 200 + pound whole hog, specifically bred and raised for Memphis in May under Melissa’s oversight. These hogs are fed a special, organic diet and allowed free range throughout their life. Smoked “Competition style” for 24 hours over cherry, pecan and hickory wood. The hog will be served with BBQ sides in a “Pig Pickin’” style.
• Dessert
  • Bergamot-Nectarine Petite Cake:
    • Nectarine and Bergamot cake, with citrus “sneak” icing.
• Southern Sides
• Cash Bar available

PHOTOS:

Melissa Cookston prepping award-winning Hybrid Hog: https://www.dropbox.com/s/1bztm7atezizlfm/35264604_2149784935308392_2674735284955906048_n.jpg?dl=0

Pork Lovers Chef’s Table Menu:

https://www.dropbox.com/s/r05ws5l158f7utw/Cookston_WholeHogChefsTable_Menu.jpg?dl=0

Melissa Cookston Online:

http://melissacookston.com/blog/

https://www.facebook.com/MelissaCookstonCooks

www.twitter.com/melissacookston

www.instagram.com/melissa.cookston

About Melissa Cookston:

Melissa Cookston was born and raised in the Mississippi Delta and is a trailblazing female food entrepreneur smoking the competition. Cookston is a seven-time world barbecue champion; owner of restaurants Steak by Melissa, a successful steak house in Southaven, Mississippi and Memphis BBQ Company, a successful barbecue restaurant with locations in Horn Lake, Mississippi, and Dunwoody, Georgia; an author of two cookbooks, “Smokin in the Boy’s Room” and “Smokin’ Hot in the South;” and a celebrated southern Delta chef. Recognized nationally from many appearances on national news and talks shows as well as cooking shows and Food Network, Cookston served as a judge on season 4 of Destination America’s “BBQ Pitmasters,” and was named one of America’s most influential BBQ Pitmasters and personalities by Fox News in 2015. Cookston is a Brand Ambassador to both Pit Boss and Smithfield and is a frequent contributor to their communications and marketing efforts.

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