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Gecko’s Hospitality Group’s Iron Chef Challenge 2023 is Back Gecko's Chefs Flex their Culinary Muscle in Annual Competition Contact Name: Anne Rollings Contact Email: office@geckoshospitality.com Contact Phone Number: 4045474100 Join the Gecko’s Hospitality Group family of restaurants to celebrate the culinary creativity of your favorite Gecko’s Grill & Pub Chefs during the annual Gecko’s Hospitality Group Iron Chef Challenge. From May 15th – June 11th and June 12th-18th each of our six Gecko’s will participate in a weekly special Iron Chef Menu, with several of our Chefs designing delectable and inventive fare, plus some of our guests’ tried and true favorites with a creative twist. The contest is a weekly competition between Gecko’s Kitchen Creatives and guests may sample what the GHG kitchen pro’s have up their Chef Jacket sleeves. Whichever Iron Chef Special Menu is the favorite of our GHG guests for the week wins the Iron Chef title for that week and a cash prize with seven Iron Chefs named after the competition knives have been cleaned and put away in June. There will be a Championship Final the week of June 12-18th, with the winning GHG location being crowned the Gecko’s Hospitality Group’s Iron Chef 2023 Champ! • Weekly Iron Chef Menu must include minimum of three Entrees, with a maximum of five items on the menu and including the use of one food item determined by a blind drawing of each team. • Winners are based on Iron Chef menu item sales vs. total food sales at each location, with one Iron Chef per location. • We will also crown one location as the Gecko’s Hospitality Group’s Iron Chef Grand Champion with a cook-off week of competition! The Chef & Sous Chef team from each location will collaborate on a menu and compete against the Chef & Sous Chef teams from the other GHG locations. The team who wins that week will be the GHG Grand Champion with the winning team earning a handsome bonus & bragging rights for the year. The Iron Chef Champion in 2022 crown was won by Stickney Point Gecko’s...but the GHG siblings have been eagerly awaiting the return of this In House competition, are sharpening their knives and gunning for the coveted champion’s Chef coat and trophy! Join us as our Gecko’s Chef’s fire up their stoves and as always, delight in sharing our award-winning Gecko’s hospitality with you. Gecko’s Hospitality Group is locally owned and operated and employs over 600 Floridians. Since 1992, Gecko’s Grill & Pub’s has created steady economic stimulus, generating thousands of first-time jobs and launching the careers of scores of hospitality professionals. GHG has been consistently awarded “Best Of” in numerous categories and partners to serve countless schools and philanthropies. GHG was awarded the prestigious Restaurant Neighbor award by the National Restaurant Association in 2017. Gowan and Quillen’s Longboat Key gem, Dry Dock Waterfront Grill joined GHG in 2015 and in 2016, GHG welcomed Dockside Waterfront Grill in Venice to the GHG family. In February, 2021 Tripletail Seafood & Spirits became the newest restaurant sibling in the GHG family. These nine restaurants along with the legendary tavern, Red Barn Bar, fortify the GHG’s mission to provide exceptional hospitality, fresh locally sourced fare with a gourmet twist and a menu that is accessible to everyone. Stickney Point & 41 Clark Road Palmer Crossing SR 70 Twelve Oaks Plaza SR 64 Braden River Plaza 6606 So. Tamiami Tr. 5585 Palmer Crossing Cir. 7228 55th Avenue East 4310 SR 64 East Sarasota, FL 34231 Sarasota, FL 34233 Bradenton, FL 34203 Bradenton, FL 34208 941.248.2020 941.923.6061 941.727.8988 941.744.2664 Hillview Street Southside Village Fruitville Gecko’s 1900 Hillview Street 351 No. Cattlemen Road Sarasota, FL 34239 Sarasota, FL 34232 941.953.2929 941.378.0077 For more information contact: Anne Rollings, office@geckoshospitality.com or www.GeckosGrill.com