Photo Gallery | Top Chefs to Face Off at Madison College

One of the largest cooking competitions in the Midwest is coming to Madison Area Technical College.

In a format familiar to fans of the popular TV cooking shows Iron Chef, Chopped and Top Chef, 27 professional chefs will be demonstrating their culinary prowess at Madison College’s Truax campus on Jan. 13-15.

Iowa, Illinois, Michigan, Kansas, Nebraska, Utah, Massachusetts and Wisconsin are among the states that will be represented at the cooking competition.

But the pros aren’t the only ones that will be showing off their cooking skills at the College’s version of “Kitchen Stadium.”

Aspiring chefs from Madison College will challenge culinary students from Fox Valley Technical College to determine who will represent Wisconsin in the regional competition in Detroit this spring. Culinary students from Joliet Community College in Illinois, Johnson County Community College in Kansas and Metropolitan Community College in Nebraska will also be vying for awards.

The event is being held in the culinary kitchens at Madison College’s Truax campus, which is located at 3550 Anderson Street. Unfortunately, this year the event is not open to the public due to space concerns.