Photos: Cochon 555 in Los Angeles

Cochon 555 is a 10-city tour that is lardcore to the core. It’s a type of offal exhibition rarely seen outside of a Fergus Henderson birthday party. At each of the stops five local chefs compete with one goal in mind—to cook every last morsel of a particular breed of heritage hog like Red Wattle, Hampshire and Berkshire.

On Sunday, five local chefs hit the House of Blues on Sunset Blvd. for an epic nose-to-tail throwdown. Those chefs include Chad Colby of Mozza, Ben Ford of Ford's Filling Station, Neal Fraser of the Strand House, Grace & BLT, Jason Neroni of Superba Snack Bar, and Micah Wexler of Mezze. See below for the winner, crowned Price of Pork Los Angeles.

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Photos: Huge Galdones

A range of offerings from Team Superba, lead by Jason Neroni.

 

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Chad Colby (Mozza) seasons his pasta. Pork was invovled.

 

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Photo: Huge Galdones/Cochon 555

La Quercia bacon bouquets.

 

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This is the type of thing that goes down at Cochon 555.

 

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The hotdog course from The Strand House.

 

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Micah Wexler (far right) and team from Mezze (including Winston, their mascot).

 

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Ben Ford accepts the title of Prince of Pork Los Angeles.