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IRON CHEF

Chef Josh Dorcak of MÄS Ashland has been crowned the 2017 Iron
Chef of Oregon at the Bite of Oregon in Portland in September.
During the competition some of Southern Oregon’s most talented
chefs competed. Chef Billy Buscher of Seven Feathers Casino
Resort (previously of Ashland’s Alchemy Restaurant & Bar and 2012
Ashland Culinary Festival Top Chef) competed to defend his 2016
Iron Chef of Oregon title against Chef Josh Dorcak of MÄS Ashland
(2015 & 2016 Ashland Culinary Festival Top Chef). And for the third
year in a row, Ashland has won the title. Watch Chef Dorcak defend
RETIRE TO ASHLAND his 2015 & 2016 Ashland Culinary Festival Top Chef title at the 11th
annual Ashland Culinary Festival this fall, November 2 thru 5. The
Ashland was recently selected as a top retirement destination by Where event is headquartered at Ashland Hills Hotel & Suites.
to Retire, a magazine geared toward helping people with retirement relo-
cation decisions. Check out the September/October issue and read “8 www.ashlandchamber.com
Cities to Park the Car and Walk” to see why Ashland made the top eight.
Each year, 700,000 Americans relocate to new towns to retire and they
bring significant economic benefits with them. Where to Retire Editor
Annette Fuller said many relocating retirees choose a destination with
good walkability. 8 Cities to Park the Car and Walk include: Annapolis, 2017 Iron Chef of Oregon Josh
MD; Ashland, OR; Charlottesville, VA; Flagstaff, AZ; Fort Collins, CO; Dorcak of MÄS Ashland (left) and his
Greenville, SC; Santa Fe, NM; and Tallahassee, FL. Sous Chef Jason Coburn of Portland’s
Pastrami Zombie (right) with their
www.wheretoretire.com Round 2 winning dish.
CHEESY NEWS Photo Credit: Kelsey Frantz of Travel
Rogue Creamery is exhibiting its Ashland
award winning raw milk, organic
Rogue River Blue® and Smokey
Blue® cheeses at the world’s largest
cheese festival—Cheese, a biennial 2017 Iron Chef of Oregon Josh
event held in the Northern Italy city Dorcak of MÄS Ashland (right)
of Bra. This is the 20th Anniversary and his Sous Chef Jason Coburn of
of Cheese; this Slow Food® event is Portland’s Pastrami Zombie (left),
expected to draw more than 270,000 following the winning moment of
visitors with its 300 plus exhibi- Iron Chef Oregon.
tors representing 23 nations. Rogue Photo Credit: Kelsey Frantz of Travel
Creamery is exhibiting at Bra for the Ashland
5th time in a row; the creamery was
the 1st American Cheesemaker to
ship raw milk cheese to the European
Union in 2007 leading the way for a
select few other American cheesemakers.
Final Round Winning Dish: Seared
Also of note, Rogue Creamery was honored in the 2017 Best for the Rockfish, Cranberry, Tomato Ginger
World Overall list, which includes businesses that earned scores in the Vinaigrette and Dungeness Crab.
top 10 percent of more than 2,100 Certified B Corporations™ on
the B Impact Assessment. The 176 Best for the World Overall hono- Photo Credit: Kelsey Frantz of Travel
ree companies come from 75 different industries and 25 countries. Ashland
And last but not least, Rogue Creamery recently won three awards at
the 34th Annual American Cheese Society Competition and Judging
in Denver.
www.roguecreamery.com

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