2026 Battle of the Chefs at Long Walk Farm
May 17, 2026 @ 3:00PM — October 25, 2026 @ 6:00PM Central Time (US & Canada) Add to Calendar
Long Walk Farm: 23780 Dogwood Road Council Bluffs , IA 51503 Get Directions
Battle of the Chefs - at Long Walk Farm - Food and Merriment you've never seen!
Battle of the Chefs at Long Walk Farm - May 17th, 2026 the first Battle. (reschedule date if necessary May 24th, 2026) May 31st, 202 second Battle. (reschedule date if neccesary June 7th, 2026) June 14th, 2026, third Battle. (reschedule date if neccesary June 21st, 2026) June 28th, 2025 - fourth Battle. (reschedule date if neccesary July 12, 2026) Septemeber 13th, 2026 - First Semi Finals. (reschedule date if neccesary Sept. 20th, 2026) October 4th - Second Semi Finals. (reschedule date if neccesary Oct. 11th, 2026) October 18th - the FINAL battle to determine who is the best of the best Chef of the battle. Not to be missed! (reschedule date of neccesary Oct. 25th, 2026) * What is Battle of the Chefs you ask? It is 7 total events consisting of four rounds with two chefs per event and then two semi-final rounds with the winners and then the one final championship round with the two chefs won have continued to out chef the others. ●Fine food and fun at the farm - each 2 1/2 hour event with 7 food courses including the chef prepared courses, graze table, salad and dessert. ● One secret ingredient will be introduced at the start of each event and each chef must use the ingredient in at least one of their dishes. ● Chefs will select from seasonally available produce and proteins = 97% of all ingredients will come from local producers. Yes - local farmers of produce and proteins, in your back yard. ●None other than = the one and only Dan Hoppen will MC the events and will interview chefs, producer farm partners and attendees during each event. ●Ticket holders at each event will vote to help decide which chef moves on to the next round and ultimately who is the Battle of the Chef Champion 2026.
Each ticket you purchase is for a specific date and time. PLEASE CHECK THE DATE OF YOUR TICKET TO ENSURE YOU HAVE THE DATE RESERVED YOU WANT TO ATTEND.
No refunds will be issued for tickets purchased.
The date you purchase your ticket for is the date your ticket is valid for only. We are unable to move your tickets. Each Battle has a "reschedule date" if the Battle needs to be moved for any reason that will be the new date of the Battle.
If you would like to attend all events please choose one of each ticket as they are released for purchase.
Voting by you and all the guests will be happen during your meal to help determine the winner of the Battle along with a NEW update this year - we will also have a secret judge who will not know which dish is from what chef who will be blind voting AND we will also have a guest judge at each event to choose their favorite dishes from the chefs as well. These three votes = all of the guests votes, the secret judges votes and the guest judge vote = will be combined to determine the winner of each Battle.
Head to your cars, keep digesting and talking about how today was the best time with food you've ever had and how you won’t miss the next event.
When you are relaxing at home, tell all your friends on social, text, calls and more that this food is not to be missed and they better get their tickets to the next event.
The Farm will be closed promptly at 6:15 PM
No refunds will be issued for tickets purchased.
We are a small business and we plan for you to attend by the number of tickets purchased thus food is harvested and purchased or prepared for the number of tickets purchased for each date.
Thank you for understanding and honoring the reality of from dirt to dishes.
*In the event of severe weather predictions and/or the need to reschedule an event due to safety or other circumstances determined by Long Walk Farm, your ticket(s) will be honored for the re-scheduled date that is provided in each ticket ****
***Note: We are partnering with the local non-profit, Gotta Be Me who walks, rolls and strolls along individuals with disabilities and their families thus you will see their logo on your ticket(s) and correspondence and they will have volunteers and fellow foodies at each event making sure radical inclusion is happening daily.