JAKE DE PAUL: ASADO/MASA VS. SOFIA BISTRO/MANDOLIN CAFE >>>

Monday, Nov. 24 the South Sound can experience the on-the-fly cooking wizardry of Asado/Masa Executive Chef Joel Mertens and Sofia Bistro/Mandolin Cafe Executive Chef Jaron Witsoe as they face off in a fierce but friendly battle for the title Ã"Urban Gourmet's Iron Chef Tacoma."

The brainchild of the Sixth Avenue kitchen store, the chefs will have one hour to create a four-course meal from a black box filled with mystery ingredients. Celebrity judges will determine the winner.

The real winner will be Tacoma's Family Justice Center, which will receive the net proceeds to help support victims of domestic violence.

The event is loosely based on the once-hot-as-wasabi televised-cook-off import Iron Chef.

Watch the action for $75, which includes a wine tasting, food, door prizes and swag bags.

[Urban Gourmet, Monday, Nov. 24, 6 p.m., $75, 2602 Sixth Ave., Tacoma, 253.272.3111]