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5th Annual Taste in Ferguson Event to Raise Scholarship Money for Local Youth
Featuring foods from more than 20 vendors, the 5th annual Taste In Ferguson will be held September 10TH,2017 from 3-6pm at the Savoy Banquet Center located at 119 South Florissant Road in Ferguson Missouri.
This year’s theme is THE YEAR OF THE CHAMPION with food vendors competing in one of 5 categories: BBQ, International, Chicken, Pizza and Dessert for a cash prize, trophy and bragging rights!
The competition line up will be featuring in BBQ: Paul’s Market, Red’s BBQ, Roper’s Ribs and Sugarfire Smokehouse.
Competing in the International category will be Banana Yummies, Breakaway Café, Pho Long Restaurant and The Rice House.
Chicken will feature Drakes’s Place Restaurant, London’s Wing House, Mimi’s Subway Bar & Grill and Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers.
Pizza will feature Amore Pizza, Marley’s Bar & Grill, Papa Murphy’s Pizza and Pirrone’s Pizzeria.
Dessert will feature Cupcake Fetish, Ferguson Whistle Stop and Helfer’s Pastries & Deli Café. Attendees will vote on who will be this year’s Best of Food Tasting Champion.
We are pleased to announce that Ms. Christina Coleman of KSDK Channel 5 News will be this year’s MC of the event. Back by popular demand will be the Cooking Demonstrations which will be presented in the “Chef’s Tent” by Jerry McClure of Paul’s Market, Adam Pritchett of Hi-Pointe Drive In Restaurant, and Ben Welch, pit master and owner of Big Baby Q and Smokehouse.
The Children’s area will have “hands on” activities and fun galore.
The musical talent this year will open with “The Forestwood Boys” who play classics in rock and easy listening and then we are pleased to announce the talents of Brian Owens and the Brian Owens Band who will be performing the remainder of the event. Brian Owens is a Ferguson native who has achieved national acclaim for his smooth sounds and high energy performance and his love for giving back to his community.
Beer and wine tasting will be available to wet your whistle. A silent auction will be ongoing throughout the event.
September 10th, will also include a friendly “cook off” between Ferguson Police and Ferguson Fire departments with the winner receiving a trophy for bragging rights. THE YEAR OF THE CHAMPION will surely bring the best and the boldest that the participating restaurants have to offer.
We welcome and thank Centene Charitable Foundation as our premier event sponsor again this year.
Tickets are available now! Tickets are $25.00 (children 10 & under free) and can be purchased at all participating restaurant locations! Tickets can also be purchased at the Ferguson Farmer’s Market every Saturday from 8:00 am to Noon, at Robinwood Automotive or ONLINE at www.thetasteinferguson.com.
Gather your friends, load up the kids, kick the dog and come on out to the 5th Annual Taste in Ferguson on Sunday September 10th, for an afternoon of delicious food, friendly competition, entertainment and family fun.
