Foodie Offerings at Local Festivals
Posted: June 5th, 2009 | Author: JR | Filed under: Event, Marblehead, Salem | Tags: champagne reception, cooking demonstrations, Marblehead Festival of Arts, Salem Arts Festival | No Comments »Two upcoming arts festivals have culinary components worth a look. The first is the Salem Arts Festival this weekend. It starts tonight at 5:00 at the Old Town Hall with an art exhibit and live music.
On Saturday, there are cooking demonstrations at Pickering Wharf restaurants throughout the day as follows:
11–12 Capt’s. The Art of Salad: Chef Raphael Liberty demonstrates how to turn the common garden salad into a work of art
2–3 Victoria Station. Dessert Flambé
3–4 Finz. Oysters Inside & Out: what you need to know about oysters
4–5 Capt’s. The Art of Salad
The second event is the Marblehead Festival of Arts Champagne Reception on Sunday June 28 from 5:00 to 7:00 at Fort Sewall.
Along with champagne and reggae/carribean music from Señor Perfecto & The One Drops, tastings will be available from more than a dozen local restaurants. The lineup includes Le Bistro Café & Grill, Café Italia, Capt’s, Foodie’s Feast, Jack-Tar, Ladycakes, Manhattan Sandwich Company, Marblehead Café and Chowder Company, Starlight Creatives, Sticky Rice, Sweeney’s Retreat, and The Landing.
To attend the reception, you must donate to the festival, which can be done by mail or online at the donations section of their Web site. A $65 contribution gets you one invitation; a $150 donation gets you two.
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