Tucson’s First Annual Jewish Cook-Off and Food Festival

A New City-Wide Food and Fun Event !

Coming to Tucson, the first Annual Jewish Cook-Off and Food Festival will be held at Brandi Fenton Memorial Park on Sunday, November 9th 2008.    The day will have three major events – A Cook-Off and a Food Festival and great entertainment for children and adults.

   The Cook-Off will be held from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.. Non-professional (amateur) cooks from the greater Tucson area will be invited to pre-register and enter the contest in these 12 categories:

*  Brisket	*  Stuffed Cabbage
*  Vegetarian Wild card	*  Knishes
*  Chopped Liver	*  Cheesecake
*  Blinzes	*  Kugel
*  Fish Salad	*  Sephardic dish
*  Mandelbread	*  Rugelah

Local Chefs, food critics and celebrities will judge the contest and winners will be awarded Blue Ribbons for the Best in Tucson – in each category. Judges will be supported by a team of workers who will handle the logistics and food flow.    The Food Festival will be held from 12:00 to 5:00 p.m. with a wide assortment of Jewish-style and Kosher foods available for purchase. In addition, continuous entertainment and a children's area with activities. Price is $2 adults, children under 12 free.

The local chefs/restaurants who participate as judges will also be invited to prepare, using their own recipes, for sale, specific Jewish-style foods.    Other restaurants and bakeries (kosher and vegetarian) will be invited to sell their food products.    Sponsorships continue to be available.

This is a non-profit fundraiser sponsored by Congregation Or Chadash and will also financially benefit other community organizations.Please contact; Diane Kerrihard at 237-7790. For Cook-Off entry forms and rules contact Or Chadash at 512-8500 or click here for an on-line Entry Form or click here for the Entry Rules.