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By Lisa Abraham
Beacon Journal food writer
Published on Wednesday, Aug 27, 2008
Bring your appetites to the annual Taste of Hudson this weekend.
More than two dozen local restaurants will be participating in the event, offering food and drink on Hudson's historic green. All sample-size portions of food will be sold for $5 or less.
The festival runs noon to 8 p.m. Sunday and 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, Labor Day, in downtown Hudson.
In addition, there will be a beer and wine tasting tent presented by the Cleveland Wine School and a cooking demonstration tent sponsored by the Western Reserve School of Cooking.
Demonstrations will take place every hour from 1 to 6 p.m. on Sunday and from noon to 5 p.m. on Monday, and will feature area chefs Michael Karla from Heinen's, Brandt Evans from Blue Canyon, Frank Zifer from Virtues, Rick Carson from The Vue, Don and D.J. Bitter from Olde Whedon Grill, Roger Thomas from Piatto Novo, Kim Horner from Downtown 140, John, J.J., and Kevin Altomare from Hudson's, Catherine St. John from the cooking school, Andrew Jackson from Laurel Lake and Joe Iannaggi from D'Angelo's Ristorante.
For more information, visit http://tasteofhudson.com.
A few more nations
Organizers for the Melting Pot — A Taste of Many Nations, the annual fundraiser for Mature Services, are still looking for some restaurants to participate in the Sept. 18 event.
The event features area chefs who prepare samplings of a variety of ethnic dishes. On the menu this year are Mexican, Italian, Asian, Irish and Southern foods.
The Melting Pot begins at 5:30 p.m. at Tangier, 532 W. Market St., and has a silent auction, a raffle, and music. Tickets are $50, $100 for patrons.
Mature Services helps area elderly through a variety of programs, including employment services, hot meals or help in their homes. Any restaurants or caterers interested in participating or people interested in purchasing tickets should contact Mature Services at 330-253-4597, Ext. 333, or at http://www.matureservices.org.
Come raise a stein
It was 1973 when the German Family Society held its first Oktoberfest outside of Kent. Now, 35 years later, the event is still going strong.
This year's festival is Sept. 5-7 at Donau Park, 3871 Ranfield Road, Brimfield Township.
Of course. there will be German and domestic beer, as well as wine and soft drinks. The menu is full of authentic German food, including schnitzel dinners, homemade sausage, cabbage rolls, chicken, German wieners, bratwurst, hot pretzels and corn on the cob, and German pastries.
There's also a full schedule of bands for dancing a polka or two.
Festival hours are 6 p.m. to midnight Friday, 4 p.m. to midnight Saturday and noon to 8 p.m. on Sunday. Admission is $4 for adults, $2 for seniors Friday and Saturday. Children 12 and younger are free.
Cookbook awards
The deadline is approaching for the 19th annual Tabasco Community Cookbook Awards.
The awards are given to cookbooks published as fund-raising efforts by nonprofit organizations in 2007 and 2008. Deadline for submissions is Sept. 26.
The winners will receive contributions to their charities. First place is $2,500, second place, $1,000 and third place, $750. Six regional awards also may be given, at $500 each.
Cookbooks that have sold more than 100,000 copies, regardless of when they were first published, are eligible for induction into the Walter S. McIlhenny Hall of Fame, which honors books considered classics in the field.
Entry forms and complete rules are available online at http://www.tabasco.com.
McIlhenny Co., which makes Tabasco Sauce, established the awards 18 years ago to recognize the role local cookbooks play in chronicling and preserving local culinary traditions.
Lisa A. Abraham can be reached at 330-996-3737 or labraham@thebeaconjournal.com.
Bring your appetites to the annual Taste of Hudson this weekend.
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