I was so pleased to hear from Trevor Dye at Meridian that they will be back to Taste of the Town this year! There is always something going on at Meridian these days! They have numerous events coming up in April including a wine dinner april 14th with Hanover Park Vineyards, cooking class (Artichokes!) April 21st and Easter Brunch this Sunday. Go to their website, www.meridianws.com to see all that's happening at this hip place!
Right across from Meridian on Marshall Street is a fabulous place to start your morning, have lunch or an afternoon pick-me-up. Ollie's Bakery of course! Yes, Ollie's is finally coming to Taste of the Town! I've been trying for years to lure them in but it's finally going to happen! And let me tell you, if you haven't been lately, you need to try it. They have the most enticing array of elegant pastries that you may have ever seen. It is pure heaven! Their website, www.olliesbakeryws.com has coupons too so check it out before you head out.
Be sure to check out the list on the sidebar of restaurants. If you click on the name, it will take you to their website automatically!
Tickets will be here soon for the Taste and we'll be distributing them to Lowes Foods for sale at their Customer Service desks plus we'll be selling tickets online at www.BrownPaperTicket.com. As soon as the dates of availability are set, I'll let you know when you can buy tickets.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Wednesday, March 10, 2010
Looking for us on Twitter or Facebook?
My buddy Lamaya who is also on the Taste of the Town committee is in charge of all things social media around here at Family Services, Inc. You'll be able to keep up with what's happening at the agency as well as Taste of the Town!
Meanwhile, we're very excited to announce that Triad Community Kitchen will be returning to the Taste of the Town this year! Triad Community Kitchen is a program of the Second Harvest Food Bank. It is a cooking school and caterer; last year they took the top prize from our illustrious professional judges, Al Romano, Instructor in GTCC's Culinary Technology Program; Chef Darren McCorkle, Executive Chef at WSSU; and of course Michael Hastings, Food Editor for the Winston-Salem Journal.
William Webster is Triad's Catering Chef in charge of this year's team as he was last year when they won. We have used Triad Community Kitchen to cater events here at Family Services, including our Christmas party for staff. They do a wonderful job!
More later....
Friday, March 5, 2010
The flavor is building at Taste of the Town!
Can you smell it? Can you taste it? No? Well you haven't been hanging out where I have in that case. We have added a couple more names to the list of Taste of the Town participants since I last wrote.
Our friends at Costco notified us that they will be back this year with some terrific food choices. They provided all of the beautiful yellow roses you saw around the ballroom last year. They have the best flowers!
Yesterday I was lucky enough to have a long chat with Robert Moreau at Bib's Downtown and convince him that Taste of the Town is the place to be on May 1st! I am thrilled to have Bib's represented this year; they are such a different kind of place. It's not your uncle's barbecue place, but they smoke their meats, including beef brisket (my favorite), pulled pork, turkey and sausages in this giant red smoker. Then they serve them up in a sandwich or a plate with the most wonderful sides. The baked beans are the best around; they're sweet and spicey! And of course you get hush puppies, but not your run of the mill hush puppies. They have sage in them and they are delicious! All this and they're downtown Winston-Salem on 5th St. across from the main library, with plenty of parking.
Robert's excited about participating this year. I know they are already planning what they'll bring and how they'll decorate their booth!
For now, in the sidebar, if you click on a restaurant, it will take you directly to their website. Get out and try some new restaurants this weekend! If we don't support the economy, who will?
Our friends at Costco notified us that they will be back this year with some terrific food choices. They provided all of the beautiful yellow roses you saw around the ballroom last year. They have the best flowers!
Yesterday I was lucky enough to have a long chat with Robert Moreau at Bib's Downtown and convince him that Taste of the Town is the place to be on May 1st! I am thrilled to have Bib's represented this year; they are such a different kind of place. It's not your uncle's barbecue place, but they smoke their meats, including beef brisket (my favorite), pulled pork, turkey and sausages in this giant red smoker. Then they serve them up in a sandwich or a plate with the most wonderful sides. The baked beans are the best around; they're sweet and spicey! And of course you get hush puppies, but not your run of the mill hush puppies. They have sage in them and they are delicious! All this and they're downtown Winston-Salem on 5th St. across from the main library, with plenty of parking.
Robert's excited about participating this year. I know they are already planning what they'll bring and how they'll decorate their booth!
For now, in the sidebar, if you click on a restaurant, it will take you directly to their website. Get out and try some new restaurants this weekend! If we don't support the economy, who will?
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