BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//ChamberHive//Events//EN BEGIN:VEVENT UID:tenant-1057-event-63018@chamberhive.com DTSTAMP:20260917T081904Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260917T081904Z DTSTART:20150717T213000Z DTEND:20150718T020000Z SUMMARY:A Taste of Worthington 2015 - Food Festival LOCATION:OfficeScape Corporate Center 350 W. Wilson Bridge Road (Parking Ar ea) Worthington OH 43085 DESCRIPTION:CONGRATULATIONS TO THESE "PEOPLE'S CHOICE" AWARD WINNERS\, dete rmined by balloting from text/mobile phones and paper ballots at the event : Appetizers First Place: J. Gilbert's — Shrimp Durango Second Place: Tw o Caterers/Sweet Carrot — Ohio Chicken Meatballs Third Place: Fresh Thym e — Goat Cheese Stuffed Peppadew Peppers Entrees Tie for First Place: We sley Glen Retirement Community — Jicama Slaw and Pulled Pork on Johnnie Cake and Willow Brook Christian Home — Pork Tenderloin\, Potato Cake\, K imchi\, Chili Sauce Second Place: J. Gilbert's — Filet with Mashed Potat oes Third Place: The Whitney House — Seared Lamb Kabob Desserts First Pl ace: Graeter’s - Ice Cream Second Place: Weiland’s Market - Scooped Pi es with Ice Cream Third Place: Ruth’s Chris Steak House — Strawberry S hortcake Great tastes and family fun awaited guests at A Taste of Worthing ton\, the Chamber’s annual food sampling festival\, on Friday\, July 17\ , from 5:30 p.m. to 10 p.m.\, in the parking area of OfficeScape Corporate Center\, 350 W. Wilson Bridge Road. Nearly 3\,000 people attended and enj oyed 61 dishes from 26 area restaurants. Admission was $3 per person (or $ 5 for two persons)\; children under 6 were admitted free. Parking was free in the convenient adjacent lots. Guests enjoyed affordably priced ($1-$7) appetizers\, entrées and desserts in a festive block party atmosphere. T hey voted on their favorite restaurant dishes in the "Peoples Choice Award s." Soft drinks\, bottled water\, beer and wine also were sold by the Cham ber. A summary of menu items: Appetizers and Snacks Aladdin's - Hummus/Bab a\; Veggies\, Quinoa Blarney Stone - Fries with Shamrock Sauce\; Pretzel R ods with Cheese Sauce Blazing Saddles - Buffalo Egg Rolls\; Potato Spurs\; Combo Fresh Thyme - Goat Cheese-Stuffed Peppadew Peppers Friendship Villa ge of Columbus - Spicy Asian Shrimp Salad J. Gilbert's - Shrimp Durango J. Liu Restaurant & Bar - Lettuce Wraps Marcella's - Caprese Salad Skewers\; Braised Veal Meatball Molly Woo's - Barbecued Short Ribs Ruth's Chris Ste ak House - Seared Tuna and Cucumber Salad\; Bruschetta Star Lanes Polaris - Tortilla Chips with Salsa Tropical Nut & Fruit Co. - Ballpark Mix\; Swee t & Spicy Mix Two Caterers/Sweet Carrot - Ohio Chicken Meatballs The Whitn ey House - Pickled Veggies\; Cucumber Melon Gazpacho Wurst und Bier - Pota to Salads Entrees Aladdin's - Salad\; Mujadara with Veggies Blarney Stone - Reuben Sandwich Cameron's American Bistro - Shrimp and Grits Fresh Thyme - Cuban\, Pesto Chicken Turkey/Brie Sandwiches Friendship Village of Colu mbus - Pulled Chicken with Polynesian Slaw J. Gilbert's - Filet with Mashe d Potatoes J. Liu - Spicy Chicken with Rice Jet's Pizza - Pepperoni and Ch eese Pizza JT's Pizza - Pepperoni and Cheese Pizza La Chatelaine - Baguett e Sandwiches Marcella's - Penne Arrabiata Milo's Catering - Chimichurri Me dallions/Fire-Roasted Corn Molly Woo's- Fire Cracker or Cashew Chicken Rut h's Chris - Half-Steak Sandwich Star Lanes Polaris - Short Rib Nachos Two Caterers/Sweet Carrot - Mac & Cheese Weiland's - Grilled Stuffed Pork Tend erloin\; Tri-Color Linguine Aglio Wesley Glen Retirement Community - Jicam a Slaw and Pulled Pork on Johnnie Cake The Whitney House - Crawfish and Sh rimp Po' Boy The Whitney House - Seared Lamb Kabob Willow Brook Christian Home - Pork Tenderloin\, Potato Cake Wurst und Bier - Bratwurst (assorted types) Desserts and Frozen Treats Aladdin's -Cheesecake\; Baklava Cameron' s American Bistro -Mini Carrot Cake Dairy Queen - Blizzard Frozen Desserts Graeter's - Ice Cream Kona Ice Little Buckeye -Shaved Ice La Chatelaine - Macaroons\; Croissants Milo's Catering - Blueberry Cobbler Ruth's Chris - Strawberry Shortcake Weiland's - Stevens Scooped Pies with Johnson's Ice C ream Family fun also was on the "Taste" menu. Several styles of live music were performed by local vocalist Matt Munhall\, along with the melodic so unds of the Tommy Wade Orchestra and Rendition\, an oldies band. The Colum bus Blue Jackets offered a street hockey activity area\, and a family acti vity area included inflatables and other games. The kids' corner included an activity area supervised by Goddard School. Hypersounds Entertainment f eatured an inflatable activity area. Sponsor booths offered additional act ivities\, including a photo area from LifeSpring Church\, a caricature art ist at the Keller Williams/LaBuda Advantage Team booth\, and an opportunit y to meet Worthington Resource Pantry food pantry volunteers at the Worthi ngton Jewelers sponsor table. Major presenting sponsors of the event were Wright-Patt Credit Union (who also provided an ATM near the event entrance )\; The Heights at Worthington Place\; the Shops at Worthington Place\; an d Shawan-Marquis Agency\, providers of the Anthem ChamberPlan. Corporate s ponsors and event partners included Anthony Lordo\, D.D.S. LLC\; API Secur ity Services & Investigations\; Bath Fitter\; City of Worthington\; Coach Quarters and Evidia Web and IT Services\; Columbus Blue Jackets\; Columbus First Bank\; Family Mentor Foundation\; First Financial Bank\; Goddard Sc hool of Worthington\; Great Value Storage\; HER Realtors - Leslie Cady McF adden Team\; Hypersounds Entertainment\; Keller Williams Capital Partners Realty - LaBuda Advantage Team\; The Laurels of Norworth and The Laurels o f Worthington\; LifeSpring Church\; Matt Munhall\; Mr. Rooter Plumbing/Mr. Electric\; Next Day Signs\; Outreach Promotional Solutions\; Paradigm Pro perties of Ohio\; PNC Bank - Worthington\; Sam's Club\;\; ShelfGenie of Co lumbus\; Sunpics Productions\; ThisWeek Community News\; Tilton's Automoti ve Service\; Tommy Wade Orchestra and Rendition\; Undercover Tent Rentals\ ; WindowPRO\; Worthington Jewelers\; Worthington Schools\; and WOW! 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