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NEWPORT, RI, September 14, 2009 -- The 21st Annual Stop & Shop® Taste of Rhode Island, to be held at the Newport Yachting Center on Saturday, October 3rd from 11:00 a.m. – 9:00 p.m. and Sunday, October 4th from 11:00 a.m. – 6:00 p.m., announces its 2nd Annual Taste of Rhode Island Rhody Recipe Contest. The two winners will have the opportunity to cook his or her favorite Rhody Recipe on the festival’s Stop & Shop Culinary Stage alongside one of FOX Providence’s Rhode Show co-hosts -- Elizabeth Hopkins, Vince DeMentri or Shawn Tempest -- on Saturday and Sunday.
Entries are now being accepted online at www.newportwaterfrontevents.com where participants are asked to click on “Taste of Rhode Island” and “What’s Happening” and look for the Rhody Recipe icon. Then, simply review the guidelines and enter the name of the recipe, the ingredients/preparation and a quick explanation on why the recipe is connected to the Ocean State. The winner of the contest will be selected by a Newport Restaurant Group chef and notified by the Newport Yachting Center on or before Monday, September 28th.
The Rhode Show on FOX Providence is Rhode Island's only local morning news, lifestyle and entertainment program. Broadcast every weekday morning at 8:00 a.m., the Rhode Show is a fun and informative way to enjoy great cooking with a local flavor.
One of the most anticipated highlights of the Fall events calendar in Rhode Island, the Taste of Rhode Island features dozens of restaurants organized into culinary destinations -- such as the “Rhode Island Barbeque Spectacular”, the “Rhode Island Shore Dinner Hall” and the ethnic offering of the new “Fork in the Rhode” tent -- selling appetizer-sized portions of the area’s cuisine. Other highlights will include an extensive raw bar with fresh native shellfish, oyster shucking and slurping contests and wine and beer pairings.
A new destination this year is the Stop & Shop Pavilion, where attendees can engage with brand ambassadors and sample some of their favorite products, including Bertolli, Lipton Tea and Starbuck’s Ice Cream. There will also be continuous culinary demonstrations on the Stop & Shop Culinary Stage featuring quick and easy meal solutions from our participating chefs. The Wine Garden will offer a little something for everyone, including Mirassou, Frei Brothers, Whitehaven, Martin Codx and Maso Canali wines, along with a little jazz music to set the mood.
Although the event’s focus is food and drink, there will be two stages of live entertainment featuring headliners closing out the evenings on the open-air Courtyard Stage. Attendees can also expect a series of KidSTOPs where children can enjoy various games and crafts, as well as strolling acts and a Marketplace tent with a variety of specialty items representing the state of Rhode Island.
As with all the Newport Waterfront Festivals, the Taste of Rhode Island helps support the fundraising and awareness efforts of various charities that are making a difference in the state, including the Rhode Island Community Food Bank.
Admission ticket prices for the Taste of Rhode Island, to be held at the Newport Yachting Center on 4 Commercial Wharf, are $8.00 in advance and $10.00 after September 25th for adults and free for children under the age of 12 as long as they are accompanied by an adult. The event sells $1 tokens to be used for purchases of food from participating restaurants.
Tickets can be ordered on-line at www.newportwaterfrontevents.com by using the ClicknPrint ticketing system which offers the benefit of “at home” ticket printing. In addition, those interested in tickets can call the Newport Yachting Center Box Office at (401) 846-1600, which is also open for walk-up sales seven days a week. For more information, please contact Mike Martin at (401) 846-1600, Ext. 210 or Rich Travis at (401) 846-1600, Ext. 206.
“It’s all here!” at the Newport Yachting Center with a 2009 Newport Waterfront Events line-up which includes the 39th Annual Newport International Boat Show (September 17-20), the 21st Annual Stop & Shop Taste of Rhode Island (October 3-4) and the 17th Annual International Oktoberfest (October 10-12). All the events are held at the Newport Yachting Center in the “city by the sea” where beach-going, shopping, dining and enjoying the nightlife are often a part of the pre- or post-Newport Waterfront Events activity.
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