Good Food Fest

**featuring***

BEST DISH CONTEST evaluated by a panel of celebrity judges:
-Christopher Elam, National Program Director of Meatless Monday
-Kerry Trueman, food writer & co-founder of EatingLiberally.org
-Suzanne Barr, chef from Sweet Potato Bakery
-Letitia James, our local City Council Member

FAB PRIZES will be awarded for the following categories:
-tastiest dish: it's all about flavor!
-greenest dish: keep it local and organic!
-healthiest dish: nutritious and delicious!
-biggest dish: most food to share with others!

*to enter, bring your dish to the reg. table to fill out the form (your name, ingredients). you can also bring copies of your recipe to swap with you neighbors! amateurs welcome to enter the contest!

12 PIECE BRASS BAND to kick off the event!

INTERACTIVE LIVE COOKING DEMOS and food tastings by local chefs such as Annie Novak of Eagle Street Rooftop Farm / Growing Chefs

12pm- Small announcements & kickoff with Rude Mechanical Orchestra. www.rudemechanicalorchestra.org

12:30pm - Harriet Sy - Chinese pan-fried farmers market chives dumpling. www.tastypursuits.com

1:00pm - Marina Berger - Traditional Eastern European Pickles & Russian Potato Salad using Lactofermentation

1:00pm - Wendy Godek - Jamming (canning) Demonstration

1:30pm - Sherry Grimes from Anderson's 1949 - Seared Salmon with Farmers Market Bok Choy, Tomatos, Beans, Cucumbers and Basil. www.andersons1949brooklyn.com

2:00pm - Growing Chefs - Spouting & Eating Spouts (Annie Novak will not be there - she is sending two assistants) www.growingchefs.org.

2:30pm - Best Dish Contest with Celebrity judges with Christopher Elam, National Program Director of Meatless Monday, food writer Kerry Trueman, chef Suzanne Barr, and City Council Member Letitia James and Suzanne Barr, Owner of Sweet Potato Bakery.

3:00pm - Closing remarks


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The Good Food Fest is co-sponsored by the following partners:
-Brooklyn Food Coalition (Fort Greene/Clinton Hill chapter)
-Myrtle Ave Revitalization Project
-The Fort Greene Association
-GreeneHill Food Cooperative
-Councilmember Letitia James
-Assemblymember Hakeem Jeffies
-Families United for Racial & Economic Equality (FUREE)
-Pratt Area Community Council
-Fort Greene Peace
-Fort Greene Community Supported Agriculture (CSA)
-Fort Greene SNAP

The BROOKLYN FOOD COALITION (Fort Greene/Clinton Hill neighborhood group) brings together community members to ensure access to healthy, affordable, delicious and sustainable food.

For more information about the Good Food Fest or to volunteer - please email Regina Ginyard or Lucas Shapiro at fgchbfc@gmail.com.

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