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May 28, 2019

Chefs in Motion: Culinary Tasting and Competition to Benefit Colonie Senior Service Centers’ Transportation Program

Chefs in Motion: Culinary Tasting and Competition to benefit Colonie Senior Service Centers’ Transportation Program will take place Monday, June 10, 2019, from 5:30 – 8:30 p.m. This inaugural event will be held at CSSC’s The Beltrone Living Center, 6 Winners Circle in Colonie.

Chefs in Motion is a collaboration between New York State Department of Agriculture and Markets, Cornell Cooperative Extension, the New York State Wine and Grape Foundation, and the Times Union to highlight the fantastic items grown and produced in New York State. To support this initiative, participating chefs will be provided a “shopping cart” of locally sourced products and seasonal produce prior to the event and will be asked to create a signature dish, either a soup, salad or entree whose ingredients are at least 50% locally sourced. The official judges will be scoring in four categories: Creativity, Taste, Appearance and Use of Locally Sourced Ingredients.

At a designated time during the event, participating Chefs will present their signature dish to a selected panel of four judges. In addition, the anticipated two hundred guests at the event will have the opportunity to sample all the dishes and vote for their personal favorite. Trophies will be awarded in two categories: People’s Choice and Best in Show. Steve Barnes from the Times Union’s Table Hopping will serve as the event’s Emcee.

The event will also highlight New York State Vintners, Wine Markers and Sommeliers in an additional competition of “Stump the Wine Expert” as part of the VIP/Honorary Reception prior to the event’s start time.

Emcee: Steve Barnes, Senior Writer and Restaurant Critic for the Times Union

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