STAMFORD — The Hey Stamford! Foods Competition will be again at Mill River Park in August, with demonstrations by two superstar cooks and new music performances by Flo Rida and DJ Pauly D.
The festival will stretch two weekends: Aug. 11 to 14 and Aug. 18 to 21.
Cooks Todd English and Aaron Might will lead cooking demos all through the to start with weekend. A “soon-to-be declared roster of nicely-recognised chef friends” will be a part of them, furnishing cooking presentations and interacting with pageant-goers, according to a release.
Could is the government chef and culinary director at Bullseye Celebration Team as perfectly as a judge on quite a few Meals Network displays. English has developed a well-recognised model and produced his have exhibit for PBS. Previously this 12 months, the English Hospitality Team — English’s joint venture with entrepreneur Keith Burkard — announced strategies to open a food corridor and art exhibition at Stamford Town Middle by early 2024.
“It is an honor to welcome these types of astounding culinary talent to our developing occasion this year,” P.J. Kennedy, the founder of the Hey Stamford! site and co-producer of the fest, mentioned in the release. “With the Todd English Food stuff Hall generating its way to our town, we are thrilled to be able to display Todd and Aaron how fantastic our Stamford neighborhood is.”
Also in the course of the to start with weekend, DJ Pauly D will accomplish Saturday evening. Resurrection – A Journey Tribute will hit the phase Sunday.
Flo Rida will be up Saturday throughout the 2nd weekend. The following day, Vanilla Ice, Rob Base, All-4-One particular, Younger MC and Kid ‘n Participate in will carry out as section of the “I Really like the 90’s Tour.”
Numerous food distributors will be selling their fare throughout both weekends.
In addition, beverages will be served at a beer backyard garden on both equally Thursdays. On Fridays, the competition will have food items, reside tunes and “activities for the whole relatives,” in accordance to the launch.
“With every thing from the dwell functionality lineup to the expanding number of foods choices, it’s a ideal match for two incredible cooks these types of as Todd and Aaron to come on board and lend their culinary abilities to the 2022 Hey Stamford! Foodstuff Pageant,” Ilario Altamura, Parachute Concerts’ president and pageant co-producer, stated in the release.
Tickets for the two weekends of occasions can be purchased on line at https://heystamfordfoodfest.com/. Tickets will also be bought at the doorway, but only income will be accepted. Young children less than 10 decades aged will be in a position to enter for absolutely free.
Consists of prior reporting by workers writer Leeanne Griffin.
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