From:TheBahamasWeekly.com
'Taste Our Bahamas' to Become Signature Event
By Kendea Smith
Oct 3, 2014 - 12:58:28 AM
Nassau, Bahamas – The much-anticipated Taste Our Bahamas Festival is
set to become a signature event that draw thousands of food lovers to
The Bahamas during the traditionally slow period.
Culinary Manager DeAnne Gibson likened the event to that of the South Beach food festival in Miami, Florida.
“This
event is the first of many to come,” she said. “We are really excited
that the Culinary Tourism market is really growing in The Bahamas. This
year is the sampler and the building block to everything next year. It
is going to be bigger and better and there will be more components to
Culinary Month.”
Taste Our Bahamas is the cornerstone of Culinary Month.
The
festival, which will be held on October 4th and 11th, will center
around a competition between the 16 islands to determine which island
has the best tasting food in the nation.
The all-day
event will also feature a breakfast pavilion, culinary demonstrations,
mixology demonstrations, a farmer’s market and a kiddies corner.
There
will also be entertainment throughout the day including the national
children’s choir, the Royal Bahamas Defense Force (RBDF), a live DJ, the
All-Star Band, the Spank Band, Puzzle, Veronica Bishop and much more.
“We
always say, ‘who has the best food?’ We would say, ‘my mummy, my
grammy, my aunty, my uncle.’ Well that’s who is going to be out here.
That’s the food that’s going to be representing the Islands of The
Bahamas,” Ms. Gibson said.
“We are really excited to
showcase our culture and our cuisine and we are excited to invite the
tourists to enjoy down home Bahamian food and for those Bahamians who
are on these diets and stuff this is the time to come out and treat
yourself.”
There is no cover charge for the event, which will run from 8:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.
“There is a lot to do throughout the day,” Ms. Gibson said. “There will not be a dull moment.”
Culinary Month will also feature a number of restaurants that will offer prix fixe menus all month long.
Taste
Our Bahamas tour, the International Cultural Festival that will be held
at Botanical Gardens on October 18 and 19 and Bahamas National Trust
Wine and Art Festival on October 25 are also a part of Culinary Month.
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