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Guide: How to "taste" the Taste of Fort Collins - Taste of Fort Collins |
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Written by NEXTnc staff
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Thursday, 07 June 2007 |
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Drink up!
The most popular booth won’t be serving pizza, seafood, ice-cream or any other kind of food. Aside from the NEXTnc booth (No. 62), of course, the hot spots are destined to be the Coors Beer Garden and Wilbur’s Wine Pavilion.
Last year, the beer garden went through more than 100 kegs. This will be the first time Wilbur’s will host the Wine Pavilion.
Dennis Dinsmore, president of the company and general manager of Wilbur’s, said wine tastings at these kinds of events just make sense. For $10, wine tasters can sample six kinds of wines.
“We will have 30-some wines,” he said. “They will all be fun.”
New this year, Wilbur’s will host two wine seminars in the Whole Foods Market Pavilions on Sunday.
• Sushi and Sake: A Japanese Delight! 11:30 p.m. Sunday
• A Tour of Shiraz 2 p.m. Sunday
Tickets are $20, which includes admission for the day and can be purchased at Wilbur’s Total Beverage, 2201 S. College Ave. Only 40 seats are available for each seminar.
Kidz Zone
Even the little ones will eat up the Taste of Fort Collins.
There’s a zone just for them where they can climb a climbing wall, bounce on bungee trampolines and a Scooby Doo bounce house, run through an obstacle course and ride a miniature Ferris wheel. The youngsters can also decorate cowboy hats and paint an old bus.
Steel Chef
It’s a battle of culinary wit. Two chefs will battle it out over flames. Only one will go up against the defending champ.
In this corner, we have Chef Ernie Post from Cafe Columbine and Bakery. In the other corner, we have Chef George Gastil, of Pappy’s Corner Pub. It’s all up to a panel of judges and their taste buds.
Whoever wins the first bout will compete against last year’s champion, Jason Schmitz, formally from Pulcinella Ristorante.
Tune in at 1 p.m. at the Whole Foods Market Steel Chef Pavilion on Saturday to find out who wins.
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