Garlic Festival and Garlic Cookoff at Garden of Eve September 26 &27
THE GREAT GARLIC COOKOFF: Contestants will be asked to make enough to feed approximately 25
people. Entries can be submitted until 12pm on Saturday, Sept 26. From 12:30-2:30 pm we will open up the
cookoff for popular judging. We’ll allow people to go around and taste samples of the dishes, and fill out a
judging form, for as long as the food lasts.
HOW TO ENTER: Pre-registration is requested, please email us your name and contact information, and
dish you are planning to bring. If you find out about this at the last minute and have not pre-registered, you
can still enter.
COOKOFF CATEGORIES: There will be three categories for which prizes will be awarded, “Savory
Garlic”, “Sweet Sweet Garlic”, and “Miss Garlic Originality”.
PRIZES: First prize will be a $50 gift certificate to Garden of Eve Organic Market, and Five pounds of
Garden of Eve organic garlic (value $60). Second prize will be a $25 gift certificate, and three pounds of
garlic (value $35). Third prize will be a $15 gift certificate and one pound of garlic.
Some general cookoff guidelines:
• The cookoff will take place rain or shine.
• Please leave your dish at the designated location. Place a tape with your name and phone number on the
underside of any dishes you need returned.
• Entries will be accepted until 12pm.
• Judging will begin at approximately 12:30 pm.
• If your dish needs to be warm when served, we have a small microwave on premises for reheating. You are
also welcome to bring your own sterno, and if you give us advance notice we may be able to provide a hot
chafing dish for you.
• Attendees at the festival will be judges, and will taste each entry and score them numerically in a variety of
categories, including taste, texture, appearance, and originality.
• Numerical scores will be tallied in each category and first, second, third place will be announced. If you are
not present to receive notice of your prize, we will contact you by phone. If you leave before finding out how
you placed in the cookoff, you can call the farmstand at 631-722-8777 to find out whether you placed and
claim any prizes, dishes, etc. left behind.
• Prizes will be awarded for first, second, and third place in each category. Prizes are at the discretion of
Garden of Eve Farm. If you do not receive your prize the day of the cookoff, you are welcome to pick it up
anytime before October 15 at the Garden of Eve farmstand during regular hours of operation which are
10am-6pm daily. Call 631-722-8777 to reach the farmstand.
• After your dish has been eaten, you are free to recover any dishes, utensils, decorative items etc. you had set
out. All dishes may be removed by 5pm on Saturday.
• The festival will end at 6 pm. All trash must be placed in the dumpster that will be available in the parking
lot.
• If you have other questions, call Eve at 631-523-6608.
Eve and Chris Kaplan-Walbrecht
PO Box 216
Aquebogue NY 11931
farmer@gardenofevefarm.com
www.gardenofevefarm.com
(631) 523-6608
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