O-YA looking to crown crock pot and cookie kings
Posted Feb 9, 2012 By Emma JacksonEMC News - Crock pot dishes and chocolate chip cookies.
They may seem odd kitchenfellows, but they're the stars of the show at this year's Teamcook-off at the Osgoode Youth Association.
On Saturday, Feb. 11 crock pot connoisseurs and chocolate chip cookie monsters can compete for the winning title in the annual village cook-off, judged by three celebrity judges and the people of Osgoode.
For $5 per person or $20 per family, residents can become professional food critics for the afternoon as they work their way through all the entries.
Celebrity judges Steph "The Grilling Gourmet" Legari, former chef to the prime minister Josh Drache and Osgoode's own baking legend Tracey Nesrallah will also cast their ballots to choose this year's crock pot and cookie kings.
All proceeds go to O-YA, which provides a wide range of healthy youth programming in the village.
This year's event will be bigger and better than ever, said O-YA director Nicole McKerracher.
For the first time, a live band will please the crowds as they taste their way through all the dishes, and a silent auction featuring a number of gift cards and some local art will also add an extra fundraising element.
"Its lots of fun, there's a lot of friendly rivalry and they get into the spirit of the competition," she said, noting that last year's soup and fudge cook-off was packed. "There's a lot of bodies in here, that's part of the fun."
McKerracher herself will enter a crock pot dish, and her nine-year-old son will make chocolate chip cookies. All residents are welcome to enter the contest. McKerracher said she hopes to surpass last year's fundraising amount of $1,500.
The cook-off will begin at the O-YA centre on Osgoode Main St. at noon, and tasting runs until 2 p.m. At 2:30 p.m. the 2012 cook-off kings will be crowned. The event is part of the ongoing Osgoode Winter Carnival, which started Feb. 4 and continues into the second weekend of February. Saturday, Feb. 11 will start with a "Snowball" softball tournament at the Osgoode community centre beginning at 9 a.m. and the legion will host an all-you-can-eat spaghetti dinner between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m. At 8 p.m., Beach Boys tribute band Endless Summer will take the stage in the hall above Stuart Holmes Arena for an evening of fun.
On Sunday, Feb. 12 Foodland will host a free family skate at the arena between 1 and 2:30 p.m.
For more information about the cook-off or to register your dish, visit o-ya.ca. For a complete list of Osgoode Winter Carnival events visit www.osgoodevillage.com.
emma.jackson@metroland.com
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