5th Annual Taste of the Deerfield Valley Event Features a Culinary Showcase of the Best of the Best

Calendar Listing: Celebrate The Valley’s 5^th Annual Taste of The Deerfield Valley, Friday, Saturday & Sunday,  September 10th, 11th & 12th  at the base of Mount Snow Resort in Dover, Vermont featuring top BBQ Champion and TV star Myron Mixon benefiting the Junior Iron Chef program.  www.celebratethevalley.com

DOVER, VT—July 21, 2010

The 5^th Annual Taste of the Deerfield Valley showcases dozens of top restaurants in the area to give the public the opportunity to taste specialty items from each of them and the opportunity to vote for their favorite taste. This year Celebrate the Valley is very excited to announce major additions to the 5^th Annual Taste of the Deerfield Valley… Myron Mixon, three-time World BBQ Champion and TV star of TLC’s Pitmasters, will join the Taste of the Deerfield Valley.

On Friday evening, September 10^th, Myron will entertain and demonstrate his barbecue prowess at a special dinner hosted by The Hermitage Inn of West Dover, and Saturday, September 11^th, Myron will be at the Grand Summit Hotel ballroom demonstrating his barbecuing skills.  All attending will learn Myron’s barbecuing techniques and they will get to sample his cooking.

Also joining the Taste this year, Mr. Mixon will be joined by Chef Robert Barral, owner of Café Provence, Brandon, VT and former New England Culinary Institute executive chef.  Chef Robert will team up with the Twin Valley Schools’ Junior Iron Chefs for a special demonstration on Saturday morning.  Saturday afternoon will feature “tastes” from over a dozen restaurants, live music, craft fair and kids activities.

The following day, Sunday, September 12, the Deerfield Valley Community Cares is organizing the Best Dam Walk —a great way to walk off any indulging at the Taste. There are several walks available. The one-way walk is the most appropriate for families and will begin at 10am. Each entering adult will be asked to have $50 worth of sponsors (five people at $10 each or any other combination) and each child under 12 will be asked to have $10 worth of sponsors. The walk will be held rain or shine.

The Taste has also teamed up with the Deerfield Valley Healthcare Volunteers to help revive the popular “Art on the Mountain” three-day art show at Mount Snow

Tickets for the Taste are $15 for adults, $5 for children age 7-12, and free for children 6 and under. Friday evening and Saturday morning’s cooking demonstration tickets are additional.

The 5^th Annual Taste of the Deerfield Valley is brought to you by Celebrate the Valley, Inc., and sponsored by the Town of Dover, g.housen, 92.7 WKVT, Outside Television and g. Housen.

A portion of the proceeds from the events will go to the Junior Iron Chef program and The Deerfield Valley Food Pantry will be on-hand accepting food donations.

For more information, please go to: www.celebratethevalley.com.