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Hey Ann Arbor, Are You Ready For A Throw Down?!
Wisconsin Cheese Throw Down hosted by Jolly Pumpkin Café and Brewery
July 27, 2010
ANN ARBOR, Mich.– Jolly Pumpkin Café and Brewery, in partnership with the Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board (WMMB), will host the second annual Wisconsin Cheese Throw Down on Tuesday, Aug. 10 from 5-8 p.m.
Jolly Pumpkin, located in eastern Michigan, and WMMB have challenged the region's best and brightest chefs to create a signature dish featuring Wisconsin cheeses and paired with Jolly Pumpkin beer.
Event attendees will vote for their favorite food and beverage pairings, narrowing down the field for judges to determine winners in two categories: the ultimate food pairing category and the ultimate food and beer pairing category. Winning chefs will have bragging rights as champions of the region's ultimate "cheese challenge."
"Jolly Pumpkin has a tradition of hosting great promotional events, including this one last year," said Bob Dilcher, regional marketing manager, Foodservice for WMMB. "The café's chef, Maggie Long, is working with talented chefs in the eastern Michigan area to create imaginative dishes featuring artisan cheeses from Wisconsin, some of them one-of-a-kind original cheeses."
All proceeds from the event will benefit Avalon Housing, Inc., a community-based, non-profit organization dedicated to developing and managing permanent supportive rental housing for people with extremely low incomes in Washtenaw County. Paula Baldoni, director of Communications at Avalon Housing will be the event's official judge.
Tickets are $15 per person and include tastings at each of the nine chef tables that are sampling food and beer. Tickets can be purchased at Jolly Pumpkin Café and Brewery, Ann Arbor, Mich., (734) 913-2730, or at the door. Space is limited.
Wisconsin Cheese Throw Down Participants:
Restaurants:
Grizzly Peak
Café Habana
Corridor Sausage Co.
Jolly Pumpkin Café and Brewery
Logan
Vinology
Evans Street Station
Silvio's
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board
Brewery:
Jolly Pumpkin
About Jolly Pumpkin Café and Brewery:
The Jolly Pumpkin Ann Arbor Café & Brewery fuses comfortable dining with the energetic, approachable atmosphere expected of a downtown locale. Preserving the values with which the Jolly Pumpkin was originally founded, the urban Café and Brewery embraces community tradition by supporting neighboring farms, promoting environmental sustainability, and valuing surrounding businesses.
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The Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, a nonprofit organization funded by the state's dairy farmers, promotes the consumption of Wisconsin Cheese and other dairy products.
Contact Info:
Heather Porter Engwall
Wisconsin Milk Marketing Board, Inc.
8418 Excelsior Dr.
Madison, WI 53717
hporterengwall@wmmb.org
608.836.8820