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    November 26th, 2009

    And the Winners are…

    Jeff and Andrea Marshall, Canadian Tire with BBQ winner Nila Markland

    Jeff and Andrea Marshall, Canadian Tire with BBQ winner Nila Markland

    Prince Edward County’s 8th annual edition of TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine is proud to announce the raffle winner of the Napoleon Ted Reader 485 RSB Series 3-Burner BBQ from Canadian Tire.

    Jeff and Andrea Marshall, owners of Canadian Tire, Picton and sponsors of TASTE! were happy to present Nila Markland of Picton with her brand new BBQ.

    Congratulations also goes out to Megan Edgelow of Kingston, Ontario won two round-trip tickets to anywhere within the Windsor/Quebec Corridor courtesy of TASTE! sponsor VIA Rail Canada plus $300.00 in gift certificates from the 6 wineries of TASTE! sponsor Wine Route Prince Edward County.

    Developed and launched by the Municipal Economic Development Department in cooperation with Taste the County™ and the culinary community, TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine was created to strengthen the link between agriculture and tourism and brand Prince Edward County as regional culinary destination.


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    November 26th, 2009

    Local Food Bank Benefits from TASTE!

    Pat Romkey, Picton Food Bank accepts cheque from Erin Wall, Economic Development Office

    Pat Romkey, Picton Food Bank accepts cheque from Erin Wall, Economic Development Office

    Prince Edward County’s 8th annual edition of TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine is proud to announce the success of the Harvestin’ the County Farmers Market, which raised funds and food for the Picton Food Bank.

    Designed to strengthen the event’s partnership with local food producers, the Harvestin’ the County Farmers Market at TASTE! enabled visitors to purchase everything from apples to arugula, edible flowers, peppers and beats—all locally grown.

    Grace Nyman of Taste the County™, the County’s not-for-profit destination marketing organization that produces TASTE!, directly attributes the market’s success to the generosity of the food producers who donated all the produce and products that were sold. “As an organization, we wanted TASTE! to give back to the community in some fashion. Last year we decided that the Picton Food Bank was a good fit for us and were sincerely gratified by how local farmers embraced the idea of the market and contributed products. This year the market operated under the Harvestin’ the County brand and was spearheaded by Erin Wall from the Economic Development Department.”

    Participants were: Bethel Organics, Black River Cheese Company, Black Walnut Teaching Gardens, The Campbell’s Orchards, Cherryvale Organic Farm, Everdean Farms, Fosterholm Farms, Hagerman’s Farms, Laundry Farms, Sunset Farms, Vicki’s Veggies and Walkers Greenhouses whose efforts raised over $750.00 in funds and $500 worth of food for the Picton Food Bank.

    Developed and launched by the Municipal Economic Development Department in cooperation with Taste the County™ and the culinary community, TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine was created to strengthen the link between agriculture and tourism and brand Prince Edward County as regional culinary destination.


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    October 23rd, 2009

    Countylicious is Back!

    Left to right: Scott Brindley- Restaurant on the Knoll; Andy Feller – Blumen Garden Bistro; Luis de Sousa – Waring House; Michael Sullivan – Merrill Inn; David Lewis – Currah’s Café; Mel Wilder – Bloomfield Studios; Collin Williams – Devonshire, Inn on the Lake; Lyndon Johnson – Currah’s Café; Lili Sullivan – East & Main Bistro; Sebastien Schwab – Angelines Restaurant; Michael Potters – Harvest

    Photo courtesy of County Weekly News: Left to right: Scott Brindley- Restaurant on the Knoll; Andy Feller – Blumen Garden Bistro; Luis de Sousa – Waring House; Michael Sullivan – Merrill Inn; David Lewis – Currah’s Café; Mel Wilder – Bloomfield Studios; Collin Williams – Devonshire, Inn on the Lake; Lyndon Johnson – Currah’s Café; Lili Sullivan – East & Main Bistro; Sebastien Schwab – Angelines Restaurant; Michael Potters – Harvest

    12 Restaurants, 4 weeks, great accommodation packages and artful shopping.

    Prince Edward County, ON—Who said there’s nothing to do in November? If you love fine dining, plan on being spoilt for choice during Countylicious (November 4th to 29th), when twelve of Prince Edward County’s top restaurants take part in the County’s favourite culinary promotion featuring $30 and $35 prix fixe menus.

    Dinner menus, created by participating chefs exclusively for Countylicious, include a starter, entrée and dessert. New this November, Countylicious patrons will receive an exclusive promotion entitling them to 15% off participating galleries and studios on the Arts Trail, between November 4th and December 24th. bb-artists2

    Participating restaurants are: Amelia’s Garden at The Waring House, Angeline’s Restaurant, Inn & Spa, The Bloomfield Carriage House Restaurant, Blumen Garden Bistro, Clara’s at the Claramount, Inn & Spa, Currah’s Café & Restaurant, Devonshire Inn, East and Main Bistro, Harvest, Merrill Inn, Portabella and The Restaurant on the Knoll Overlooking the Sandbanks at West Lake.

    Make your Countylicious experience more than just a culinary delight by taking advantage of some of Ontario’s finest hospitality with a Countylicious accommodation package, starting at just $79 per person per night. See website for details.

    Don’t miss your chance to dine on divine food with a down to earth price tag. (Please note beverages, taxes and gratuity are additional.) Call restaurants direct to book…and bon appétit!

    For more information regarding Countylicious, visit www.countylicious.ca or call 613.393.2796 or 866.845.6644.


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    October 15th, 2009

    Taste the County: A Recipe for Success

    Left to Right: Robin Garrett, Pres. & CEO, OTMPC; Kathy Kennedy, Ex. Director, Taste the County; Grace Nyman, Dir. Partnership & Sales, Taste the County; Hon. Monique Smith, Minister of Tourism; William Duron, Chair, OTMPC

    Left to Right: Robin Garrett, Pres. & CEO, OTMPC; Kathy Kennedy, Ex. Director, Taste the County; Grace Nyman, Dir. Partnership & Sales, Taste the County; Hon. Monique Smith, Minister of Tourism; William Duron, Chair, OTMPC

    Picton, ON – Taste the County has done it again. The regional tourism Destination Marketing Organization (DMO) has taken home two awards at the prestigious 2009 Ontario Tourism Summit held in Windsor, Ontario at the end of September.

    Taste the County received the marketing award for Best Printed Collateral Material. This award was in recognition of the organization’s latest media kit, romantically titled “Escape to the County”. The media kit, designed in partnership with Scout Design,
    featured a travel journal stuffed full of trinkets and postcards, wine labels and recipe cards – the kinds of things one would pick up as keepsakes of an enjoyable journey. The goal was to entice travel writers and journalists all over the world to explore and promote
    Prince Edward County.

    Taste the County was also recognized for its work since 1999 promoting culinary tourism, and took home the Culinary Tourism Leadership Award sponsored by the Ontario Culinary Tourism Alliance. Taste has provided leadership in crafting unique, self-sustaining experiences and events that showcase and preserve what is unique in Prince Edward County - a rich agricultural heritage and a strong connection to the land - as well as demonstrating that partnerships between businesses add value to the consumer and
    enrich the visitor experience.

    Countylicious, this year a month-long fixed price menu promotion hosted at a number of local restaurants and developed by Taste the County with its members, was a finalist for Best Marketing Campaign under $25,000.

    Taste the County is Prince Edward County’s award-winning non-profit destination marketing organization. Its mission: to successfully promote the region as a unique destination to stimulate growth.

    For more information regarding Taste the County visit www.tastethecounty.ca.

    Kathy Kennedy
    Taste the County
    289 Main Street, Bloomfield, ON K0K 1G0
    T 613.393.2796
    E ed.taste@bellnet.ca


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    October 15th, 2009

    The TASTE! Winners Circle: The People Have Spoken

    Photo courtesy County Weekly News

    Photo courtesy County Weekly News


    Prince Edward County’s 8th annual edition of TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine presented by the Wine Route of Prince Edward County, is proud to announce the winners of the People’s Choice Awards.

    Close to 1900 people sampled and sipped their way around the grounds of the historic Crystal Palace in Picton on Saturday, September 26, 2009 at what is being hailed as the best TASTE! event thus far. Favourites were chosen in a variety of categories by TASTE! attendees.

    Favourite Savoury Dish:
    Merrill Inn’s corn and pickerel fritters with a sweet and salty dill and mustard sauce
    Favourite Sweet Dish:
    Blumen Garden Bistro’s Spiced pumpkin pot de crème with caramel foam.
    Favourite White Wine:
    2007 Jamie Kennedy Chardonnay VQA PEC
    Favourite Red Wine:
    Sandbanks Estate Winery’s 2008 Baco Noir Reserve VQA
    Favourite Beer or Cider:
    County Cider Company’s Waupoos Premium Cider
    Best Dressed Booth:
    Harvest
    People’s Choice Overall Favourite:
    Merrill Inn’s corn and pickerel fritters with a sweet and salty dill and mustard sauce

    Congratulations also goes out to Megan Edgelow of Kingston, Ontario who won two round-trip tickets to anywhere within the Windsor/Quebec Corridor sponsored by VIA Rail Canada plus a $300.00 gift certificate from the wineries of presenting sponsor Wine Route of Prince Edward County.

    Developed and launched by the Municipal Economic Development Department in cooperation with Taste the County™ and the culinary community, TASTE! a celebration of regional cuisine was created to strengthen the link between agriculture and tourism and showcase Prince Edward County as regional culinary destination.

    For more information, please contact:
    Grace Nyman, Director of Partnership and Sales
    Taste the County™
    T 613.393.2796
    E grace.taste@bellnet.ca


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