News from the New York State Fair:
The
first-ever Taste NY Food Truck Competition will premiere Sunday,
Sept. 6 at the Great New York State Fair in Geddes.
This first-of-its-kind competition will see
as many as 20 chefs from across the state surrounding Chevy Court with
their trucks and offering samples of their most creative and tastiest
offerings for fairgoers and judges.
Entrants
will be required to use foods primarily grown and produced in New York state. Judges will sample each truck’s signature entrée to determine a
winner of the
judged portion of the competition and to rank each competitor.
Fairgoers also will help pick a winner in a separate competition.
Samples of the competition entree will be available at each truck for $2
per sample for fairgoers.
The entrée receiving the
most votes from fairgoers, who will receive a ballot with each $2
sample they purchase, will be crowned the People’s Choice winner.
Each
winner will receive a trophy and a gift card for $750 from a New York
State food supplier or distributor. The second place finisher in the
People’s Choice category
will receive a trophy and a portable 3500-watt generator.
Entries will be accepted until all 20 slots have been filled. The application form is available only on the Fair website, at
http://www.nysfair.org/wp-
The day of competition will conclude with each truck taking part in the fair’s daily 6 p.m. parade.
The Fair Hits the Road
In
the meantime, the fair will soon roll out a truck of its own. A mobile
vending truck with the fair logo will spread the word of the fair at
public events around
the Central New York region this spring and summer, offering
information about advance sale tickets to the fair along with
information about the fair itself.
At selected events, Acting Director
Troy Waffner plans to drive the truck himself so the fair’s
many fans can give him their suggestions personally. Fair mascots Pop
and Candy will also be on hand at selected events to pose for photos and
greet the fair’s youngest fans.
Appearances by the truck will be announced as they are confirmed.
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