Fiery Foods Weekend at the North Market

February 15, 2011 0 Comments

The North Market has been bringing the heat to dreary Ohio winters for the past seven years with their annual Fiery Foods Festival. Folks just can’t get enough of the fire when it’s February in Central Ohio, so this year the North Market is hosting a whole Fiery Foods Weekend! Melt away the mid-winter monotony at the North Market Fiery Foods Weekend on February 19th and 20th. From special vendors to fiery foods cooking and eating contests, plus kids activities and live music, there’s mild to wild fun to be had at the North Market Fiery Foods Weekend!

Special fiery foods vendors for the weekend include: Aimee’s Blue Ribbon Spices, Black Swamp Gourmet, CaJohns Flavor & Fire, Chuck Evans’ Montezuma Brand, Crazy Uncle Jester’s Inferno World, Dragonfire Foods, Happy Trails! Chili Company, Heartbreaking Dawns, Mudflats Brands, Ole Ray’s Sauces, Race City Sauceworks and Urban Chefs.

Saturday, February 19

Fiery foods vendors (12) in Dispatch Kitchen

10 a.m., Guacamole contest in Dispatch Kitchen

10 a.m. – 3 p.m., face painting

11 a.m., Chef Chili Challenge in northwest corner of mezzanine ($5 sample fee includes chef and amateur chili tasting)

11 a.m. – 1 p.m., music by Gipson & Fitz Trio

12:30 p.m., Amateur Chili Contest in northwest corner of mezzanine

1-3 p.m., music by Island Breeze

2 p.m., Fiery Cornbread eating contest in Dispatch Kitchen

3-5 p.m., music by the Shaw Brothers

3:30 p.m., Jalapeno eating contest in Dispatch Kitchen

Sunday, February 20

Fiery foods vendors open at 10 a.m. for brunch traffic (all North Market vendors invited to open at 10 a.m. as well)

10 – 11:30 a.m., Fiery Foods Brunch upstairs ($12, reservations available here⇒)

12 p.m., Judging of Chile Pepper Art Contest in northwest corner of mezzanine

12-2 p.m., music by Island Breeze

12-3 p.m., Mark Wood Fun Show

12:30 p.m., Amateur Hot Sauce Contest in Dispatch Kitchen

1:30 p.m., Amateur Salsa Contest in Dispatch Kitchen

2-4 p.m., music by Andrew Hartman

2:30 p.m., Hot Ice Cream Sundae eating Contest in Dispatch Kitchen

3-5 p.m., music by Willie Phoenix

3:30 p.m., Hot Wing eating contest in Dispatch Kitchen

Registration for Fiery Foods EATING contests will take place in person on the day of those contests. Registration for all other contests is available by emailing mmartineau@northmarket.com. Limit 15 entries per contest.

http://www.northmarket.com/activities-and-events/2011-02-19/fiery-foods-festival