National Pie Championship and American Pie Festival
Two major pie events are coming to the Orlando area in April.
The 15th Annual National Pie Championships are sponsored by the American Pie Council and Crisco®. Junior, amateur, professional, and commercial bakers will compete in more than 25 pie flavor categories for the National Pie Championships, and it’s not too late to enter. Prizes include Sears Kenmore ranges, Chef Depot gift certificates, Crisco® gift baskets, cash awards, and bragging rights as the best pie maker in the nation.
It takes place April 24-26 at the Ramada Orlando Celebration Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Entry forms are due April 9, 2009. Don’t bake? Be a judge. Limited amount of judging entries are also available.
In addition, the 2009 Great American Pie Festival, sponsored by Crisco® and the American Pie Council, will feature the all-you-can-eat 55,000-slice Never-Ending Pie Buffet, pie baking competition, cooking demonstrations, pie eating contest, games, music, “Piecasso” crafts, and other pie-related festivities.
This takes place April 25-26 at Lakeside Park, 631 Sycamore Street, in downtown Celebration, Florida. The Festival is free to the public. The Never-Ending Pie Buffet is $10 for Adults, $5 for Seniors 65-plus and for children ages 6 to 12; children under age 6 eat pie for free.
For registration and more information visit, www.piecouncil.org.
Trinidad Carnival in February!
Trinidad Carnival has been described by many as one of the most colorful and culturally diverse pre-Lenten celebrations in the world. It is the biggest, most explosive, and vibrant festival where people from all walks of life come together for a celebration of culture, calypso, and cuisine. Trinidad ’s Carnival is not a typical parade. You don’t stand along side the road and watch the masquerade bands go by. You join in, sing, dance and are completely part of the event. In 2009, the Trinidad Carnival culminates on February 23 and 24.
Carnival was introduced to Trinidad by the French in 1783 in the form of elaborate masquerade balls thrown by plantation owners. Banned from the festivities, the African slaves would hold their own celebrations using rituals and folklore while imitating their masters’ behavior. Once slavery was abolished in 1838, the freed Africans took their Carnival celebration to the streets and, as each new immigrant population entered Trinidad, a new flavor was added to the festivities. Today, the diverse culture of both islands has influenced the music, food, and traditions of the festival.
Trinidad & Tobago is located in the southeastern region of the Caribbean. With their careful approach to tourism, the dual island nation offers one of the last absolutely unspoiled Caribbean destinations. Trinidad is home to the world-famous Carnival and the birth of the steel pan drum. Tobago, sister island to Trinidad, is the quintessential Caribbean island with secluded beaches, quaint villages, award-winning eco-attractions, and private villas.
For more information on Trinidad & Tobago visit http://www.gotrinidadandtobago.com/ or call 1-800-816-7541.
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