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Restaurants wanted for Taste of YMM Eats event

Last Updated Jun 22, 2020 at 7:23 pm MDT

IMAGE. Supplied by YMM Food Festival.

YMM Food Festival is on the hunt for restaurants to participate in the Taste of YMM Eats presented by Suncor.

The event combines Taste of Fort McMurray with YMM Eats in a bid to crown the best eatery in Fort McMurray.

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Aligning to COVID-19 guidelines, Taste of YMM Eats presented by Suncor will run from July 13-31, 2020.

Food Festival Co-Chair Krista Balsom said the event promotes restaurants that remained or will open in Wood Buffalo during unprecedented times.

“We encourage restaurants to sign-up for this exciting program that will showcase the best eats Fort McMurray and our surrounding region have to offer. We want you to rally your staff for some friendly competition and let your team’s passion show.”

Each of the participating restaurants will put together a three-course menu with an option of suggested drinks on their standard menu.

A panel of judges will visit each restaurant and select the winners according to the following categories:

  • Best Sweet
  • Best Savoury
  • Most Creative
  • Customer Experience
  • Best Plating
  • Best Overall
  • People’s Choice (voted on by participating guests)

 

Guests of the participating restaurant may vote from 1-10 by sweet, savoury, creative, customer experience, and plating.

Guests visit at least six separate restaurants may also enter to win a prize.

Options for families and 18+ adults in COVID-19 altered formats are available as well.

To register as a vendor, go to the Fort McMurray Food Festival website.

All donations go to support the local non-profit group, Waypoints.