Thanks to everyone who contributed and attended. The Eleventh Annual Epicurean Festival, Food Tasting and Auction was another success this year. Total amount raised was more than $60,000 that will directly benefit local hospice families and children.
Held on April 18, at The Otesaga Resort Hotel, Cooperstown, this was made possible, in part, by our Lead Sponsors: A & D Taxi, A.O. Fox Hospital, Benson Agency Real Estate, Best Wine & Spirits, Clark Companies, Country Club Automotive Group, The Daily Star, Dr. & Mrs. Bryan S. Evanczyk, Gregory Plumbing and Heating, Information Systems Division, Inc. (ISD), Liquor Depot, Dr. & Mrs. James McChesney, MeadWestvaco, and The Shipping Room.
Everyone attending thoroughly enjoyed sampling the delicious food provided by more than 25 local restaurants, caterers and educational food programs, including Alex & Ika Restaurant, A Taste of Europe Restaurant, The American Hotel, Bassett Healthcare, Bella Michael’s, Doubleday Cafe, The Farmers Place, The Golden Guernsey, Good Cheap Food, Heidelberg Baking Company, hoffman lane bistro, It’s All Good, Magnolia’s Fudge, McCadam Cheese, Mt. Fuji Japanese Restaurant, The Otesaga Resort Hotel, Palatine Valley Dairy, Patty Cakes, Quarter Moon Café, Redneck Bar-B-Que/Jive Café, Sodexho Education and Stella Luna Ristorante, SUNY Delhi, which donated the ice sculpture, and Undercover Eggplant Company.
The auction items, many and varied this year, were enthusiastically bid on and our raffle, won by three local residents giving winners$500, $300, and $200 worth of groceries, helped us reach this year’s total. The musical entertainment was by Big Fish Combo and lovely table arrangements were provided by A Rose is a Rose of Cherry Valley. All our attending guests enjoyed a wonderful afternoon. We wish to also thank the Benefactors, Patrons, Supporters, advertisers, auction donators, everyone who attended and The Otesaga Hotel, for their participation. Support of this worthy cause is truly appreciated.
