SUN Annual Food-Expo
Food-Expo 2007
(Schedule for June [In the Garden])
Welcome/Food-Expo Kick-Off at Riverdale Community Park, Mayor Snowden will give a few words before the festivities began.
There will be a BBQ, swimming, family games, and to end the night fire works.
Admission: Single: 20, Family (of four)15,(of six or more) 26, Elders: 10.
Lecture(s):
Chief Samantha Patrelli will give a small lecture on the importance of fresh produce as being the key to a great meal. Along with a tour of her small garden.
Contests: Fishing
Entry: Adults/children/Elders
Prize: 100 simolians to the first in each division to catch a large mouth bass
Raffle Tickets will be sold at the park at 5 simolians each. The winner will receive a 250 simolian gift certificate to spend as he/she sees fit.
In the Garden!
Welcome/Food-Expo Kick-off
Mayor Snowden (Riverdale)
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"Welcome to the fifth annual Food-Expo, and Riverdale's first time participation. I hope this will be a fun and learning experience shared by all of us. The Food-Expo will span three months, for us, it will fall on the last day of summer and through the fall. So get out there show off your gardens, your best recipes and enjoy yourselves."
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After the opening speech give by the mayor, the first of the activities were started.
A dance off pitting mother or father with their children against other contestants. Hood Member
Kristin and daughter were declaired the winners.
(Pictured; left to right. Father Liam Smith with daughter, Annabell.
Council member, Kristin Sanchez and dughter, Nashira.)
Activities that followed, a friendly game of catch, Adults vs. Teens. Surprizingly the adults won.
Pool activities including a diving contest, belly smackers, and Marco Polo.
Lunch was provited by Chef and Council member Samantha Patrelli. She prepared deliciou hot dogs
and yummy falafel wraps.
(Pictured; Samantha Patrelli and Fatima Snowden)
After lunch the raffle winner was annunced, Kristin Sanchez.
Soon it was time to light the bond fire. Sadly, we could not obtain a fireworks
license. But the fir was an enermous sucess.
The night ended on a high note, with a community clean-up of the park.
To see what else is planned for Riverdale for the month of June, check the Food-Expo schedule.
July (In the Kitchen)
July's (In the Kitchen) portion is,
Lectures:
"Desert, the over looked meal." Given by the Mayor's wife, after tea and dessert will be served.
"Microwave or Stove, Which is Better?" Given by Jamie Christian.
Exhibits:
New gadgets for your kitchen.
Setting the Perfect Table.
Contests:
(If there is a harvest) Teen cook-off, lemonade.
Winner will receive 25 simolians.
There wasn't a havest.
Two Raffles at Farmer's Market:
First Raffle 150 simolians a ticket.
Prize: A Beautiful dining set by SK
Second Raffle 50 simolians a ticket.
Prize: A 100 simolian gift certificate
July's (in the kitchen) portion of the 2007 Food Expo for Riverdale kicked off at the newly built Riverdale Community Center, located in the "down town" section of the town. Riverdale hopes to continue to grow and oneday start construction on a Downtown hood. You can see that there is work still being done, but non the less, it was a lovely affair.
Taffi Snowden, wife of the Mayor, got things started by giving a small lecture on desert. The do's and don'ts of desert. Why many sims conciderer it the over looked meal. When to serve desert was also discussed. Unlike planned they decdided to serve drinks (tea) during the leacture since it was a bit breezy out that day. No one wanted to have chilly hands as they listened to what Mrs. Snowden had to say. To the left you can see Mrs. Snowden explaining that good deserts served at a formal gathering can result in making good friends.
Desert and more tea was served after the first leacture. Thanks to Chef Samantha Patrelli for providing the delicious treats, and Mrs. Snowden for the yummy tea. I wonder if I can get the recipe?
Quickly following the refreshments was Jamie Christian, she gave a leacture on the differences with cooking on a stove or in a microwave. Which was better and why. It was very informative and I feel many Sims learned something new. Seen in the picture Mrs. Christian decided to stand in the doorway so when new arrivles enter they had no choice but to listen to what she had to say. Now, I wouldn't call her bossy or anything, lol.
Once the leactures were all wrapped up it was onto the two exibits set up for the month, New gadgets for your home and Dinner table place setting. Up first the place settings. We were showen a lovely dining set created by Kansas City Designs, this is the set that the winner of one of the raffles will win at the Farmer's Market. I think there will be many formal dinners being held now based off of the model.
Next was the new gadgets. The new waffle maker from Sim Mod Board, now you can make delicious waffles for family and guests in no time with it's "make many" fetures. The new juicer for those who are more concered with their health and all around well-beining. Many wonderful juices can be made such as , apple juice, beaty cocktail, pepper punch, eggplant juice, and a little known juice that I think I'll never be trying, pureed boot. We also got a peek at the new hot chocolate maker. With colder weather moving in, I'm sure this will be a "must have" on many Simmer's shopping lists come winter. And to round out the items was a lovely tea maker, from Mod the Sims. Another must for cold mornings come winter.
Stay tuned as we add more from the Expo!