Bizarre Star Andrew Zimmern Comes to the Beach
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Island Times Volume IX,X, NumberNumber 1110 PensacolaPensacola Beach,Beach, FloridaFlorida SeptemberSeptember 16, 3, 20132014 Bizarre Star AndrewHootie Zimmern Hoo!Comes To The Beach Carla Hall Headlines at Taste of the Beach Look Inside for Tasty Times Special Section The Pensacola Beach Chamber has a recipe for success using star power and culinary talents to amp up the Sixth Annual Taste of the Beach, Saturday and Sun- day, September 14 and 15 at Casino Beach. Andrew Zimmern, center, is a James Beard Award-winning TV personality, chef, food writer, teacher and is widely regarded as one of the most versatile and knowledgeable personalities in the food world. He’s the creator, host and co-executive producer of Travel Channel’s hit series, Bizarre Foods with AndrewBeach Zimmern, Andrew Chefs, Zimmern’s BizarreColorful World, and his new Characters series, Bizarre Foods America. Zimmern will be at Taste of the Beach Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. The festival, which showcases Pensacola Beach’s restaurants includes a dessert contest. Chef John Flaningam of Crab’s, top left, earned fi rst place in 2012. His Bushwacker Pie earned him a spot in the fi nals which will be Saturday at 3 p.m. Tropical birds and racing hermit crabs will delight young guests. PensacolaServe Beach resident As Laken IngredientsHarvey, top right, has been to Taste for of the Food Beach every Festyear. Look for her in the Mermaid Parade on Sunday and the Hula Hoop contest in the Children’s Area. Rev up your engines! George Smith and his brother-in-law Mike Cook, bottom right, proudly mug the camera next to Smith’s entry in the Life’s A Vette on the Beach car show. The show is Saturday from 10 to 3 p.m. The Sauce Boss lays down some serious blues Celebrityon the Gulfside Chef Carla Pavilion Hall will stage, take center bottom stage left. at Hethe sings2014 Taste and ofcooks the Beach. a giant Top pot left of and gumbo. clockwise: It delicious Flounder’s entertainment. Chef Dennis Moore,The The full list Grand of ingredients Marlin Chef Gregg for the McCarthy, two day Crab’s buffet Chefof fun John is on Flanigam Page 2and and King in TastyNeptune Times, John Thomasa special are four main page ingredients festival, for pull-out festival fun. section. For more delicious details, turn to page 2. PAGE 2 Island Times September 16, 2014 Chamber Brings Celebrity Chef Carla Hall To Taste Of The Beach She’s cooking with love and event schedules in the Tasty visioned a festival where guests cret training camp,” said Seadog. ing Mermaids and Pirates. Ev- you will love her. Chef Carla Times, special pull-out section in could get a taste of a variety of “Crusty and Point E. Toe are eryone is invited to don their Hall, star of ABC’s television this edition. dishes, particularly seafood,” new in the crab corral. They can best mermaid or pirate costume show “The Chew,” will be dish- Does Grand Marlin Chef said Shelley Johnson, Taste of scamper.” to join the walking procession, ing up the love at the Pensacola Gregg McCarthy’s Ancho Bar- the Beach committee chairman. The Crab Racing is offered Sunday at 12:45. The Mystic Beach Chamber’s seventh annu- becue Gulf Shrimp Tamale spice “Not your typical seafood festi- compliments of Crab’s on the Krewe of Nereids will lead the al Taste of the Beach, Saturday, up your life or will Renee’s Fa- val with non-local vendors. We Beach. It’s a free show, not to be parade and former DisneyWorld September 20. Hall headlines mous Paradise Shrimp Salad be wanted our guests to experience missed. character mermaid Kriss Harris the two-day your favor- some part of Pensacola Beach’s From the racetrack to the performs live on stage. Special food festival ite? Chefs restaurant scene that was new gridiron, the Chamber has it charms or pirate’s booty will be and you can are present- to them, and get a fl avor for all all. New this year is a football given to the fi rst 100 costumed meet her in ing clas- things representing Pensacola tent featuring college and NFL participants. person at sic Beach Beach.” games on big screen televisions. The family friendly event the Gulfside dishes like So, the festival includes Grab a beer from the Chamber’s has a children’s area that will Pavilion on Shaggy’s things like a surf bar or visit the make parents long for days gone Pensacola fi sh tacos, session present- Chamber’s Fro- by. Open on Saturday only, the Beach. She The Dock’s ed by Innerlight zen Zone for kids have their own space with is scheduled Corn and Surf Shop. a bushwacker, a chance to make a bracelet or to begin Crab Bisque “Surfi ng is hurricane or re- pirate hat, decorate cookies, or with a cook- and Floun- certainly some- laxer. Hooters slurp a sweet snow cone. Toss ing pre- der’s Sea- thing to sample will have chick- in some bean bags, face painting sentation, food Na- when on Pen- en wings for and tattoos and kids may choose followed chos, to sacola Beach,” sale during the to stay all day. Young chefs by a meet- name a few. said Shannon games. will want to sign up for one of and-greet. The newest Hampton, Inner- For the fi rst the thirty seats available for the Hall will island res- light Marketing time, Beach Coolinary Kids cooking class. also serve taurant Ca- Manager. “It’s chefs will com- Entrants receive a chef’s toque as a judge Celebrity Chef Carla Hall will appear at Taste sino Beach free and fun for pete in a head- and an apron along with some in the Island of the Beach, Saturday, September 20. Bar and children who to-head brunch fun foodie creations. Chef Lisa Times How Grill will be are strong swim- battle on Sunday Burgess brings this fi rst time Sweet IT Is Dessert Contest. part of the two day event intro- mers and want to morning. Egg- event to the performance area Taste of the Beach will showcase ducing their Casino baby back try surfi ng.” strordinary con- Sunday. twenty-two Pensacola Beach ribs. The infa- testants will heat Tune in and take a turn on the Chamber restaurants, each fea- Foodies will be in their ele- mous Seadog up the Gulfside dance fl oor when Heritage rocks turing a signature dish for under ment with culinary offerings and will drop the Pavilion stage. the stage on Sunday afternoon. $5, Saturday and Sunday, Sep- those who dabble in the kitchen checkered fl ag, The fi rst chef It’s all part of the ingredients for tember 20-21 from 11 a.m. to 4 will delight in the free cooking Sunday at 2:15 will put his dish the Taste of the Beach’s recipe p.m. at Casino Beach. In addition demonstrations by the beach’s p.m. for the Crab before a panel for festival fun. If you want to to the food offerings, Taste of the most famous chefs. Chef Gregg Races. Wildly SeaDog has a stable of hermit of judges chosen know more, turn to the Tasty crabs ready to race. Beach includes chef presenta- will kick off the demos on Satur- funny and en- at random from Times, the special pull-out sec- tions, a frozen drink zone, foot- day at 11, Chef Dan Dunn from ergetic, Seadog the audience at tion on pages 11-14 of this edi- ball tent, live music, a mermaid H2O will cook at 11:30 a.m. fol- has a stable of hermit crabs 11:40 a.m. tion for maps, schedules, event and pirate parade, kids cooking lowed by John Smith of Heming- which scurry to the fi nish line. Back for an encore is the descriptions and details. Log on class, dancing, children’s area, way’s at noon – all on the festi- “I just returned from a se- Sunday morning parade featur- to TasteofPensacolaBeach.com. cooking contests, surf lessons val’s main stage, the Gulfside and hermit crab racing. Pavilion. Celebrity Chef Carla “The Chamber’s Taste of Hall will take the stage at 1 p.m. Authority To Consider Future the Beach committee has worked The Chamber provides a overtime to produce a top notch dining tent where festival guests Request For Professional Planner To Come Before Board festival,” said Chamber Chair- can fi nd respite from the sun- As the Ad Valorem tax their review. fi rm would engage stakeholders man Beverly Campbell. “Celeb- drenched festival site. Don’t lawsuits concluded, the Santa “It should be ready for SRIA and residents in a series of public rity Chef Carla Hall, our Island worry about missing any of the Rosa Island Authority Board discussion in September or Oc- meetings to gather necessary in- chefs, combined with our beauti- action. There are multiple big discussed what the future may tober,” said Gilley. “And, if it put. Finally, a report along with ful beaches and warm hospital- screens under the tent for view- hold for an island whose lease receives support from the Board recommendations would be ten- ity, you just can’t beat it.” ing the presentations taking fee structure might change or then we could begin the RFP dered to the SRIA Board to assist Look for the festival map, place on the main stage. dissolve completely. During the process.” in future planning. menu of signature dishes and “In 2008, the Chamber en- discussion in April 2014, Board The professionals would Santa Rosa Island Authority Member Janice Gilley suggested be tasked with completing a meetings are open to the public.