Mmmmmm... Indulge!

NEWS RELEASE

ROTARYFEST

*************************** This year, for the first time, Rotaryfest, the Sault's summer festival celebrates the Sault's culinary industry with a series of four mouth-watering events.

This is your opportunity to enjoy a dizzying array of delicious cuisine, the best our local restaurants have to offer, on the Rotaryfest site and, at your leisure, around town.

Indulge Around Town

Experience! Celebrate! Enjoy! Discover!

Tuesday, July 17 through Saturday, July 21, 2007

Luncheon: $10 to $15 (beverages, taxes and gratuities are extra)

Dinner: $25 to $35 (beverages, taxes and gratuities are extra)

Eleven of the Sault's finest local restaurants have devised exclusive Indulge menu items for both lunch and dinner.

Local food producers are working with many of the chefs to create fresh items featuring locally-grown products where available.

Menus include an appetizer, an entree and dessert.

To take advantage of these incredible experiences, contact the participating restaurant to make reservations.

Participating Around Town restaurants:

- A Thymely Manner - 759-3265

- Franzisi's Ristorante Italiano e Pizzeria - 253-1500

- Arturo Ristorante Italiano - 253-0002

- Giovanni's Italian Restaurant - 942-3050

- Bridge's Restaurant - 945-6999

- Gran Festa Italian Ristorante - 945-9322

- Cesira's Italian Cuisine - 949-0600

- New Marconi Ristorante Italiano - 759-8250

- Dixon's - 541-0311

- Panna Bar and Grill - 949-8484

- Five - 254-3483

Not all restaurants are offering special Indulge menus for both lunch and dinner.

A Bite of Sault Ste. Marie

Sip! Sample! Meet! Mingle!

Thursday, July 19, 2007 7 p.m. to 10 p.m.

Under the new tent at Clergue Park, adjacent to The Stage which will feature Jazz in the Park

Price: $75 per person

Proceeds to assist Rotary Club of Sault Ste. Marie community service.

Tickets available from the Rotary Club office, 945-1279.

We're serving up a creative mix of multi-ethnic appetizer-style dishes that are perfect for sampling.

You will enjoy two items from each of the four participating restaurants: A Thymely Manner, Five, Franzisi's and the New Marconi Restaurant will delight and surprise you with their creations.

Each restaurant features two unique items and you'll absorb the finer points of wine pairing with tastings from Ontario's premier wineries (Angels Gate, Flat Rock Cellars, Lailey Vinyard, and 13th Street Winery) selected by the Sault's wine diva, Mary Ledlow of Vinaissance.

Then enjoy a delectable dessert with your coffee provided by The Steamy Bean.

Meet your friends, tantalize your taste buds and enjoy Jazz in the Park on The Stage.

Lunch Al Fresco

Friday, July 20, 2007

11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Clergue Park

Price: $8 per person

After tremendous success last year, we bring back Lunch Al Fresco featuring tasty quick lunches to enjoy at Rotaryfest.

A Thymely Manner, The New Marconi Restaurant and Muio's will offer a choice of entrees: a vegetarian pannini with caponata, pork cutlet on a pannini with caponata, ribs or broasted chicken; all with salad and a pop/water.

Only 600 can be served and it's first come, first served!

Limit of 600 meals.

We will not have take out containers - if you want to take these yummy meals back to your office, bring your own containers!

Indulge Marketplace

Discover! Browse! Learn! Shop!

Friday, July 20, 2007

11:30 a.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Under the new tent at Clergue Park

Admission: $2

A gathering of local producers, farmers and everything culinary.

The Marketplace will feature fresh local produce, fruits and vegetables, honey, maple syrup, frozen bison meat and bison pepperettes to sample, fresh baking, preserves, jams, jellies, relishes, herbs and vinegars.

There will be a variety of natural beauty products, healthy shakes, smoked Lake Superior lake trout and whitefish to taste.

Don't miss The Dairy Association booth where you can enjoy a variety of cheeses, or the Horticultural Society where you can enjoy a sampling of cookies and crackers made with locally-grown herbs.

And Christine Trivers will educate you on gluten-free recipes and offer a tasting of gluten-free cheesecake.

Much of what marketplace vendors will display will be available for sampling, tasting and purchase.

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