Philly Food, Craft Beer, and Whisk(e)y News For The Week Ending 6/29/2012

By Boozedancing @boozedancing

Philly Vendy Awards Return For Battle Of Top Street Chef Title

Philadelphia, PA – June 28, 2012 – Coinciding with the vast expansion of the Philadelphia food truck scene, some of the most talented sidewalk culinary impresarios will battle Saturday, July 28, 2012 for the best-of title at the second annual Philadelphia Vendy Awards. The event takes place at The Lot @ 39th and Market, beginning at 3:00 through 7:00 p.m., when the winner’s trophy is awarded.

Loyal Philly street vendor patrons can nominate their choice for best sidewalk chef online at http://streetvendor.org/philly2012/nominations/. Tickets for the Philadelphia Vendys can be purchased at http://phillyvendys2012.eventbrite.com/. Tickets cost $55 in advance and $60 the day of event, which is all-you-can-eat and includes beer…

Click the following link to read the complete press release:

Philly Vendy Awards 2012 Press Release

To find out even more about the Philly Vendy Awards, visit their Facebook page, or follow them on Twitter.

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Compass Box Whisky Co. ‘World Record’ UK Tasting Tour

Starting in Inverness just after midnight, at 12.01am, John Glaser and Dominic Roskrow proceeded to host 8 different whisky tastings in 8 Whisky Shops across 8 cities between Inverness and 643 miles away in Brighton.

Travelling by car, the team reached their destination in Brighton bang on time at 11.30pm, 30 minutes within their 24 hour deadline. There were many highlights, but drinking Great King Street Highballs with more than 25 whisky fans in Edinburgh at 4.30am in the morning will live long in the memory!

Guinness were unfortunately unable to process the World Record attempt before it actually took place….but kindly replied three days afterwards (!) to confirm that it would have been a new world record category for them. So it’s the ‘World Record’ that wasn’t…Oh well, it was still an amazing day!

If you’d like more information about Compass Box Whisky, visit their websiteFacebook page, and Twitter feed.

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3rd Annual Chesapeake Crab & Beer Festival – National Harbor, MD on 8/18/2012

National Harbor, MD - Trigger Agency announced today the return of The 3rd Annual Chesapeake Crab & Beer Festival on Saturday, August 18th in two fun-filled sessions from 11:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. at National Harbor Waterfront, Maryland. The Festival is an ALL-YOU-CARE-TO-TASTE extravaganza complete with thousands of crabs, lots of beer, arts & crafts, live music, family fun and so much more!  This is the WORLD’S LARGEST CRAB FEAST!…

Click the following link to read the complete press release:

Chesapeake Crab + Beer Festival Press Release

To find out even more about the Chesapeake Crab & Beer Festival, visit their website.

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 Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival 2012 Heads to Cary, NC on 8/3 and 8/4/2012

Cary, NC – The Fifth Annual Beer, Bourbon & BBQ Festival, hosted by The Trigger Agency, is returning to Cary on Friday, August 3 and Saturday, August 4, 2012 at the Koka Booth Amphitheatre.  Enjoy a great day of beer sippin’, bourbon tastin’, music listenin’, cigar smokin’, and southern style barbeque eatin’.  Friday, the Whole Hog Pig Pickin’ will begin at 6:00pm and last until 10:00pm. On Saturday, an exclusive VIP only tasting will begin at Noon and last until 2:00pm.  General Admission will follow from 2:00pm – 6:00pm.  A souvenir glass is included with ticket purchase and offers guests unlimited tastings of the best beers and finest bourbons.  With over 60 beers, 40 bourbons and plenty of barbeque, everyone is sure to find something they love….

Click the following link for the complete press release:

Beer, Bourbon, and BBQ Festival Press Release

To find out even more about the Beer, Bourbon, & BBQ Festival, visit their website.