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Florida Keys & Key West: PHILLY FOOD INFLUENCERS COOK-OFF
Tinsel & Tine TacklesPoached Red Snapper & Key Lime Pie in Cooking Competition withother Philly Foodies and Influencers By Le Anne Lindsay, Editor ORIGINAL POST March 13, 2017 – Regular followers of Tinsel & Tine know other than Oscar Night, and a very few other posts here and there, that this is not a cooking blog. I highlight & promote foodie events, like the Alex’s Lemonade Fundraiser at Yangmings; and Food products, like our recent #BreakfastNight promo for Krusteaz; Philly restaurants, even chains, like the roll out for Cheesecake Factory’s new menu items; Foodie Films, like Almost Christmas; and new food industry sites, like our recent campaign for Renzell Restaurant…
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Philly Spotlight: Entrepreneur Works – TASTE OF SUCCESS
15th Annual TASTE OF SUCCESS: A Cook-off/Bake-off Event Supporting the Philadelphia Region’s Local Entrepreneurs By Le Anne Lindsay, Tinsel & Tine Editor I’ve been aware of Entrepreneur Works for some time, so it’s odd that this was the first year knowing about and attending their Cook-off/Bake-off contest called “Taste of Success”, which is in its 15th year. 12 food entrepreneurs got the chance to enter a winning appetizer or dessert in a competition for cash prizes. The contestants were judged by two top local chefs: Chef /Owner Joncarl Lachman of NOORD and Chef/Owner Lee Styer of FOND. For the fifth consecutive year, Taste of Success was hosted by Jim Donovan,…
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Recap: NAACP Convention in Philly – Act-So Culinary Competition, President Obama and more…
Philly Welcomed the NAACP Convention This year the NAACP Convention (106th Annual) lead by NAACP President/CEO Cornell William Brooks and NAACP Chairman Rosalyn M. Brock was held at the Pennsylvania Convention Center (1101 Arch St, Philadelphia, PA) July 11-15, 2015, with a theme of “Pursuing Liberty In the Face of Injustice.” In the wake of the social and economic unrest across the country, the NAACP set an agenda to focus on voting rights, criminal justice reform, health equity, economic opportunity and education equality ahead of the 2016 presidential election. As you all know, Tinsel & Tine is hardly a political or socio-economic blog, but it does celebrate Philadelphia, and having…
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Bringing My Work Home: Chili Cook Off Contest
I wish I could say we fussed and argued and cussed with each other. We could have been divas, bad tempered, whinny, snarky or clueless, but I have to say, there wasn't a Simon, Christina, Adam, Nicki or Britney among us....
