Mushroom
Festival Attracted Record Crowd
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by connie ellig; photos by connie ellig & david hopps
Organized by UABC University and CANIRAC Chamber of Restaurants, Ensenada’s
7th
Annual Mushroom Festival, held on June 13, 2004, was an unqualified
success. Nearly 1,600 visitors packed the fiesta area on Paseo Calle Primera
and devoured vast quantities of marinated mushrooms, sautéed mushrooms,
mushroom kebobs, mushrooms in puff pastry, mushroom burritos, mushroom
salad, pasta with mushrooms, and other creative mushroom-based fare accompanied
with beer, wine, margaritas, sodas, coffees and bottled water. There were
children’s drawing contests, educational exhibitions and plenty of live
entertainment.
Behind the scenes, Ensenada and Rosarito chefs engaged in a culinary
competition of mushroom dishes that were judged by the Baja California
Chefs Association with San Diego Chef de Cuisine Joaquin Cueva as coordinator.
The award-winning restaurants of the day were:
Mushroom Soup – 1st place: Las Ranas Place (Ensenada), 2nd: Portofino
at Festival Plaza (Rosarito), 3rd: Cafetería Monique (Ensenada)
Mushroom/Meat Combination – 1st place: El Rey Sol (Ensenada),
2nd: Las Cazuelas (Ensenada), 3rd: La Mezza (Ensenada)
Mushroom/Poultry Combination – 1st place: Jazz Café (Ensenada),
2nd: El Rey Sol (Ensenada), 3rd: La Mezza (Ensenada)
Open Category – 1st place: La Mezza (Ensenada), 2nd: Las Cazuelas
(Ensenada), 3rd: Las Ranas Place (Ensenada)
Overall Winner – Restaurant Portofino at Hotel Festival Plaza
(Rosarito) with Chef Juan Manuel Lugo Solis
Most Popular Food Sample – Restaurant Antares at Hotel Coral
y Marina (Ensenada)
For more information about upcoming CANIRAC events including the 26th
Annual Ensenada International Seafood Fair on September 12, contact CANIRAC
Chamber of Restaurants, tel. (646)174-0448; e-mail
7th
Annual Mushroom Festival Photo Gallery
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