Community Bulletin
Fun Fest 2008
Jul 19 2008 12:00AM
For the 27th year, Bank of Tennessee was the proud sponsor of the Taste of Tri-Cities restaurant competition. Located in Memorial Park, the Taste of Tri-Cities is a four-day sampling of several of the areas best restaurants’ menu items. Restaurants were judged on Quality of Food, Value for the Money and Originality of Tent Design. Taste dates were Wednesday, July 16 – Saturday, July 19.
Visitors, from around the region and beyond, sampled delectable delights from many of the restaurants in Memorial Park. Many brought blankets, chairs, friends and family to gather and enjoy the evening breeze. Participating restaurants: Discovery Ice Cream, Riverfront Seafood, Cocula’s, Ming Garden, Fuji House, Asian Diner, Chick-fil-A, Great American Cookie Company, Marble Slab Creamery, Fazoli’s, Molcajetes, 12 Bones, Kingsport Grocery, Pratt’s, Dippin’ Dot’s, Ice Cream Stop.
On Wednesday evening, July 16, Molcajetes won the annual Bank of Tennessee “Best of” Taste of Tri-Cities. Congratulations Molcajetes Grill of Kingsport! Judges comments include: “mmmm,” “mmm” and “mmmmm.” Pratt’s BBQ placed 2nd and Cocula placed 3rd.
10 restaurants participated in the contest:
Molcajetes
Pratt’s BBQ
Cocula
Riverfront Seafood
Ming Garden
Fuji House
Chick-fil-A
Marble Slab Creamery
Fazoli’s
12 Bones/Kingsport Grocery
“Best of” Judges:
Jantry Shupe, Kingsport Alderman
Darin Shelley, Ridgefields, Executive Chef
Dennis Phillips, Mayor of Kingsport
Amy Lynn, WJHL
David Grace, Kingsport Times News, Photographer
Cindy Cantrell, Bank of Tennessee, Sr Retail Officer, EVP