WHAT:
Celebrate National Ice Cream Month with the Dairy Farmers of Oregon 2012 Ice Cream Churn-a-ment Friday, July 13, atPortland’s Pioneer Courthouse Square.
An all-star group of local chefs will demonstrate ice cream recipes developed to capture the taste of summer in Oregon using old-fashioned hand crank churns while they race to completion. A panel of celebrity judges will select the ice cream that best captures whatsummer tastes like in Oregon. An award will also be given to the fastest churner.
The Ice Cream Churn-a-ment is free and open to the public. Ice cream lovers of all ages are invited to sample some of the 22 million gallons of ice cream produced in Oregon every year. Umpqua Dairy and Sunshine Dairy Foods will providefree ice cream samples, and New Seasons Market will prepare free milk shake samples, while supplies last.
For more information, please visit www.dairyfarmersOR.com.
WHEN:
Friday, July 13, 2012
Competition: Noon to 1 pm
Ice cream available to public starting at noon, while supplies last
WHERE:
Pioneer Courthouse Square in Portland
For more information and directions: http://www.
WHO:
Competitors:
- Joseph Cefalu, Riffle NW
- Kim & Tyler Malek, Salt & Straw
- Risa Mealus, Papa Haydn
- Adam & Jackie Sappington, The Country Cat Dinner House & Bar
- Jasper Shen, Aviary
- Leather Storrs, Noble Rot
The winners from 2011’s Churn-a-ment in the Speed and Taste categories will be on hand to help judge at this year’s event – Sean Sasser from Urban Farmer and Megan Vargas from Andina. Kristen Kaste, Oregon’s Dairy Princess Ambassador, also will be on hand to judge. Portland’s own Daria O’Neill, afternoon host on 105.1 the Buzz (KRSK-FM) will emcee this year’s family-friendly event.