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 Tarrytown, NY - Westchester’s firehouses will be turning up the heat in their kitchens as they prepare to do battle in the Greater New York Firefighter Cook-off.
The event is just one of the highlights of the upcoming Greater New York Beer & Food Festival, sponsored by The Journal News. The Festival, taking place at The Doubletree Hotel in Tarrytown on October 25-26, will be an exciting weekend of food from local restaurants, beers from around the world, cooking demonstrations, live music and more.
The Greater New York Firefighter Cook-off will be sponsored by Yuengling, America’s Oldest Brewery, and will be a timed “Iron Chef”-style grilling competition involving a secret ingredient. A pair of representatives from four finalist firehouses will compete in two heats of finals on Saturday, October 25, with the winning firehouse taking home a 41-inch stainless steel Viking grill and other prizes.
To become a finalist, firehouses will have to make it through the initial qualifying round on Thursday, October 23 at 5:00 p.m. Participating firehouses must prepare a plate of food involving homemade barbeque sauce and bring it to the Doubletree Hotel where judges will taste the dish and score it based on creativity, presentation and taste. The four highest scoring firehouses will advance to the finals. To register for the preliminary round, please call 516.944.0026 or email
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In addition to the Firehouse Cook-off, the Festival will include many other great tasting events and activities. Guests will be able to sample from over 150 beers from top domestic and international breweries and taste food from over 30 local restaurants as part of the festival’s main attraction, the Grand Tasting, which will be held from 1 – 5 p.m. each day. Dozens of the area’s acclaimed restaurants will prepare samplings of their signature dishes that can be paired with just the right kind of beer.
On both Saturday and Sunday, attendees can enjoy live chef demonstrations by some of the Hudson Valley’s most celebrated chefs. Brewmasters will introduce beer pairings for these delectable dishes. Chef demonstrations will run from 4 - 5 p.m. on Saturday and 2 - 5 pm on Sunday.
On Saturday evening, 107.1 The Peak will host “BBQ, Brews & B-Sides,” an evening of “Fab Fun” with live music from The Smithereens, performing great classic Beatles tunes from their latest album, along with hits from their celebrated 28-year musical career. Guest chef hosts will provide a full menu of mouth-watering barbeque cuisine paired with Anheuser Busch’s latest craft brew, Budweiser American Ale, and numerous international beers distributed by D. Bertoline & Sons. VIP tickets provide guests exclusive access to the cigar and cocktail terrace, where guests can also enjoy music by a live DJ. Following the live music bash, there’s a “Late Night Hang,” after-party at Bistro Z.
On Sunday, hotel VIP guests and combo pass holders will be treated to a European buffet brunch prepared by Chef Claude of Bistro Z. An assortment of classic and contemporary beers will be offered as pairings throughout the meal.
“We are very excited to present the first-ever Beer & Food Festival,“ said Stuart Racey, executive producer of the event. “Beer & food pairing is one of the hottest trends in the culinary world and we look forward to teaching people about the many different types of beer that are available to complement their favorite foods.”
The Doubletree Hotel in Tarrytown features a new 11,000 square-foot Grand Ballroom adjacent to a soaring indoor/outdoor rear terrace, an elegant 5000 square-foot Ballroom, three professional kitchens, a full service restaurant and bar with lounge and outdoor café seating. In addition, the hotel offers over 240 newly decorated hotel rooms and suites, an indoor pool and spa services. The Grand Ballroom will be transformed into a Grand Tasting Hall for the first annual Greater New York Beer & Food Festival.
Current sponsors include The Journal News, lohud.com, InTown Magazines, Becks, Yuengling, Budweiser American Ale, Viking Range, 107.1 The Peak, The Listening Room and the Doubletree Hotel-Tarrytown.
For more details, festival updates and ticket information, please visit www.lohud.com/beer. Tickets range from $60 pp in advance/$70 at door for the Grand Tastings, $75 pp for the Saturday night party with a limited number of $100 VIP tickets including the Cigar/Cocktail Terrace. $250 pp includes all festival events and the hotel is offering a limited number of overnight packages including all festival events and a double occupancy Saturday night lodging for $459 per couple. For more event information and to purchase tickets call 914-694-5354.
Gannett Co., Inc. owns The Journal News, which publishes four daily editions: Southern Westchester, Central Westchester, Northern Westchester/Putnam and Rockland. It owns the widely visited website, LoHud.com, publishes the Express series of community weeklies, as well as the InTown network of upscale lifestyle magazines, and a wide variety of special interest publications.
With an audience of more than 4,000 expected attendees, The Greater New York Beer & Food Festival at the Doubletree is destined to be the greatest tasting event of the season.
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