The Taste of Huron culinary festival was awarded the top honour in the "Best New Event of 2009" category at the Ontario Economic Development Awards.

Huron Awarded AGAIN for Provincial Economic Development

The Taste of Huron culinary festival was awarded the top honour in the "Best New Event of 2009" category at the Ontario Economic Development Awards. The Taste of Huron event took place across Huron County, from August 24-30, 2009, and was jointly produced by the County of Huron, Heritage Culture Partnership and the Huron Tourism Association. The Ontario Economic Development Awards took place Thursday, February 4 at the Toronto Marriott Eaton Centre Hotel. "Huron is one of Ontarioís top agricultural producers" stated Rick Sickinger, Taste of Huron event co-ordinator.  "We wanted to create an event  to highlight the great food and experiences that Huron has to offer both locals and tourists alike."

"This year, over 130 entries were judged," stated 2009 EDCO President Lauren Millier. "The competition allows local communities to see just how they stack up against other municipalities when it comes to promoting location, investment & tourism opportunities." Many food-related festivals and events take place around the province and competition is very high when is come to the best one.ìIt is always an honour to accept these awards as the competition is very stiff," stated Jenna Ujiye, Tourism Marketer for the County of Huron "This competition result demonstrates our effectiveness in our economic development efforts." Expert judges reviewed all of the entries that covered everything from promotional brochures to infrastructure development projects.  There are judges from specialized areas of expertise assigned to judge specific categories. The Taste of Huron event has also been nominated for the Premiers Award for Agri-Food Innovation Excellence which has a grand prize of $50 000.00 and 55 regional prizes of $5000.00, these awards will be announced in the next few months.

Taste of Huron took place at different locations around Huron and allowed for people from every corner to take part in the event. The 2009 event highlighted local chefs, producers and food, along with dinners, workshops and festivities. "We set this event up so that it could continue on each year"said Brittany Fry, Taste of Huron assistant co-ordinator. "Agricultural events show one of the major cultures of our community." The 2010 Taste of Huron Culinary Festival is set for August 20 - 29. Details of the 2010 Taste of Huron event will be coming soon. Information, videos and photos about last yearís events can be found at www.tasteofhuron.ca

This is second time for a Huron event to win the prestigious award. In 2008 Huron won the same award for the Doors Open Haunted Huron event, which is slated to take place October 22-24, 2010.  

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If you would like more information about this topic, or to schedule an interview with Jenna Ujiye, please call 519-524-8394 ext.3 or e-mail: jujiye@huroncounty.ca, Rick Sickinger call 519-482-5457 ext.8 or rsickinger@huroncounty.ca

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* Photo -Jenna Ujiye, Tourism Marketer for the County of Huron and Huron Tourism Association Board member, Brittany Fry, Assistant co-ordinator of Taste of Huron, Rick Sickinger, Taste of Huron co-ordinator and Heritage and Culture Partnership co-ordinator. The Taste of Huron committee is made up of chefs, local producers, restaurateurs and community partners.

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