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she keeps the restaurant or bar in their year See The Tea Party’s Jef Martin, Jef Burrows round eating and drinking habits, rather and Stuart Chatwood, Saturday night at “Fork than going outside of our local area. You & Cork.” Photo courtesy of LouLou Nutt. can truly can taste the world without leaving Windsor and Essex County and we’re here to prove it.” Tickets are only $5 for Friday and Saturday each and $2 on Sunday. Advance weekend wristbands are for sale online at Ticketscene.ca, Te Dominion House Tavern and Average Joe’s. A portion of the proceeds will beneft Te Canadian Cancer Society’s “Relay for Life” locally, for only $10. Te weekend pass guarantees express entry for the entire event. “Bluesfest International” (BluesfestWindsor.com) July 11 to 13, 2014 Riverfront Festival Plaza, downtown Windsor STARRING: Dave Mason’s Trafc Jam, Bobby Rush, “Fork & Cork” organizers, together with Wiser’s, wine tastings and more. Coco Montoya, Tinsley Ellis and Kinsey Report Jamie Greer from the online blog “Te *Sunday the “Battle of the Bars!” Time Windsor Scene” (WindsorScene.tripod.com) to settle the age old debate on “Where can I As we have done since the very frst are pleased to bring to the festival stage, two get the best Caesar in Windsor?” Local bars “Bluesfest International” so many years ago, Canadian national acts, Toronto’s Cowboy and restaurants compete in three diferent Biz X is on the inside again at the big show Junkies on Friday and Windsor’s Tea Party mixology liquor based categories and will and we turn it over to Melody Blues to get the on Saturday (see accompanying article with also be on hand ofering samplings of their scoop with Founder Ted Boomer on what’s Jef Burrows on opposite page). Texas indie tasty libations to the masses who then vote in store for the 20th anniversary of one of roots sensation Seryn (similar in tone to acts for their favourite cocktail. Canada’s leading festivals. like Fleet Foxes or My Morning Jacket) and Wineries such as Mastronardi Estate Toronto’s indie rockers Say Yes (featuring Winery, Coopers Hawk Winery, Aleksander Melody Blues (MB): 20 years – WOW! Did ex-members of Alexisonfre) round out the Estate Winery and Colchester Ridge Estate you think the festival would be what it is this national bands for the 30 musical acts. Te Winery (CREW) will be on site serving many years later? rest are all home grown from right here in an abundance of local wine products all Ted Boomer (TB): We have had a Windsor Essex! weekend long. remarkable 20 year run, starting on To help capture all the great moments Local restaurants confrmed (at the time Ouellette Avenue, to Victoria Avenue, then of the festival, a new mobile app is being of writing) are; Chanoso’s, South Detroit, to our permanent home on the Riverfront. launched, the frst of its kind for festivals Sarai, Stars of the Game, Pho Maxim, Rino’s All in all, most of our long term plans came in the Windsor Essex region. Te “Fork & Kitchen, Stir Crazy Grille, Te Windsor to pass. Cork” app allows users to take photos with Beer Exchange, Cheese Wheelz, Sweet custom backgrounds to remember the event, Temptations, Smashed Apple Catering food buy tickets, win prizes all weekend long, truck, Gilligan’s Lemonade, Papa D’s Hot view the entire weekend schedule and show Sawce and more! times, link up with their favourite vendors, In addition, the “Kidz Zone” has expanded and even post their experiences right to their dramatically this year to include bouncy own social media outlets. castles, a video game theatre, mini putt, Getting back to the food, the meat and photo booth, arts and crafs, obstacle course potatoes of this festival . . . and more. Tis is FREE with admission New for this year is a second stage area So why do the organizers go to with live culinary-based demonstrations extreme lengths to cover all the bases in and presentations. “Te Blackburn Radio entertainment and food? Tasting Stage” is designed to be interactive, “Tis festival is designed to be a true informative and includes . . . community event and to celebrate all Bobby Rush performs Saturday night at “Bluesfest” 2014. *Friday night Te History of Beer with things culinary locally,” explains Chris Photo courtesy of Arnie Goodman. Carlsberg, wine and cheese pairings and Mickle, Event Organizer. “In Windsor we (MB): Tere must be hundreds of stories. more. felt a festival of this kind was missing three Could you share a few? *Te Food Network’s Celebrity Chef years ago. Te festival is also designed to (TB): Probably my favourite was year Bob Blumer on Saturday with two shows produce a local boost to the economy. We one, with James Cotton, Jef Healey and at 1 and 5 pm. Summer cocktails with hope someone will eat or drink at one of Downchild, headlining over the three days. Absolut Vodka, Windsor Whiskey with our vendors and enjoy it so much that he or I teamed up with frefghter Captain BIZ X MAGAZINE • JUNE 2014 21 BizX2014June52.indd 21 2014-05-27 9:43 PM