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The
17th Annual Bite of Nanaimo was held
September 25th, 4-9 pm at The Beban Park Auditorium.
TheatreOne gives
standing ovation to all Bite of Nanaimo Participants
NANAIMO, BC
– TheatreOne’s biggest fundraiser, The17th Annual Bite of Nanaimo, held this
past Friday, September 25 at Beban Park, was a tasty triumph! The Bite sold out
early this year helping TheatreOne raise extra revenue to support their
Mainstage productions in March & April 2010, shows to be announced soon.
A huge
thank you to the event sponsors, Investor’s Group, Country Grocer & ‘A’ British
Columbia, especially the wonderful event emcees, Bruce Williams & Amanda Wilson;
to Avalon Cinema for sponsoring the Bite of Nanaimo poster, Envirocore for their
commitment to & sponsorship of our composting initiative. Thanks to the Nanaimo
Daily News for sponsoring a full page ad, and thanks to all the media sponsors
for supporting TheatreOne - ‘A’ British Columbia, Radio Malaspina CHLY, Island
Radio, Kwik Kopy, NISA Internet Solutions, the Nanaimo Daily News, Harbour City
Star, and the Nanaimo News Bulletin. Thanks also to Falconer Books and Tourism
Nanaimo for selling tickets and to the trophies sponsors- Triple ‘T’ Party
Rentals, Able Trophies, B & C Food Distributors, Sysco Victoria, and Newcastle
Nissan.
A special
thanks to; St. John’s Ambulance, Meyers, Norris and Penny, for counting the
ballots and to Alsco Linen and Green Thumb Nursery for tablecloths & shrubbery.
Thank you to Richardson Foods Group, Nellie’s Dutch Deli & Country Grocer for
donating 100% of their proceeds to TheatreOne. Thank you to the many local
businesses that donated to our silent auction & balloon prizes. Also a big
thanks to all who attended & ate their way around the room & to our outstanding
volunteers that made sure everything ran smoothly.
TheatreOne
would especially like to thank all of the participating restaurants & vendors,
without whom this event would not exist. Nanaimo is lucky to be home to such
diverse & high quality establishments. The amount of time, hard work &
dedication the restaurants contribute to The Bite of Nanaimo is what makes this
event the success it is every year. Thank you; Astera’s Greek Taverna,
Cactus Club Café, Country Grocer, Dinghy Dock Pub & Floating Restaurant,
Firehouse Grill, Gabriel’s Café, The Grapevine Trattoria, Ilios Mediterranean
Cuisine, The Keg Steakhouse & Bar, Lighthouse Brewing Company, ManzaVino’s
Pizzeria & Italian Grill, Nellie’s Dutch Deli, The Old A Frame Restaurant,
Richardson Foods Group, Sandy’s Ukrainian Kitchen, The Thirsty Camel Café,
Vancouver Island Brewery, Vancouver Island University Baking Program, Windward
Pub, and Winston’s Tea Company.
All the
participants deserved an award, but there were only 8 trophies to give out. The
winners for 2009, decided by ballots, are as follows:
BEST
SEAFOOD – Sponsored by B&C Food Distributors
Runner Up:
Ilios Mediterranean Cuisine Winner: Dinghy Dock Pub & Floating
Restaurant
BEST
APPETIZER – Sponsored by Sysco Victoria
Runner Up:
Ilios Mediterranean Cuisine Winner: Country Grocer
BEST
VEGETARIAN DISH - Sponsored by Newcastle Nissan
Runner
Up: Astera’s Greek
Taverna Winner: Cactus Club Café
BEST
Dessert - Sponsored by Triple ‘T’ Party Rentals
Runner
Up: Dingy Dock Winner:
VIU Professional Baking Program
BEST
MEAT OR POULTRY DISH - Sponsored by B&C Food Distributors
Runner Up:
The Keg Winner: The Cactus Club Café
BEST
REFRESHMENT - Sponsored by Able Trophies
Runner
Up: Richardson Foods
Group Winner: The Cactus Club Café
BEST
BOOTH DESIGN - Sponsored by Sysco Victoria
Runner
Up: Sandy’s Ukrainian
Kitchen Winner: The Cactus Club Café
BEST
HOSPITALITY - Sponsored by Newcastle Nissan
Runner
Up: Country Grocer
Winner: The Cactus Club Cafe
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