*Special Edition* February 2009
Save The Date!
Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau's
Annual Meeting
Tuesday, March 24 from 5:30-7:30 p.m.
at Longfellows Restaurant
More details to follow!
Here are the 2009 Chowderfest Winners!
The winners – by vote of chowder consumers themselves
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Best On Broadway – Stadium Café
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Best Off Broadway – Hatties Restaurant
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Best Non-Downtown - Longfellows Restaurant
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Best Newcomer – The Local Pub and Teahouse
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Best Canine – Sloppy Kisses-a treat boutique for dogs
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Most Chowder Served – Cantina
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People’s Choice – The Parting Glass
 Pictures!
The 11th annual Saratoga Chowderfest (part of the 12th annual Winterfest Weekend) set records for participating chowder outlets, samples of chowder served and attendance!
This was the largest event ever and included the following highlights:
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46 outlets served chowder (up from 36 last year) – including some innovative partnerships and new non-restaurant retailers who joined the Chowder event this year – including Johnny Miller Adventures, Crafters Gallery, Dawgdom, Ever After (partnership with Great Bay Clam Company), Feast Gallery on Beekman Street and Prestwick Chase, which offered horse-drawn carriage rides, ice sculpting and ice skating throughout the day.
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42,743 servings of chowder from 11-4 pm on Saturday the 31st– and several restaurants started early
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30,000 biodegradable cups – all gone by mid-day(some in the first two hours). Donated in partnership with Saratoga Environmental Expo and Sysco Foods
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5,000 corn starch spoons, also donated by Environmental Expo
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Approximately 8,500 people on the street
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Largest crowd so far for the canine competition – winner of the Dog-Off (decided by Mayor Scott Johnson’s dog, Dr. Watson) and won for the second year in a row by Impressions of Saratoga
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Distributed nearly 1,800 tee shirts – up from 1,400 last year
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Between Jan 1st--Feb 4th, the Bureau's website had 10,847 hits to the Chowderfest page compared to 8,830 hits last year!
Thank you to all of our sponsors for your
community support!
Platinum
Westminster Cracker Company
Stewart's Shops
Saratoga Environmental Expo
Adirondack Trust Company
ValPak
Saratogian
Star 101.3
Time Warner and Capital News 9
Gold
YMCA of Saratoga
Silver
Residence Inn by Marriott
Hampton Inn & Suites
Clements Insurance Brokers, Inc.
Clifton Park Rental Center
Home Made Theater at Spa Little Theater
Bronze
Children's Museum at Saratoga
“This was the best Chowderfest, ever – and we thank the enthusiastic support of our incredible members throughout Saratoga for their creativity and dedication," “Going Green was a theme that resonated with everyone and we look forward to continuing that theme in some form next year to make the event even bigger and better.”
--David Zunker, president of the Saratoga Convention and Tourism Bureau
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