New Delectable Fair Food Items Available in July!
June 15, 2015
Happy Monday Everyone! I am growing more and more excited about the upcoming Corndog Kickoff that is less than a month away! The 19th annual Corndog Kickoff Benefit Auction & Fair Food Grazing Party is going to be epic. This year we are adding two more vendors to the event for your taste buds’ pleasure. In addition to the typical Fair foods from previous years, we will be including “Corn in a Cup,” which is sure to satisfy all us corn-happy Iowans. I'm also excited to try the new “Chocolate Dipped Strawberries and Brownies on a Stick.” I have included pictures of both of these items below so you can get a real idea of what these treats will consist of.
The new vendors are just a few of the reasons you should get tickets to the Corndog Kickoff if you haven’t done so already. Speaking of food, you can also score some delectable food items in the silent auction that begins at 6:30 p.m. A few examples of these food-related baskets include:
- Now That’s Italian – Enjoy a private tour for ten people at the Barilla plant in Ames, which is exciting because Barilla does not offer public tours. Also receive a basket of Barilla products to enjoy at home.
- A Dutch Treat – Take a Dutch letter cooking class from a prize-winning baker. Bake the original Dutch Letter, a banketstaaf, at the home of Monique van der Heijden. Monique is from the Netherlands and is living in Johnston, while her husband completes an assignment with Pioneer. When you’re finished enjoy your efforts with warm Dutch seasonal drinks like Bisschop.
- A Sweet and Spicy Deal – This is a sweet, spicy and all up in your grill basket. A small Weber grill comes with a BBQ box of spices and olive oil from AllSpice. Have plenty of meat to grill with $100 in pork certificates and $100 in beef certificates. Don’t feel like grilling, venture to Claxon’s or The Big Steer with $25 gift cards.
- A Tough Cookie – Be a judge for the Hotel Pattee’s Cookie of the Year contest at the Iowa State Fair. The selected cookie will be served to Hotel Pattee guests every evening for the next year. Two milkshake tickets to celebrate a job well done as well as a set of cookie cutters, two Iowa State Fair cookbooks and a cute stuffed pig accompany gate admission and a parking pass.
I don’t want to give away everything that the Corndog Kickoff has to offer in both its live and silent auctions, but I guarantee there is something for you in the more than 230 auction items! Check out the 2015 Auction Booklet to see the complete list of auction items or see some auction highlights on our auction page.
Bon Appétit,
Molly
