Tuesday, December 3, 2024

Saga Celebrates 15th Anniversary with Top Chef Cook-off

Share

On Tuesday December 16th The Saga Humane Society celebrated their 15th year anniversary at Fido’s Restaurant and Bar. The night was celebrated with Saga’s final cook-off for the year 2014, and it was an exciting Top Chef Invitational. Saga 2014 Cook-off winners, along with a host of the island’s best chefs were invited to prepare a meal of their choice for guest judging, all for charity and a shot at being named 2014’s Saga Top Chef. At the end of the night, it was a three-way tie for first place between Rosa La Rosa, Nancy Nida and Letty Hernandez! Yes, the food was that good!Saga Humane Society 15 Anniversary Cook Off-6
For a small fee, guests received food tickets to enjoy the different meals available. Amongst the night’s competitors were return cook-off winners and invited chef representatives from various businesses in San Pedro Town and Caye Caulker Village. Participants included Rosa La Rosa, Carlo and Ernie’s Runway Bar, El Fogon, Nancy Nida, Fido’s, Letty Hernandez, Joanne Fry, Maylene Schmitt from The Split, Heather Smith, and Wet Willy’s. The chefs presented their meals with much enthusiasm, each plate different from the other. Samples up for the tasting included: bacon- wrapped shrimp with cranberry bourbon glaze over hot-damn dills, bacon-chicken wraps, conch fritters, Vegetable Chili, Meatball Parmigiana, Split Pea Soup, Sushi, Puerco en la Playa with Cilantro Cream, Shrimp Grits, and Millionaire’s Short Bread.Saga Humane Society 15 Anniversary Cook Off-15
Judges for the night certainly had no easy task as they took on the best of the 10 meals presented. By the end of the night, it would be a three way tie for first place between Rosa La Rosa’s Millionaire Short Bread, Nancy Nida’s Bacon Wrapped Shrimp, and Letty Hernandez’s Christmas Sushi. Second Place went to Maylene Schmitt for her Puerco en la Playa, and third place saw a two-way tie between Wet Willy’s Shrimp Grits and Heather Smith’s Meatball Parmigiana.Saga Humane Society 15 Anniversary Cook Off-4
The night also saw fabulous prizes such as dinner certificates, bar tabs, massages, and jewellery items raffled off to random ticket holders. Fido’s also did their part in supporting the event by pledging to donate a dollar from every draft beer and local rum drink sold towards Saga. All proceeds of the night continue to benefit the care of the animals at the humane center and Saga’s Spay/ Neuter Initiative Program (SNIP) which was launched in 2013.Saga Humane Society 15 Anniversary Cook Off-1
In addition to all who attended, The Saga Humane Society extends gratitude to each chef and judge that participated in the final event of 2014. Saga also thanks everyone that supported them by volunteering, attending the various cook-off events or donated in any way possible throughout the year 2014, and they look forward to a successful 2015.


The San Pedro Sun congratulates the 2014 Saga Top Chefs and commends Saga on yet another year of outstanding work.

Read more

 

Please help support Local Journalism in Belize

For the first time in the history of the island's community newspaper, The San Pedro Sun is appealing to their thousands of readers to help support the paper during the COVID-19 pandemic. Since 1991 we have tirelessly provided vital local and national news. Now, more than ever, our community depends on us for trustworthy reporting, but our hard work comes with a cost. We need your support to keep delivering the news you rely on each and every day. Every reader contribution, however big or small, is so valuable. Please support us by making a contribution.

Local News