Apalachicola Oyster Cook-off coming soon!

Apalachicola Oyster Cook-off
A Fundraiser for the Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department
January 18th-19th, 2013

Apalachicola, Florida; Riverfront Park – The Apalachicola Oyster Cook-off is an annual event and the
sole fundraiser for the Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department. The cook-off attracts area chefs and
homegrown locals competing with their prized oyster based recipes. Last year’s winner, Jeff Illardi, will
be back this January to defend his title, won in 2011 with a habanero mignette over oysters on the half
shell.

This is the third Oyster Cook-off, held on the Friday and Saturday before Martin Luther King Jr. Day in
downtown Historic Apalachicola at the lovely Riverfront Park. The event will include a silent art auction
from 6:00pm – 8:00pm Friday night, January 18th, at the Apalachicola Center for History, Culture and
Arts at 86 Water Street. Saturday’s festivities are from 12:00pm-5:00pm with judging of contestants’
oyster dishes, children’s activities and live blues music by the Eric Culberson Band. Several types of
seafood will be offered for sale such as fried, baked, and raw oysters, oyster stew, smoked mullet and
more!

“I invite everyone to enter their favorite oyster recipe or just come to enjoy some fresh Apalachicola Bay
seafood, live music and small town camaraderie.” says event organizer Marisa Getter.

The Apalachicola Oyster Cook-off was started in 2010 by a group of concerned citizens wanting to raise
money for the Apalachicola Volunteer Fire Department. They saw the department’s need for additional
funds to help purchase a new fire truck, improved firefighting equipment and additional training for its
volunteers.

More information about the Apalachicola Oyster Cook-off is available online at www.oystercookoff.com
or on Facebook at Apalachicola Oyster Cook-Off.


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