The Creative Kitchen Presents the Kids Food Festival Hosted at Union Market with the James Beard Foundation on 11/2 & 11/3 in Support of Charity Partner the Alliance for a Healthier Generation

    WASHINGTON, DC, October 16, 2013 /24-7PressRelease/ -- WHAT: The Kids Food Festival is a celebration to educate families about making balanced food choices to help create wholesome lifelong eating habits for both kids and parents. The weekend-long event will offer a host of family-friendly activities including:
- Kids cooking classes in the James Beard Foundation Future Foodies Pavilion
- Food demonstrations
- Live entertainment
- The Balanced Plate Scavenger Hunt for kids with goody bag prizes
- Food sampling
- Huge giveaways

WHO: The Kids Food Festival celebrates its 3rd event with a debut in Washington, DC! Hosted at Union Market, and in collaboration with the James Beard Foundation, the festival supports its charity partner the Alliance for a Healthier Generation, a national non-profit fighting childhood obesity. Main stage entertainment lovingly mixed and mastered by Baby Loves Disco.

Featured chefs include:
- Spike Mendelsohn, Bearnaise
- Cathal Armstrong, Restaurant Eve
- RJ Cooper, Rogue 24
- Richie Brandenburg, Union Market
- Cricket Azima, The Creative Kitchen

Featured performers include:
- Reed Alexander author of KewlBites and of iCarly fame
- NFL All-Star Players
- The Singing Lizard

WHEN: Saturday, November 2nd 10:00AM - 4:00PM
Sunday, November 3rd 10:00AM - 4:00PM

WHERE: Union Market, 1309 5th St NE, Washington, DC
http://unionmarketdc.com/

TICKETS: The event is free and open to the public for General Admission.
Tickets for hands-on cooking classes in the James Beard Foundation Future Foodies Pavilion can be purchased at: http://kidsfoodfestivaldc2013.eventbrite.com ($25 per child, with adult companion required)

NEXT FEST: March 1st and 2nd, 2014, Bryant Park, New York City

CONTACT: Samira Mahboubian, [email protected], (718) 406-7506

The 3rd Kids Food Festival gets cooking on November 2nd and 3rd, from 10am to 4pm, at Union Market in Washington D.C. Join the fight against childhood obesity through fun and flavorful activities to learn about balanced food choices. The festival includes kids cooking classes curated by the James Beard Foundation; food sampling and product demonstrations; live music; a Balanced Plate Scavenger Hunt; giveaways; free admission and more! The Kids Food Festival is excited to support the Alliance for a Healthier Generation General admission is FREE, but tickets are required for cooking classes hosted in the James Beard Foundation Future Foodies Pavilion. For more information, tickets and the program menu go to www.kidsfoodfestival.com. The Kids Food Festival is presented by The Creative KitchenTM (www.thecreativekitchen.com).

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