Kiwanis Club of Canandaigua Chef & Sip Challenge

Kiwanis Club of Canandaigua is hosting its 10th annual Chef and Sip Challenge. The event will be held Sunday, March 3, 2024, from 1 to 5 p.m. at the new Hotel Canandaigua at 205 Lakeshore Blvd. in Canandaigua. This event showcases chefs who will serve sample-sized foods to attendees, along with businesses who will be sampling wine, beer, and spirits. Participating Chefs and Sips will be competing for Best Presentation, Most Creative, Best Taste, Best Wine, Best Beer, and Best Spirit. Every dollar generated from the Chef & Sip Challenge goes directly back into the Kiwanis project fund to be utilized for community projects such as the Inclusion in Motion Playground, free children’s activities such as the annual Easter Egg Hunt at Canandaigua Elementary, the Bike Rodeo, various scholarships, and the Salvation Army Christmas Party, just to name a few. In addition to great local food and beverage samplings, highlights of this fundraiser will include dozens of silent auction items to bid on, including luxury vacation trips and valuable autographed memorabilia. In addition, attendees will have the opportunity to win a seven-night luxury vacation for four in Mexico valued at over $7,700. Previous year’s event raised close to $12,000 thanks to the generous support of our Kiwanis partners, sponsors, advertisers, donors, tastings, and attendees. Tickets for this year’s Chef’s Challenge are $35 per person or $60 per couple in advance. Tickets purchased at the door are $40 per person or $65 per couple. Tickets can be purchased online at CanandaiguaKiwanis.org, through any Canandaigua Kiwanian, at Lyons National Bank (Canandaigua), Wolfe Insurance Agency, Canandaigua National Bank, Community Bank, Sights & Shades, and Elks Club #1844. Visit CanandaiguaKiwanis.org for tickets. For more information, contact Chef & Sip Challenge Committee Chair Gabe Cinquegrana (585) 474-3427.