CELEBRITY
COOK OFF
The event will also feature the highly
anticipated celebrity cook-off which includes Ninja Man, Dahlia Harris, Adrian
Atkinson and
Specialist among others that will showcase their culinary skills.
LARGEST
COCONUT DROPS
To commemorate JCDC’s 50th anniversary Chef Nicholas Douglas will
be doing live demonstration in attempting to make the largest coconut drop that
is 50 inch in diameter. Other activities includes live demonstrations, mystery
basket, napkin folding, table setting, and sandwich making competitions as well
as the JCDC World Reggae Dance Eliminations
starting at 4:00 p.m. There will also be product sampling and giveaways from
the sponsors throughout the day. There will also be Value Added Seminars with
presentations from IGL, Nestle Jamaica and Consumer Affairs Commission.
The competition is open to children,
schools, institutions and youth & community groups and accepts entries in
the categories of main dishes, dessert, wedding cakes, batters &
dough among many others. The competition
places special emphasis on the use of locally grown agricultural products to
create tantalizing and amazing indigenous dishes. Participants are also allowed
to formulate creative dishes using the sponsor’s products.
Sponsors include Grace Cocksoup, Grace
Coconut Milk, Nestle Betty Sweetened Condensed Milk and Gloria Evaporated Milk,
Dairy Industries (Tastee Cheese) and Anchor Powdered Milk), Jamaican
Teas-Caribbean Dreams Chocolate Tea, Jamaica Flour Mills and Benjamin’s
Flavouring Products and Jerk Seasoning.