If you've ever craved a Caramel deLite while eating meatballs and tomato sauce, ArtsQuest has the event for you.
On Sunday, Feb. 26, from 1 to 3 p.m., the 3rd annual Girl Scout Cookie Crunch will bring chefs from 17 restaurants to SteelStacks to show off their best dishes featuring Girl Scout cookies.
Attendees will judge all of the entries, split into "sweet" and "savory" categories, and vote to decide the People's Choice Winner. The winner in both categories last year, Cindie Feldman of 29 Cooks Catering and Culinary Center, will return to defend her titles. And for the first time, kids will also get their own say on the best dish this year by voting on a Kids' Choice Award.
Along with a full stomach, adult attendees will get a a box of the Girl Scouts' new, 100th anniversary S'Mores cookies. And "Chopped Jr." champion Lucy Chelton, a Girl Scout Junior from Sellersville, Pa., will be around for a meet-and-greet.
Tickets are $30 for adults are $15 for active Girl Scouts and children ages 12 and under. You can get them now at www.steelstacks.org/cookiecrunch and 610-332-3378. The proceeds benefit ArtsQuest and the Girl Scouts.
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Every dish will include at least one of the following types of cookies: Thin Mints, Peanut Butter Patties, Caramel deLITES, Shortbreads, Lemonades, Peanut Butter Sandwiches, Thanks-A-Lots and Gluten-Free Trios. Take a look at the full lineup of competitors, including some of the treats you'll find at the event:
- 29 Cooks Catering and Culinary Center: Sweet BBQ Chicken Mac & Cheese and Strawberry Shortcake Cream Cheese Bites
- ArtsQuest Center Culinary Team: Bacon Macaroni and Cheese topped with Shortbread Cookies
- Bell Hall
- Bethlehem Dairy Store: S'mores & Cream and Lemon Chiffon Crunch
- Centro: Lemon Ricotta Gnocchi with Lemonades Cookies coated in a Sage Infused Butter
- The Dime: Kabocha Squash Gelato with Coconut Mole and Caramel
- Emeril's Chop House: Strawberry Creme Domes
- Forks Mediterranean Deli
- Ichiban Japanese Steakhouse
- Iron Lakes Country Club: Caribbean Chicken Meatball, with Roasted Tomato Sauce with Caramel deLITES
- Papa's Cupcakes: Samoa Cupcakes
- Parkhurst Dining Services, Cedar Crest College
- Sagra Bistro
- Shankara Vegan Restaurant
- The Steel Pub
- Trixie's Treats: Lemon Blueberry Cupcakes
- Vince's Famous Cheesesteaks
Andrew Doerfler may be reached at adoerfler@njadvancemedia.com. Follow him on Twitter @adoerfler or on Facebook.
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