Daiquiri Dick’s is sponsoring its first recipe contest to inspire – and entertain – our clients, local cooks and perhaps future cooking stars.

The deadlline for entries is October 4 at midnight.

COOKING CONTEST RULES:

• Contest is open to home, amateur and professional cooks, over the age of 16 (Employees of Daiquiri Dick’s are not permitted to participate)
• Contestants may submit up to three entries
• All entries must be submitted by midnight Oct. 4, 2010, and can be submitted by email through the website DDPV.com or delivered to the restaurant or The Deli.
• All entries must include a photo of the contestant and the finished dish
• All entries must include cook’s personal contact information (email address, telephone & mail address)

RECIPE REQUIREMENTS:

• All recipes must use fresh, seasonal, locally grown and/or readily available ingredients.
• All recipes must make 4 to 6 servings
• All recipes must be original and not already published in any public forum

Six Semifinalists will be selected from the submitted recipes. The semifinalist recipes will be prepared by the Daiquiri Dick’s kitchen staff and presented to a panel of judges and a selected group of Daiquiri Dick’s diners. The winners will be announced November 10, 2010.

PRIZES:

• The first place winner will receive dinner for 2 (or a gift certificate to Daiquiri Dick’s for a value of $100 US)
• Second place will receive a Daiquiri Dick’s gift certificate for $75 US
• Third Place will receive a Daiquiri Dick’s gift certificate for $50 US, and Runner-ups will receive a copy of the Daiquiri Dick’s Kitchen Workbook.

Winning recipe(s) will be featured on the Daiquiri Dick’s website and presented as menu specials during the season, with the cook’s name noted.

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Old Town Farmers’ Market open in Puerto Vallarta every Saturday, from November to the end of July.

Select from agricultural, horticultural, artisanal foods and crafts.

by Charlotte Semple

All of the great cities of the world have a celebrated Farmers’ Market where locals and tourists can find the freshest of vegetables, hand-crafted artisanal foods and handicrafts: London has Covent Garden, Seattle has Pike Place Market, Vancouver has Granville Island, New Orleans has the French Market and now, Puerto Vallarta, has the Old Town Farmers’ Market.

From the first Saturday in November to the last Saturday of July, from 10 am to 1 pm, the new Paradise Community Center located at Pulpito #127 (across from Coco’s Restaurant) comes alive with the sites and smells of a good old-fashioned Farmers’ Market.

Only the freshest and finest fruits and vegetables, herbs and plants, preserves, coffee, organic products, baked goods (including diabetic and gluten free) and crafts will be available for sale.

Come browse the colorful tables showcasing unique homemade products all fresh from the oven or field. Just imagine the rich aromas from the lavish displays: warm baked goods, tangy fruit, freshly roasted coffees and fragrant herbs. Now you can experience this blend of fresh shopping and entertainment every Saturday in Old Town Puerto Vallarta.

If you have a product that you would like to sell and are interested in becoming a vendor, please e-mail oldtownfm@hotmail.com. Please include your contact information and details about your product.

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Calling All Mixologists to Daiquiri Dick’s

Think you have what it takes? Then shake it up at restaurant Daiquiri Dick’s!

Treat your taste buds to something different. Daiquiri Dick’s is looking for the best daiquiri in Puerto Vallarta! Both professional bartenders and amateurs are welcome to sign up to compete in one of these two categories. There’s no fee to enter your best cocktail creation.

Everyone is welcome to join our celebrity judges as these two new, unique daiquiris are selected for the Daiquiri Dick’s Specialty Drink Menu. The “Daiquiri Dick’s Mix Off” takes place Wednesday, March 24th, from 5 until 7 pm. Guest tickets are only $100 pesos and include sampling the contender’s cocktails, as well as finger foods provided by Daiquiri Dick’s and The Deli. Tell your favorite bartender or at-home mixologist to enter and come to Daiquiri Dick’s to cheer them on!

Contestants must sign up in advance by e-mailing their name, age, recipe including required ingredients, phone number, professional level and place of employment, or notice of amateur status, to DaiquiriDicksPV@Gmail.com by 5 pm on March 22nd, 2010. Contestants must be present, and signed in, by 4:30 pm on March 24th, 2010 at Daiquiri Dick’s in order to qualify.

The winner in each category will have their daiquiri named after them on the Daiquiri Dick’s Specialty Drink Menu, and will be awarded with dinner for two at Daiquiri Dick’s Restaurant.

Keep yourself posted about all the great food and fun at Daiquiri Dick’s by joining their Facebook page and following them on Twitter.

Daiquiri Dick’s, winner of the “Best of” by Virtual Vallarta and Fodor’s Choice 2009, is located on Los Muertos Beach, Olas Altas 314. For reservations call (322) 222 0566 or visit DDPV.com. Open from 9:00 AM until 11:00 PM daily for breakfast, lunch and dinner.

The 5th Annual Chili and Pasta Cookoff to benefit Cruz Roja (The Red Cross) will be on Feb 6th. at 2 pm at La Huerta’s Mongolian Grill in Paso Ancho.

The junior bomberos (firemen) will be giving a demonstration. The directior of Cruz Roja, Uriel Almaraz, can be contacted at the Red Cross for other info.

If you think you are the best chili cook in Puerto Vallarta come out and show us. Just cook a large pot of your best chili or hot or cold pasta and bring it out by 1 pm for Judging.

Remember 100% of all proceeds go to the Red Cross of Vallarta.

Tickets can be bought after January 15th at Sr. Sweenys, Monchies, Escondida, and Alaskas Diner and at the door the day of the event.

$100 pesos will get you all you can eat and remember a few of the top restaurants in PV provide additional food for this event.

Hope to see you there.

The Puerto Vallarta Department of Tourism Cordially Invites You To “World Tourism Day” Festivities. Open to all.

This year’s theme is “Celebrating Diversity,” and since the restaurants around Vallarta offer a wide variety of the world’s most sensational cuisines, as part of the city’s World Tourism Day celebrations more than 20 Puerto Vallarta restaurants will be offering samples of their most popular dishes at the Presidencia Municipal (City Hall) this Sunday.

WHAT: Restaurant Food Sampling, Music, Wine & Tequila Tasting Festival
WHEN: Sunday, September 27th, 2009
TIME: 7PM
WHERE: City Hall (across from Los Arcos)
HOW IT WORKS:
Participants will purchase festival tickets at City Hall on the day of the event. The festival tickets are your currency for the evening. One festival ticket equals 10 pesos. Use your festival tickets to experience all the food sampling from area restaurants, food establishments, beverages, wine and tequila tastings that fit your budget for the day. One food sampling equals one festival ticket. There will also be live mariachi music.