The Mac And Cheese Festival Returns to Downtown Peterborough Restaurants

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The second-annual Peterborough Mac and Cheese Festival is back with 19 cheese-filled dishes to try this October.

Photo by Felicia Massey.

The self-guided festival encourages community members to participate however they like, from hosting a dish crawl with friends to takeout parties or even dining solo. Attendees can plan their festival route using the interactive Mac Map.

Restaurants will be competing again for local votes in hopes of becoming this year's mac and cheese champion. Foodies will be able to vote online for their favourite mac and cheese dish throughout the month.

There are a variety of options including the Forest Vegan Mac, the Crepes of Wrath Mac and Cheese Crepe and the El (P) Creamy 3-Cheese Chorizo BeerMac.

These unique macaroni dishes will be featured on the menus of local restaurants throughout downtown for the month of October. By the end of the month, one dish will be crowned champion.

The 2022 champion will receive a cheesy hand-crafted trophy, donation in their name to Kawartha Food Share and of course, a year’s worth of bragging rights.

Sam’s Place Deli speaking on last years’ victory. Photo by Felicia Massey.

Last year, Sam’s Place Deli’s Bacon Jalapeno Mac and Cheesewhich took home the first place title.

“We were beyond proud to be chosen by the Peterborough community as the winner for 2021, and we had a lot of fun coming up with our sandwich recipe. It was an amazing feeling to hold that trophy above our heads,” said Sam Sayer, owner of Sam’s Place Deli. “We can’t wait to compete again this year. More than anything, we are excited to see what the other chefs will be bringing to the table this fall.”

The Peterborough Mac And Cheese Festival will be running a food drive in support of Kawartha Food Share, with each restaurant location accepting non-perishable donations for the entire month. Festival goers are encouraged to bring their donations downtown when visiting any mac and cheese restaurant location.

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