LEWISTOWN - Mark your calendars! The Taste of Home Cooking School is coming to Lewistown in October.
The Sentinel is bringing the Taste of Home Fall Cooking School to Mifflin County High School for a Saturday afternoon show that will begin at 3 on Oct. 13. Before the show, local vendors will be set up in the school, and VIP ticketholders will be treated to a backstage tour and meet-and-greet session with Chef Cheryl Cohen, who is returning to Lewistown after hosting the local show last November.
The event will mark the sixth time The Sentinel has brought the show to the area in the past five years, during which some 4,000 people have attended to watch the live cooking demonstrations, interact with vendors and win door prizes.
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Taste of Home Culinary Specialist Cheryl Cohen appears at the Taste of Home Cooking School at Mifflin County High School in November. She will return Oct. 13 to conduct the Taste of Home Fall Cooking School at Mifflin County High School.
A limited number of VIP tickets will go on sale on Sept. 18 for $35 or $50 with a signed book, and include front center seating, a meet and greet with light refreshments and a backstage tour.
Reserved seat ticket sales begin Sept. 19 and the cost remains the same as in previous year at $12. Watch for more information on ticket sales in The Sentinel.
During the cooking school, Cohen will demonstrate easy-to-prepare recipes live on stage. Everyone in the audience will receive a Taste of Home magazine showcasing the recipes being prepared on stage.
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IF YOU GO
What: Taste of Home Cooking School
When: 3 p.m. Oct. 13
Where: Mifflin County High School, Lewistown.
Tickets go on sale: VIP tickets, Sept. 18; reserved seats, Sept. 19 at The
Sentinel office, 352 Sixth St., Lewistown
More information:
Sentinel advertising director Matt Bolich, 248-6741, ext. 130
Those attending the show will also receive gift bags containing free samples, recipes and information about local and national vendors and sponsors, and be entered for prize drawings at the show. Door prizes will include the prepared recipes.
Local vendors will be set up in the school and there will be plenty of time for browsing their displays, and doing a little shopping, prior to the cooking demonstration.
Businesses interested in participating as vendors or sponsors may contact Sentinel Advertising Director Matt Bolich at 248-6741 or mbolich@lewistownsentinel.com.
