The Fourth Annual Mac-n-Cheese Bowl In Albany NY

Mac 'n Cheese is a favorite food of all ages! Come to the Albany Marriott in Colonie and taste 30 different varieties of the dish, prepared by local restaurants. Then, vote for your favorites!

The Fourth Annual Mac-n-Cheese Bowl is scheduled for Saturday, February 16, 2013 with proceeds benefiting the Regional Food Bank of Northeastern New York.

This is a kid-friendly event! Children can even vote for their favorites too.

This year, to accommodate the event’s expected continued growth in popularity, there will be two sessions, starting at both  11 am and at 12:30 pm.  Admission will be limited to 1,200 people per session.

Participating Restaurants Include:

• Albany Marriott
• Angelo’s 677 Prime
• Albany Pump Station
• Chez Mike
• Comfort Kitchen
• Druthers Brewing Company
• Farmer Boy Diner
• Finnbar’s Pub
• Hannaford Supermarkets
• Illium Café (Siver Hills)
• Katie O’Byrne’s
• Lanie’s Café
• Lark Tavern
• Latham 76
• Maggie’s Café
• Nighthawk’s Kitchen
• Pinto & Hobbs Tavern
• Price Chopper Supermarkets
• Saati Deli & Catering
• Taste
• The Mallozzi Family
• The Century House
• The Standard Restaurant & Lounge
• The Pasta Factory
• Uncle Marty's Adirondack Grill
• Valente’s Restaurant
• Wolff’s Biergarten
• Wolf's 1-11
• Wheatfields Bistro & Wine Bar
• Yono’s / dp’s

Tickets will be $20 for adults, $5 for kids age 5 to 12, and free for younger than 5 until January 31. After January 31, tickets will be $20 for adults. Admission covers tasting mac-n-cheeses from all participating restaurants.

The first 1,600 tickets will be available at Price Chopper stores and may be used for admission to either session. Once those have sold out, tickets will be available at the food bank’s Latham headquarters or at the door and may be used for the later session only.

The cheese for this event has been generously donated by the 1,200 farm families who own the Cabot Creamery Cooperative.