For Immediate Release September 28, 2009
ATLANTA – The 8 th annual Taste of Atlanta festival will welcome young ones to a newly expanded Amica Insurance Kids
Avenue on October 10 th and October 11 th . This is the second year that Amica Mutual Insurance Company, one of the oldest mutual insurers of automobiles will sponsor this special part of the festival that is designed for kids of all ages. Adults attending the festival can bring their children to enjoy delicious bites, fantastically-fun and complimentary craft activities and live cooking demonstrations all weekend long.
“We’re thrilled to sponsor the Amica Insurance Kid’s Avenue for the second year in a row,” said Brian Norton, branch manager of Amica’s Atlanta Regional Office. “This event gives us a chance to be involved in the Atlantan community, indulge in the area’s best restaurants and share something special with the children who attend Taste of Atlanta.”
A variety of kid-focused activities will keep kids and adults busy throughout the day. Enjoy hands-on cooking lessons, face painting and create your own food-focused crafts such as Egg Carton Caterpillars, Milk Carton Plants, Bird Feeders, and
Macaroni Jewelry. Kids can also take part in an interactive activity center presented by CampJam. CampJam is a multi-level curriculum school where students who want to learn how to play in a rock band study daily -- truly a musician’s paradise.
Right in time for the fall season, chefs from the Greater Atlanta Chapter of the American Culinary Federation will entertain attendees with unique and artful pumpkin carvings that kids can use to celebrate the upcoming holidays.
Here’s a sneak preview of what’s coming up on the 2009 Kids Avenue Cooking Stage:
A nine-year-old making his way to the spotlight is Carter Hanna from Decatur. Carter was the winner of Share our Strength’s
Great American Baking Contest in this year’s Children’s Category. Carter will make his award winning Peppermint Velvet
Cupcakes – definitely delectable! Carter has become famous for combining ingredients that are off the beaten path and making something spectacular.
Mother-daughter team, Chinese Southern Belles, pack a punch with palate-pleasing, Asian-Southern dishes. Margaret and
Natalie will entertain festival-goers with wonderful family stories and their flare for “Buddha-to-Bubba” cuisine.
Swing from the trees with Cooking for Monkeys by Pam Galenkamp, a former corporate executive turned super, stay-at-home mom. Pam invented creative ways to have her toddler try new foods since he was turning away all things green. This clever mom now blogs through Cooking with Monkeys which has become an inspiring way for moms to come together and exchange ways to have their kids eat healthy.
Both kids and parents need to take a seat at the Kids Stage when Atlanta based Farmer D, Organic/Biodynamic Farmer teams up with Laura Turner Seydel and her daughter LE. LE is in the fifth grade and she has grown up with a love for our planet earth.
She currently follows her parent’s environmentally friendly footsteps and volunteers with local food banks and participates in trash pick-ups and recycling projects. Learn more about LE’s community work at her website www.lenaturegirl.com.
Lizzie Marie Likness is the nine-year-old Founder and Creative Culinary Officer of Lizzie Marie Cuisine. Lizzie is devoted to teaching children and adults how to have a delicious time making fresh and healthy recipes. Lizzie has been featured on Fox
News, Daily Candy, and won the Del Monte grant for her project Tasty Tidbits created for ‘Do Something Good For You!’ This year Lizzie will take part in the festival as a stage emcee and she is not to be missed!
The Amica Insurance Kids Avenue is a fun-tastic experience to be had by little ones and their families this fall. Don’t forget that
Taste of Atlanta is offering a special rate for kids 13 and under – free admission! Only the purchase of taste coupons will be required for food purchases so kids can enjoy Taste of Atlanta’s offered treats.
Taste of Atlanta is a dynamic 2-day food festival that attracts food lovers from throughout the Southeast and beyond to enjoy
80+ restaurants from all over the Atlanta metropolitan area. Guests can fill-up on good eats, full-flavored beers and wines, educational and entertaining chef demonstrations, interactive kid’s experiences, local music and more. Join us Saturday and
Sunday, October 10 and 11 in the streets of Midtown as Taste of Atlanta continues to satisfy food lovers’ appetites. Tickets are available at Ticket Alternative and can be purchased at www.tasteofatlanta.com
or call 1-877-725-8849. General Admission
Tickets include 15 taste coupons and are on sale for $25. Tickets will be $30 at the gate. Kids 13 and under receive free admission but Taste Coupons must be purchased. The event is gated so tickets are necessary to enter.
A limited number of VIP Tickets priced at $65 are on sale and those 21 and up are encouraged to purchase early as they will sell out prior to the festival. VIP tickets include 20 taste coupons; access into the Wine and Beer Experience and the first 500 ticket holders on site each day will receive a festival gift bag.

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