{"id":17322,"date":"2015-07-16T15:12:17","date_gmt":"2015-07-16T19:12:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2015\/07\/adirondack-wine-and-food-fest-organizer-says-first-ever-event-went-well-despite-rain.html"},"modified":"2015-07-16T15:12:17","modified_gmt":"2015-07-16T19:12:17","slug":"adirondack-wine-and-food-fest-organizer-says-first-ever-event-went-well-despite-rain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/2015\/07\/adirondack-wine-and-food-fest-organizer-says-first-ever-event-went-well-despite-rain\/","title":{"rendered":"Adirondack Wine And Food Fest Organizer Says First-Ever Event Went Well Despite Rain"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"img-left\">\n<div>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"adir win and food 1 hc.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/www.glensfalls.com\/glensfallsbusinessjournal\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/109\/2015\/07\/adir20win20and20food20120hc.jpg\" class=\"aligncenter\" height=\"219\" width=\"300\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"img-caption\">Members of the SUNY Adirondack culinary program, led by Chef Matt Bolton, served up foods samples at the festival. They also conducted cooking demonstrations.\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>The first Adirondack Wine &amp; Food Festival<br \/>\nin Lake George attracted about 2,500 people on<br \/>\nJune 27 and 28, despite poor summer weather<br \/>\nconditions, organizers said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We are very pleased with the outcome,&#8221;<br \/>\nsaid Sasha Pardy, co-owner and president of<br \/>\nAdirondack Winery in Lake George and developer<br \/>\nof the festival.<br \/>\nThe event is already being planned for next<br \/>\nyear.<\/p>\n<p>When the event was announced in April, officials<br \/>\nsaid they hoped to attract 3,000 people.<br \/>\nThe festival celebrated craft beverages<br \/>\nand locally made foods that the Lake George\/<br \/>\nAdirondack region has to offer, at Charles R.<br \/>\nWood Park.<br \/>\nMost attendees came on Saturday, which had<br \/>\nlittle rain. Sunday there was rain aplenty, Pardy<br \/>\nsaid.<br \/>\n&#8220;On Sunday, the ground was wet, but it was<br \/>\njust misting rain from 12-3, so we had many folks<br \/>\nwilling to come out and they enjoyed no lines at<br \/>\nthe vendor booths,&#8221; she said, noting that only a<br \/>\nsmall percentage of people who were issued pre-sale<br \/>\ntickets did not show up.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The reports from vendors has been more<br \/>\nthan we could have hoped for,&#8221; Pardy said. &#8220;Our<br \/>\nfeedback from vendors has been that many sold<br \/>\nmore product than they have at many festivals<br \/>\nthey&#8217;ve attended across New York and that our<br \/>\nattendees were very engaged in learning about<br \/>\nthe craft beverages, many were foodies, and they really wanted to purchase their favorite products<br \/>\nto take home with them.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>A purchase drop-off\/pick-up tent made it easy<br \/>\nfor people to buy products and have their bags<br \/>\nand boxes held until they were ready to leave<br \/>\nthe festival.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;It&#8217;s great to see that our attendees supported<br \/>\nthe small family businesses our local craft beverage<br \/>\nand food makers run by not only tasting their<br \/>\nproducts, but buying them to take home,&#8221; she said.<br \/>\n&#8220;Vendors told us that they loved the space and<br \/>\nwere happy with the logistics. I am also proud to<br \/>\nsay that many vendors told us that they thought<br \/>\nthis was one of the best organized festivals they<br \/>\nhave ever been a part of.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>She praised festival coordinator Stephanie<br \/>\nOttino for doing outstanding work.<br \/>\nPardy said she also got good feedback about<br \/>\nthe SUNY Adirondack culinary tent. Chef Matt<br \/>\nBolton and his students performed cooking<br \/>\ndemonstrations and sold food samples.<br \/>\nShe said the festival will donate a portion of<br \/>\nthe ticket sales proceeds to the SUNY Adirondack<br \/>\nFoundation.<\/p>\n<p>Pardy said learning from this year, next year&#8217;s<br \/>\neffort will include more staffing and inventory for<br \/>\nvendor booths.<br \/>\n&#8220;We think that if we had a good weather<br \/>\nforecast two days in a row, we would have had no<br \/>\nproblem drawing 4,000 attendees,&#8221; said Pardy.<br \/>\n&#8220;We&#8217;re pretty proud of that, whether it&#8217;s a first<br \/>\nyear festival or not.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Photo Courtesy Adirondack Wine and Food Festival<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Members of the SUNY Adirondack culinary program, led by Chef Matt Bolton, served up foods samples at the festival. They also conducted cooking demonstrations. 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