The 17th Annual Garlic Festival: April 1 - April 30, 2008
What started out as a little celebration has grown into a citywide festival of odiferous proportions. With our first restaurant, Sorrento Castle Downs, Carmelo Rago, president and CEO of Sorrentino’s Restaurant Group, noticed the love affair that guests had with garlic. They kept asking for more. After doing some research, Carmelo found out about Gilroy, California, and how they host the biggest garlic festival in the world. He decided to visit it and when he returned home, the rest is history!
During Garlic Festival we crown local celebrities to be our Garlic King and Queen. The Garlic King and Queen act as our Garlic Ambassadors throughout the festival - in particular and most important during our charitable events. This year's Garlic King and Queen are Dylan and Randi Chase from 91.7 The Bounce.
Apart from all the great garlic dishes served during the Garlic Festival, it is that time of the year when Sorrentino’s does its biggest fundraising. This year’s funds will be directed towards the support of Prostate Health Advancements and Research in Edmonton. The benefiting organizations include the Royal Alexandra Hospital Foundation, University Hospital Foundation, and Alberta Cancer Foundation.
Garlic Festival Menus
The Garlic Festival presents several events to help raise funds, with the Big Garlic Night and Garlic Stomp being the two major ones.
The Great Garlic Cook-Off
Tuesday, April 8, 2008
Watch our finalists prepare their best garlic recipes live on Global Edmonton Morning
News as they compete to win a trip for two to the world’s largest Garlic Festival in Gilroy, California! Click here for details and entry form.
Realty Executives presents Sorrentino’s Garlic “Stomp” 2008
Friday, April 25,
Shaw Conference Centre Hall D
6:00 pm champagne reception
7:30 pm fabulous buffet featuring
Sorrentino’s Garlic Festival menu items
(and delicious choices for non-garlic lovers!)
Live entertainment with
Shakin Not Stirred.
Emcee and Auctioneer Danny Hooper.
Tickets are $275 per guest.
Contact Sorrentino’s Head Office at
(780) 474-6466 or
info@sorrentinos.com.
Order your tickets today!
The Big Garlic Night
Wednesday, April 16, 2008
At all participating Sorrentino’s locations!
On this night alone, Sorrentino’s will
donate 5% of the evening’s
total food sales to this year’ s charities of choice.
As well on this night only enter to win a
$500 Sorrentino‘s Restaurant Group Gift Card.
So, if you’re planning
on eating out anytime
this month – make it
Wednesday, April 16.
Call your favorite Sorrentino’s to reserve.
Garlic Goodies
available at all seven Sorrentino's Restaurants
Chef Sonny's Honey Lemon Garlic Jelly (1.5 oz.) $4
Garlic Festival 2008 t-shirt $15
Garlic Festival 2008 aprons $25
Media Centre
Garlic Festival 2008 Media Kit
Thank you to our partners in success!
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