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 Welcome to the Chew Chew - Train Collectors Association 2008 National Conventioneers! |
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How The Green Mountain Chew Chew Food & Music Festival Works... And How You Work The Chew ChewIf you are visiting the Green Mountain Chew Chew Food Festival for the first time, here's the system. 
Each Restaurant and Vermont Food Producer will be serving three food items at their booths with no duplications. Each booth must serve one new food item each year so that the menu will continuously change from year to year and yet still retain many of the festival favorites. These taste treats represent their specialties and are sure to be found on menus at their home locations. There are three "Depot Ticket Booths" in Waterfront Park where you can purchase brass Chew Chew food tokens priced at Nine Tokens for $5. The object of the festival is to expose you to as many different taste treats as possible during your ride on the Chew Chew Train. We don't want you to fill up at the first booth you visit so our mantra is low prices and small taste-sized portions. That way, you get to sample many different food items from many different restaurants. No food item at the Chew Chew costs more than four brass food tokens and most are priced at three! You'll find that $5 worth of tokens will go a long way at this year's Chew Chew. Be daring and try something different! What the National and Regional Press Had to Say About The Chew Chew FestMuch to our delight, The Green Mountain Chew Chew Food & Music Festival was nationally recognized this past year by some terrific publications. The June 2007 issue of Bon Appetit, America's Food and Entertaining Magazine, noted the Chew Chew Fest as one of four featured festivals in the "Eastern Insider" Column. The Los Angeles Times chose to feature the Chew Chew Fest in their May 27th Travel Section and Boston Magazine cast their regional light on the festival in their June issue. The AAA named the Chew Chew Fest as a "New England Getaway," and we were listed a "Top 10 Fest" in The Philadelphia Inquirer. And check out the Chew Chew photo and menu in the June 19th issue of the national Women's World Magazine, on the news stands the week before the publishing date, perfect timing for festival publicity! 2007 GOLDEN SPIKE AWARD
By Vote of the Engineer and Conductors, The Golden Spike Award is presented to the Restaurant, Vermont Food Producer, Sponsor or Staff Member who Keeps a Full Head of Steam on a Long Grade, has a Positive Track Record and Exemplifies the Team Spirit in the staging of The Green Mountain Chew Chew Food & Music Festival. Anna Deller & Jean Dunphy have held court at Token Booth #1 for more than a decade each dispensing brass food tokens and free advice with the flair and class that only these truly dedicated ladies can provide. Work a couple of shifts during the Chew Chew? I don't think so! They roll up their sleeves and pitch in for the entire 31 hours of the Chew Chew weekend! They show up very early on opening day and they are ready to roll, stacking tokens at their booth like it was an Olympic sport. And they have a great time and as a result everyone around them has a great time also. And that's the way it is with Anna Deller and Jean Dunphy. We are honored to present our 2007 Golden Spike Award to Anna Deller and Jean Dunphy. They are an absolute delight to have on board the Chew Chew Train and a blast to work with in the successful staging of the Chew Chew Fest. Thank You both for all you do and have done for the Green Mountain Chew Chew Food & Music Festival! You are Terrific! |
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the Chew Chew Festival is Produced by Airflyte Productions • email us or call us at (802) 864-6674 | ||
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