Shrimp and Grits Festival Posters Available Online at JekyllIsland.com
Monday, September 28th, 2009
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Shrimp & Grits A Big Hit
Monday, September 21st, 2009
By LINDSEY ADKISONReposted from TheBrunswickNews.com
When the Foreback family heard about the Jekyll Island Shrimp and Grits festival, they knew it was something they couldn’t pass up. In fact, they made it a focal point of their fall vacation.
“We’re from the Atlanta area and our girls go to school year around and they have fall break now. When we called the Jekyll Island Club Hotel to register for our hotel, they told us about the festival,” Pam Foreback said.
“We thought it would be fun. So we brought our dogs down and we’re having a great time.”
The Forebacks weren’t the only ones drawn to the event. Hundreds of people descended on the tiny island for fun, music and, of course, the food.
On Friday night, vendors lined the pathways throughout the historic district, selling everything from candles to furniture.
But they weren’t just there to sell their wares.
Pam Foot and her husband work for Logan Turnpike Mill and drove eight hours from Blairsville to take part. They were hoping to combine a little business with pleasure.
“We were invited by the Jekyll Island Club. A lot of chefs use our grits for their recipes,” Foot said.
“There really is no down side to it. It’s like a vacation for us. I haven’t been to the beach in a really long time.”
Throughout the weekend, the mood was light. Events included shrimp eating contests, music and cooking contests.
On Saturday and Sunday, there were BMX Bike demonstrations. There were also shows by the Disc-Connected K9 Frisbee Dogs.
One of the weekend’s highlights was a release by the Georgia Sea Turtle Center.
Hundreds of spectators hit the beach to watch three rehabilitated amphibians, Pumpkin, Skidaway and Nightwatch return to the ocean.
Camden County residents Erica Crews and her young daughters, Julie Ann and Andy, were on hand to wish them luck.
“We recently visited the turtle center, so I wanted the girls to see it,” Crews said.
As a whole, the expanded festival seemed a rousing success.
Jekyll Island spokesperson Eric Garvey said even though no numbers are in, this year’s event was likely the largest ever.
“It looks like this year’s event was up about 20 to 30 percent over last year and the weekend total will approach 15,000 to the festival,” he said.
“The additional activities were planned to give everyone a better festival experience with plenty to do and to bring people back for several days. We planned the additional activities because we anticipated a larger crowd this year. The festival has received tremendous publicity, so we were expecting large crowds.”
One of the new features of the weekend was a shuttle service that took patrons from the parking area of at the Jekyll Island Convention Center to the festival area in the Historic District.
Garvey said that it ran relatively smoothly.
“The shuttle system worked very well. Like any transportation system, there are bugs to be worked out. This was our first organized shuttle system on this scale and with more revitalization projects beginning this year, we will be utilizing shuttles to manage parking and move people around the island,” he said.
“Guests seemed to have no problem with it and it allowed use to utilize more of the Historic District for festival activities.”
Contest winners:
* The professional cooking contest award went to Cargo Portside Grill.
* The People’s Choice winner was Tasteful Temptations.
Coastal Georgia Golf League - FINAL Results
Sunday, September 20th, 2009
| “Prudential Georgia Intracoastal Properties” |
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| 2009 Coastal Georgia Golf League Champions | ||||||||||||||||
| PLACE | Week # 13 Results — Sept. 19 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Prudential Georgia Intracoastal Properties | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Gulfstream | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Emerald Princess II Casino | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Longhorns | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Jekyll Island Authority | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Ingalls Inc.** | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Suzie’s Friends | 63 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Allgood Pest Control | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Scientific Turf | 64 | ||||||||||||||
| Year - To - Date Standings | Week #12 | Week #13 | Total | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Prudential Georgia Intracoastal Properties | 150 | 150 | 1815 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Gulfstream | 135 | 128.75 | 1733.25 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Longhorns | 122.5 | 128.75 | 1640.75 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jekyll Island Authority | 112.5 | 128.75 | 1583.75 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Emerald Princess II Casino | 122.5 | 128.75 | 1558.75 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Ingalls Inc. | 135 | 115 | 1499.7 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Suzie’s Friends | 112.5 | 110 | 1482.5 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Scientific Turf | 102.5 | 102.5 | 1446.2 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Allgood Pest Control | 102.5 | 102.5 | 1312.7 | ||||||||||||
Are You Ready for Some Shrimp & Grits?
Friday, September 18th, 2009
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Jekyll Gears Up for Shrimp and Grits
Thursday, September 17th, 2009
by Lindsey Adkison, Reposted from The Brunswick News, September 17, 2009
The chef at Blackwater Grill on St. Simons Island is a contestant in this weekend’s Shrimp and Grits professional cooking contest and festival on Jekyll Island.
And he says his lips are sealed on his recipe.
“The only criteria is that it has to have shrimp and grits,” he said. “It’s more of a chef’s competition.”
All he can tell you is this: “I won’t be doing the shrimp and grits that I serve here.”
The cooking contest is part of the three-day festival sponsored by the Jekyll Island Authority that will begin Friday. The cooking contest, which is on Sunday, the final day of the festival, will feature several restaurant chefs like Cadden. Each will try to offer the judges something unique.
“Each year I come up with something new,” Cadden said. “We haven’t won yet, but maybe the fourth year will be the charm.”
The festival also has a people’s choice event. On Friday, hungry patrons can pay $3 to sample different restaurants take on the Southern fare.
Dan Dickerson, co-owner of Latitude 31, may have a home field advantage. The restaurant is on the Jeykll Wharf in the island’s historic district, where the event will take place. “On Saturday, they will tally all tickets, and I think Latitude has a good shot,” he said.
Besides being fun, participation in the festival is also a chance to give something back to the community, Dickerson said.
“One of reasons why we like doing it is because it helps the local shrimpers out,” he said. “Wild Georgia Shrimp is the best shrimp that you can possibly ever eat.”
Even though good food may be the biggest enticement, there are other reasons to come out. Beth Burnsed, event coordinator for Jekyll Island, says a host of activities are included on the menu. “The Shrimp & Grits Festival has something for everyone,” she said. “For the kids, we have a Family Fun Zone, shrimp eating contests, a King BMX Bike show and the Frisbee dog show.
“For adults we have cooking demonstrations, arts and crafts vendors, live entertainment and cold beverages.”
One particularly interesting portion of the festival will be the release of three sea turtles from the Georgia Sea Turtle Center at 3 p.m. Sunday. The turtle release is just one of the ways the program has expanded over the past four years. Burnsed says it has grown to include more than 70 arts and crafts vendors and 25 food vendors.
“Every year the festival has grown, not only in the number of attendees, but also in activities,” she said. “For this reason we are implementing a shuttle system this year. All parking for the festival will be near the Jekyll Island Convention Center on Saturday and Sunday. There will be no parking
in the Historic District.”
A shuttle service will be provided. “This has allowed us to add more activities such as the King BMX Stunt Show and expand our Family Fun Zone and arts and crafts vendor area,” she said.
The additions will come as a welcome surprise to many festival regulars.
The festival seems to have more meaning this year. The economy has dealt a heavy blow to both tourism and the shrimping industry, said Eric Garvey, spokesman for the Jekyll Island Authority. He feels the festival is a way of bringing attention to the industry and the coast.
“It makes great sense because our guests from our key markets like Atlanta, Macon, Athens and Augusta are the target consumers for Wild Georgia Shrimp,” he said. “We have had a tremendous response to this year’s event from businesses wanting to participate and from guests making their plans to come. We are looking forward to a big crowd, and we are optimistic that it will give us, the shrimp industry and all the restaurants and vendors involved a much-needed boost.”
From FirstCoastNews.com
Tuesday, September 15th, 2009Young Chef is Shrimp & Grits Winner
JACKSONVILLE, FL — Luke Garvey of Brunswick had the winning recipe in the amateur competition at the Shrimp & Grits festival in Georgia last year and he plans to defend his title this year.
The 13-year-old shared his winning recipe on Good Morning Jacksonville Tuesday morning.
“I started to love cooking by watching my mom,” said Luke. “Since then, I love to cook. I want to become a chef when I grow up.”
The festival is September 18 on Jekyll Island. Click here for more information on the festival.
Here is the winning recipe:
1 lb. of fresh Georgia white shrimp, peeled and deveined
1 bundle green onion (diced)
1/2 lb. Andouille sausage or any other spicy sausage
Flour as needed
White wine to taste
1/2 squeezed lemon
1 cup heavy whipping cream
Old Bay seasoning to taste
Salt and pepper to taste
Garlic butter for saute:
Soften 1 lb. unsalted butter, 6 oz. bacon fat, 2 tbsp. of minced garlic, 1 tbs. paprika each, 1/2 tsp. chopped thyme, parsley, oregano.
Mix all ingredients together and set aside for later use.
Cheese Grits:
Follow recipe on package except use less stock. You want the grits to be tight (stiff) use chicken stock instead of water.
Add medium sharp cheddar cheese to taste add salt and pepper to taste. Set aside but keep warm.
In saute pan add garlic butter. You probably have enough to do 2 or 3 batches. Add sausage and onions. Let saute, then add shrimp, cream, wine and lemon. Let cook for 3 minutes. Add Old Bay, salt and pepper to taste. Let simmer then sprinkle flour on top and mix in. Continue doing this until right consistency. Let it simmer a little while longer to cookout flour taste. Now it’s ready to serve.
Put grits into a bowl, top with shrimp mixture. Enjoy.
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Coastal Georgia Golf League - Week #12
Monday, September 14th, 2009
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Make Your Plans Now for Shrimp & Grits: The Wild Georgia Shrimp Festival Next Weekend!
Friday, September 11th, 2009Coastal Georgia Golf League - Week#11
Saturday, September 5th, 2009
| PLACE | Week # 11 Results — Sept. 5 | ||||
| 1 | Ingalls Inc.** | 59 | |||
| 2 | Gulfstream | 59 | |||
| 3 | Prudential Georgia Intracoastal Properties | 60 | |||
| 4 | Emerald Princess II Casino | 61 | |||
| 5 | Jekyll Island Authority | 62 | |||
| 6 | Longhorns | 62 | |||
| 7 | Suzie’s Friends | 63 | |||
| 8 | Allgood Pest Control | 64 | |||
| 9 | Scientific Turf | 64 | |||
| Year - To - Date Standings | Week #10 | Week #11 | Total | ||
| 1 | Prudential Georgia Intracoastal Properties | 135 | 130 | 1515 | |
| 2 | Gulfstream | 122.5 | 140 | 1469.5 | |
| 3 | Longhorns | 122.5 | 117.5 | 1389.5 | |
| 4 | Jekyll Island Authority | 150 | 117.5 | 1342.5 | |
| 5 | Emerald Princess II Casino | 135 | 125 | 1307.5 | |
| 6 | Suzie’s Friends | 110 | 110 | 1260 | |
| 7 | Ingalls Inc. | 110 | 150 | 1249.7 | |
| 8 | Scientific Turf | 100 | 102.5 | 1241.2 | |
| 9 | Allgood Pest Control | 110 | 102.5 | 1107.7 |
Coastal Georgia Golf League - Week #10
Sunday, August 30th, 2009
| Coastal Georgia Business League Point Standings | ||||||||||||||||
| PLACE | Week # 10 Results — Aug. 29 | |||||||||||||||
| 1 | Jekyll Island Authority | 58 | ||||||||||||||
| 2 | Prudential Georgia Intracoastal Properties | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| 3 | Emerald Princess II Casino | 59 | ||||||||||||||
| 4 | Gulfstream | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| 5 | Longhorns | 60 | ||||||||||||||
| 6 | Suzie’s Friends | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 7 | Ingalls Inc. | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 8 | Allgood Pest Control | 61 | ||||||||||||||
| 9 | Scientific Turf | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| Year - To - Date Standings | Week #9 | Week #10 | Total | |||||||||||||
| 1 | Prudential Georgia Intracoastal Properties | 150 | 135 | 1385 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Gulfstream | 125 | 122.5 | 1329.5 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | Longhorns | 110 | 122.5 | 1272 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Jekyll Island Authority | 125 | 150 | 1225 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Emerald Princess II Casino | 110 | 135 | 1182.5 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Suzie’s Friends | 125 | 110 | 1150 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | Scientific Turf | 140 | 100 | 1138.7 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Ingalls Inc. | 110 | 110 | 1099.7 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Allgood Pest Control | 100 | 110 | 1005.2 | ||||||||||||
