{"id":74626,"date":"2019-09-15T16:40:40","date_gmt":"2019-09-15T20:40:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/huntsville.dopperonline.ca\/?p=74626"},"modified":"2019-09-15T17:07:17","modified_gmt":"2019-09-15T21:07:17","slug":"mmmm-macaroni-second-annual-festival-celebrates-the-humble-mac-n-cheese","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/mmmm-macaroni-second-annual-festival-celebrates-the-humble-mac-n-cheese\/","title":{"rendered":"Mmmm&#8230;macaroni: second annual festival celebrates the humble mac &#8216;n&#8217; cheese"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>It was a great day for some comfort food, and with the most classic of comfort foods\u2014macaroni and cheese\u2014on offer, rainy weather didn&#8217;t deter hundreds of festival-goers from taking in the second annual Macaroni Festival in downtown Huntsville.<\/p>\n<div style=\"float: left; margin-right: 14px;\"><strong><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45658\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone><\/strong><\/div>\n<p>Seven downtown restaurants provided samples of 10 different dishes\u2014some with gluten-free or vegetarian options\u2014for people to try:<\/p>\n<p>Affogato Caf\u00e9 \u2013 Pulled Pork Mac &amp; Cheese (with gluten-free options), Candied Bacon Mac &amp; Cheese Gelato;<br \/>\nHuntsville Brewhouse \u2013 In-house Smoked Bacon Mac &amp; Cheese in Old Cheddar Cream Sauce Topped With Spent Grain Crust;<br \/>\nMain St. Local \u2013 New Orleans Andouille Sausage Mac &amp; Cheese (gluten-free option available);<br \/>\nMarigold Indian Cuisine \u2013 Fusion Mac &amp; Cheese Pakora, Samosa Mac &amp; Cheese, and Butter Chicken Mac &amp; Cheese (with gluten-free and vegetarian options);<br \/>\nMottbora &#8211; California Roll Topped With Macaroni, Avocado, Tomato, and Crab Meat Tossed in a Ginger Dressing;<br \/>\nThat Little Place by the Lights \u2013 Creamy Baked Pancetta and Peruvian Pepper Mac &amp; Cheese; and<br \/>\nThe Mill on Main \u2013 Double Smoked Bacon Mac &amp; Cheese.<\/p>\n<p>Everyone buying the $2 sample tickets (and they bought more than 3,400 of them in total) received a Pasta-Port to vote for their favourite dish for the People&#8217;s Choice Award, with a panel of judges deciding the dishes with the best flavour, best presentation and most unique ingredients.<\/p>\n\n\t\t<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 {\n\t\t\t\tmargin: auto;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-item {\n\t\t\t\tfloat: left;\n\t\t\t\tmargin-top: 10px;\n\t\t\t\ttext-align: center;\n\t\t\t\twidth: 33%;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 img {\n\t\t\t\tborder: 2px solid #cfcfcf;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t#gallery-1 .gallery-caption {\n\t\t\t\tmargin-left: 0;\n\t\t\t}\n\t\t\t\/* see gallery_shortcode() in wp-includes\/media.php *\/\n\t\t<\/style>\n\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-74626 gallery-columns-3 gallery-size-gallery-block'><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-3-affogato.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-3-affogato-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"affogato\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74633\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74633'>\n\t\t\t\taffogato cafe\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-4-Main-St.-Local.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-4-Main-St.-Local-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Main St. Local\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74634\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74634'>\n\t\t\t\tMain St. Local\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-6-Marigold.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-6-Marigold-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Marigold\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74636\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74636'>\n\t\t\t\tMarigold\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-1-Mill-on-Main-Michelle-Francis-and-Taea-Schmidtke.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-1-Mill-on-Main-Michelle-Francis-and-Taea-Schmidtke-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"The Mill on Main&#039;s Michelle Francis and Taea Schmidtke\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74631\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74631'>\n\t\t\t\tThe Mill on Main&#8217;s Michelle Francis and Taea Schmidtke\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-5-Mottbora.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-5-Mottbora-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Mottbora\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74635\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74635'>\n\t\t\t\tMottbora\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-2-That-Little-Place-By-The-Lights.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-2-That-Little-Place-By-The-Lights-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"That Little Place By The Lights\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74632\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74632'>\n\t\t\t\tThat Little Place By The Lights\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl><br style=\"clear: both\" \/><dl class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<dt class='gallery-icon landscape'>\n\t\t\t\t<a href='https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-7-Huntsville-Brewhouse.jpg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"214\" height=\"140\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-7-Huntsville-Brewhouse-214x140.jpg\" class=\"attachment-gallery-block size-gallery-block\" alt=\"Huntsville Brewhouse\" aria-describedby=\"gallery-1-74637\" \/><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/dt>\n\t\t\t\t<dd class='wp-caption-text gallery-caption' id='gallery-1-74637'>\n\t\t\t\tHuntsville Brewhouse\n\t\t\t\t<\/dd><\/dl>\n\t\t\t<br style='clear: both' \/>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>While waiting for the winners to be announced later in the afternoon, attendees could take in the inaugural Muskoka Busker Festival with acts up and down Main Street, visit the vendors at the 100k market in a new Main Street location for the day, check out the Huntsville Lake of Bays Fire Department&#8217;s ladder truck, and watch\u2014or take part in\u2014a pie-eating contest.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74638 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-8-busker.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-8-busker-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-8-busker.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74639 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-9-busker.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-9-busker-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-9-busker-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-9-busker.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74640 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-10-HLOB-Fire-Dept.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-10-HLOB-Fire-Dept-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-10-HLOB-Fire-Dept.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74642 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-12-100K-market.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"707\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-12-100K-market-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-12-100K-market.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74641\" style=\"width: 716px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74641\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74641\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-11-Kane-triplets-lemonade-Sadie-left-and-Lila-Violet-missing.jpg\" alt=\"Two of the Kane triplets, Sadie (left) and Lila (Violet had to leave early to go to a practice), served up lemonade with a portion of sales going to Huntsville Festival of the Arts\" width=\"706\" height=\"716\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-11-Kane-triplets-lemonade-Sadie-left-and-Lila-Violet-missing-296x300.jpg 296w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-11-Kane-triplets-lemonade-Sadie-left-and-Lila-Violet-missing.jpg 706w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 706px) 100vw, 706px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74641\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Two of the Kane triplets, Sadie (left) and Lila (Violet had to leave early to go to a practice), served up lemonade with a portion of sales going to Huntsville Festival of the Arts<\/p><\/div>\n<p>New to the festival this year, the pie-eating contest pitted eight contestants against each other, and the clock, to earn bragging rights as the fastest eater of an entire apple pie. The rules were simple: no hands allowed, and the entire pie had to be consumed for someone to be declared the winner.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74643\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74643\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74643\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-13-Pie-eating-contest.jpg\" alt=\"The pie-eating contestants dig in (from left) Adam Brown from The Mill on Main, Robert Watson, six-year-old Connor Crewson, Kathy Bourbonnais, Kyle Carlos, busker Jody Wright, Brent Finn, and 105.5 Moose FM morning show host Brock Cunningham\" width=\"707\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-13-Pie-eating-contest-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-13-Pie-eating-contest.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74643\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pie-eating contestants dig in (from left) Adam Brown from The Mill on Main, Robert Watson, six-year-old Connor Crewson, Kathy Bourbonnais, Kyle Carlos, busker Jody Wright, Brent Finn, and 105.5 Moose FM morning show host Brock Cunningham<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_74644\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74644\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74644\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-14-Pie-eating-contest.jpg\" alt=\"The pie-eating contest drew a crowd to the Town Hall steps\" width=\"707\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-14-Pie-eating-contest-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-14-Pie-eating-contest.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74644\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">The pie-eating contest drew a crowd to the Town Hall steps<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The delicious apple pies\u2014not that the contestants had time to savour them\u2014were provided by sponsors Seven Main Cafe and Whimsical Bakery.<\/p>\n<p>Brent Finn, co-owner of local business Wine Excellence, was the first to finish his pie in six minutes and 26 seconds, followed closely by Kyle Carlos from Guelph. Finn received a $50 in Downtown Dollars to spend at a local store.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74645\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74645\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74645\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-15-Pie-Eating-contest-winner-Brent-Finn.jpg\" alt=\"Brent Finn was all smiles after his pie-eating contest win\" width=\"707\" height=\"707\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-15-Pie-Eating-contest-winner-Brent-Finn-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-15-Pie-Eating-contest-winner-Brent-Finn-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-15-Pie-Eating-contest-winner-Brent-Finn.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74645\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Brent Finn was all smiles after his pie-eating contest win<\/p><\/div>\n<p>And then it was time to declare the winners of the macaroni awards.<\/p>\n<p>The festival celebrates the Strano Manufactory of Macaroni, Huntsville\u2019s one-time macaroni factory that was established in 1913 where the Algonquin Theatre is today. Then-owner Domenico Strano may have been surprised to see the different ways the humble macaroni could be used.<\/p>\n<p>Judges Jeremy Alldred-Hughes, a local firefighter, Andrew Stillar, bylaw officer, Hunters Bay Radio morning host Grant Nickalls and busker Lukas Stark were given the difficult task of deciding the winners. It was a close race, with these dishes declared tops in each category:<\/p>\n<p>Best flavour: That Little Place By The Lights<br \/>\nMost unique: Mottbora<br \/>\nBest presentation: That Little Place By The Lights<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_74646\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74646\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74646\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-16-judges.jpg\" alt=\"Judges (from left) Jeremy Alldred-Hughes, Andrew Stillar, Grant Nickalls, and Lukas Stark had a tough job deciding on the winners\" width=\"707\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-16-judges-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-16-judges.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74646\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Judges (from left) Jeremy Alldred-Hughes, Andrew Stillar, Grant Nickalls, and Lukas Stark had a tough job deciding on the winners<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_74647\" style=\"width: 717px\" class=\"wp-caption alignleft\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-74647\" class=\"size-full wp-image-74647\" src=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-17-multiple-award-winners-That-Little-Place-By-The-Lights.jpg\" alt=\"Multiple macaroni award-winner That Little Place By The Lights, represented by Lyndsay and Manny Buttus (second and third from left) with (from left) Downtown Huntsville BIA Manager Morgan Richter, emcee Matt Huddlestone, and the BIA's Caroline Schat\" width=\"707\" height=\"471\" srcset=\"https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-17-multiple-award-winners-That-Little-Place-By-The-Lights-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/media-doppleronline-ca.s3-accelerate.amazonaws.com\/2019\/09\/Macaroni-Festival-17-multiple-award-winners-That-Little-Place-By-The-Lights.jpg 707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 707px) 100vw, 707px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-74647\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Multiple macaroni award-winner That Little Place By The Lights, represented by Lindsay and Manny Buttus (second and third from left) with (from left) Downtown Huntsville BIA Manager Morgan Richter, emcee Matt Huddlestone, and the BIA&#8217;s Caroline Schat<\/p><\/div>\n<p>More than 500 votes were cast for the People&#8217;s Choice Award, with The Mill on Main earning the most votes, followed by That Little Place By The Lights and Marigold.<\/p>\n<p>Attendee Cassie Dietl won the draw for a Muskoka chair.<\/p>\n<p>If you were there, let us know in the comments which mac &amp; cheese dish was your favourite!<\/p>\n<h5 style=\"text-align: center;\">Don\u2019t miss out on Doppler!<\/h5>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Sign up <a href=\"https:\/\/doppleronline.ca\/huntsville\/dont-miss-out-on-doppler\/\"><u>here<\/u><\/a> to receive our email digest with links to our most recent stories.<br \/>\nLocal news in your inbox three times per week!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><broadstreet-zone zone-id=\"45657\" keywords=\"\" soft-keywords=\"true\" zone-alias=\"\"><\/broadstreet-zone>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>It was a great day for some comfort food, and with the most classic of comfort foods\u2014macaroni and cheese\u2014on offer, rainy weather didn&#8217;t deter hundreds of festival-goers from taking [&#8230;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1903,"featured_media":74630,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1187],"tags":[26],"class_list":["post-74626","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainment","tag-breaking"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v25.8 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Mmmm...macaroni: second annual festival celebrates the humble mac &#039;n&#039; 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