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Cocktails for History

Sonny, at The Citizen, concocting different cocktails to see what will be served at the Harvey Ball

Anthony, at The Citizen, concocting different cocktails to see what will be served at the Harvey Ball

One of the world’s most iconic symbols has its roots in Worcester – the Smiley Face was first created as part of a moral boosting campaign for a local insurance company. This year marks the 50th anniversary of its introduction, and to celebrate the Worcester Historical Museum  is incorporating that recognizable symbol into their annual “Harvey Ball” in an exciting and delicious way.

The "Liquid Smile" posing with two Smiley Faces during the committee cocktail tasting.The Museum has enlisted Niche Hospitality, home to Worcester’s foremost talent in the craft cocktail movement, to construct cocktails inspired by the Smiley Face’s 50th anniversary and make them available the night of the event.

Volunteers from the Harvey Ball committee joined mixologist, Anthony Verdini, at the Citizen Wine Bar to taste several preliminary cocktails. From these cocktails—created with some of the finest liquors, craft garnishes, and traditional techniques — two were chosen by the committee to be served at the gala. The third libation will be decided with the help of the public so…. go to the Citizen Wine Bar and order one of these great drinks and help decide the winner. Tell WorcesterScene what your favorite drink is. Comments (along with “likes” and “shares”) will be tallied from the cocktail profiles, Facebook page, and Twitter profiles.

Committee Taste Test at the Still & Stir within Citizen Wine Bar

 

Order and Vote

The Harvey Bomb
The Harvey Bomb
The Liquid Smile
The Liquid Smile
The Twister
The Twister
The Jackie O
The Jackie O
The Moon Shot
The Moon Shot
The Abbey Hoffman
The Abbie Hoffman

More About The Harvey Ball 2014

Thursday, October 2, 2014 at Worcester Historical Museum
Come celebrate all things Worcester on the 50th anniversary of the creation of the world famous Worcester original SmileyFace and join us as we present the 14th annual Harvey Ball Smile Award to Charles P. Ball.

  • 6:00pm Smile Celebration, Cocktails/Cash Bar
  • Special Exhibition 38.6: A Photographic Homage to Worcester
  • 7:30pm Welcome, Silent and Live Auctions
  • 8:15pm Award presentation, followed by dessert and dancing
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Worcester’s Best Chef 2011

Worcester's Best Chef 2011

Worcester's Best Chef 2011Food. Most everyone loves it, not everybody can prepare it well. In Worcester county, those restaurants that both prepare arguably the best dishes and care about promoting the art of food preparation can be found at the annual Worcester’s Best Chef competition.

This year’s competition was held at historic Mechanics Hall to an enthused crowd of both casual and serious foodies. Nearly thirty restaurants claimed their territory over two floors allowing for their chefs to prepare their signature dish to be shared to all in attendance. This year’s event was paced perfectly—especially with an exclusive VIP-hour allowing the personal attention between the chefs and attendees.

Whether supporting your favorite restaurant or looking to see what other restaurants are out there, the event provided the perfect opportunity to sample until you were uncomfortably full. While every restaurant was effective in wooing votes from the attendees, a couple restaurants stood out from their peers: voted by the judges, the Worcester’s Best Chef award was presented to Wilson Wang of BABA Sushi (runners up: Jared Calderone of Feng Asian Bistro & Hibachi and Tim Quinn of Old Sturbridge Village’s Oliver Wight Tavern). The People’s Choice Award was awarded to Mark Hawley of Flying Rhino (runners up: Wilson Wang of BABA Sushi and Brian Treitman of BT’s Smokehouse). The WXLO People’s Choice Winner was Chef Christina Ernst from Via Alto. The winner of the Iron Chef competition—where selected chefs had 20-minutes to prepare a dish with pre-selected secret ingredients—went to Tim Quinn of Old Sturbridge Village’s Oliver Wight Tavern.

WorcesterScene would like to call attention to some restaurants that presented some amazing flavors and perspective. Niche Hospitality’s The People’s Kitchen and Bocado lived up to their reputation of exemplar detail to flavors and presentation. Perfect Game seemingly came out of nowhere with an incredible version of the Slider style burger. Kai Sushi Bar and Grille‘s combination of flavors and textures to their sushi rolls left many coming for seconds and thirds. And EVO wowed everyone with their creative choice of flavors, textures, and overall preparation of their dish.

If you were unable to attend this year’s competition, be certain that next year you plan to be part of the area’s most influential event on food culture.