What A Soup-er Night! And the Golden Ladle Winners Are ...
Professional Category: Petit Robert Bistro (Cream of Carrot and Ginger Soup)
Junior Chef Category: The Center for the Development of Children (photo at left of the kids with their Golden Ladle and certificate) - (Taco Soup)
Amateur Chef Category (Tie): Chris Fiore (Southwestern Chicken Soup) and Blake Underhill (Blake's Sweet Chili)
Thank you again to everyone who made our first-ever “Soup-er Family Fun Night” possible – there were those of you who made soups, got items donated, baked bread, loaned us crock-pots and volunteered at the event. And of course, thanks to those of you who came and supported the event! It was a fun night and so nice to see Dover residents of all ages enjoying and celebrating our town library - all the while raising money for the library. The chefs at all levels went all out and the consensus was it was hard to pick a favorite. And based on the empty crock-pots at the end, it is safe to say they were all enjoyed! Our delicious soups were:
Professional Category:
Please click on the restaurant name to go to its web site.
Captain Marden’s Seafoods - Lobster and Corn Chowder
Chiara - Root Vegetable Bisque with Truffle-Honey Cream Fraiche
Dover Café - Greek Chicken and Rice Soup
Dover Market - Tomato Bisque
Owens Poultry Farm - Chicken Noodle Soup
Petit Robert Bistro, Needham - * Winner - Cream of Carrot and Ginger Soup
The Sherborn Inn - Potato Leek Soup
Spiga Ristorante Italiano - Lentil Soup
Sweet Basil - Minestrone Soup
Tod Dimmick, Food Writer, Tasting Times - Mocha Black Bean Chili
Amateur Chef Category:
Anne Boyle - Southwest Chicken Chili
Rose DiBartolo – Chicken Tortilla Soup
Madge Casper - Vichyssoise
Freda Cleveland - Lentil Soup
Anne Coster - Gazpacho AND Pippin’s Vegetarian Chili
Ann LeBoeuf Evans - Creole Fish Soup AKA Zuppa di Pesce
Chris Fiore - * Winner - Southwestern Chicken Soup
Irina Gorbman - Russian Borsch
Alex Loscalzo - Vegetable Chili
Rick Malone - Stat Man Chili
Jean Nicolazzo - Onion Soup
Jeanne Rafter - Chicken Noodle Soup
Amelia Slawsby - Gazpacho
Blake Underhill - * Winner - Blake’s Sweet Chili
Junior Chef Category:
The Center for the Development of Children - *Winner – Taco Soup
Dover Nursery School - Crab Meat and Red Pepper Bisque
And a special thanks to Roche Bros and Save A Lot for donating beverages, bread, chips, desserts and paper products to our event.
The winners were determined by popular vote, and the winner in each category received a "Golden Ladle" and certificate proclaiming him/her the winner and a "library soupporter extraordinaire"!
The Friends of the Library's family "fun"-draising night at the Dover Library was our first ever Chili/Soup-off. Chefs of all ages were invited to submit their hearty soups to the contest, and in addition to amateur chef and junior chef categories, local restaurants were invited to submit entries for the professional category.
Just as important as our chefs were our tasters! The Friends also had fun activities for the kids, and a tile workshop area was set up so that people were able to make their own and add it to the beautiful wall. Additionally, the evening showcased what's new at the library and celebrated the recent recognition awarded to our library and its director (Dover Library was named a finalist for Library Journal's Best Small Library in America Award). Congratulations to Cheryl and the staff of the Dover Library!
Junior Chef Category: The Center for the Development of Children (photo at left of the kids with their Golden Ladle and certificate) - (Taco Soup)
Amateur Chef Category (Tie): Chris Fiore (Southwestern Chicken Soup) and Blake Underhill (Blake's Sweet Chili)
Thank you again to everyone who made our first-ever “Soup-er Family Fun Night” possible – there were those of you who made soups, got items donated, baked bread, loaned us crock-pots and volunteered at the event. And of course, thanks to those of you who came and supported the event! It was a fun night and so nice to see Dover residents of all ages enjoying and celebrating our town library - all the while raising money for the library. The chefs at all levels went all out and the consensus was it was hard to pick a favorite. And based on the empty crock-pots at the end, it is safe to say they were all enjoyed! Our delicious soups were:
Professional Category:
Please click on the restaurant name to go to its web site.
Captain Marden’s Seafoods - Lobster and Corn Chowder
Chiara - Root Vegetable Bisque with Truffle-Honey Cream Fraiche
Dover Café - Greek Chicken and Rice Soup
Dover Market - Tomato Bisque
Owens Poultry Farm - Chicken Noodle Soup
Petit Robert Bistro, Needham - * Winner - Cream of Carrot and Ginger Soup
The Sherborn Inn - Potato Leek Soup
Spiga Ristorante Italiano - Lentil Soup
Sweet Basil - Minestrone Soup
Tod Dimmick, Food Writer, Tasting Times - Mocha Black Bean Chili
Amateur Chef Category:
Anne Boyle - Southwest Chicken Chili
Rose DiBartolo – Chicken Tortilla Soup
Madge Casper - Vichyssoise
Freda Cleveland - Lentil Soup
Anne Coster - Gazpacho AND Pippin’s Vegetarian Chili
Ann LeBoeuf Evans - Creole Fish Soup AKA Zuppa di Pesce
Chris Fiore - * Winner - Southwestern Chicken Soup
Irina Gorbman - Russian Borsch
Alex Loscalzo - Vegetable Chili
Rick Malone - Stat Man Chili
Jean Nicolazzo - Onion Soup
Jeanne Rafter - Chicken Noodle Soup
Amelia Slawsby - Gazpacho
Blake Underhill - * Winner - Blake’s Sweet Chili
Junior Chef Category:
The Center for the Development of Children - *Winner – Taco Soup
Dover Nursery School - Crab Meat and Red Pepper Bisque
And a special thanks to Roche Bros and Save A Lot for donating beverages, bread, chips, desserts and paper products to our event.
The winners were determined by popular vote, and the winner in each category received a "Golden Ladle" and certificate proclaiming him/her the winner and a "library soupporter extraordinaire"!
The Friends of the Library's family "fun"-draising night at the Dover Library was our first ever Chili/Soup-off. Chefs of all ages were invited to submit their hearty soups to the contest, and in addition to amateur chef and junior chef categories, local restaurants were invited to submit entries for the professional category.
Just as important as our chefs were our tasters! The Friends also had fun activities for the kids, and a tile workshop area was set up so that people were able to make their own and add it to the beautiful wall. Additionally, the evening showcased what's new at the library and celebrated the recent recognition awarded to our library and its director (Dover Library was named a finalist for Library Journal's Best Small Library in America Award). Congratulations to Cheryl and the staff of the Dover Library!
TILES ARE UP!
The tiles are up! If you have not seen them yet, then stop by the library's lower entrance to see the beautiful tiles created by people who love the Dover Library. If you did not yet make a tile, there are still kits available - we want to make sure everyone who wants to make a tile has a chance.
Fall Newsletter and Membership Drive
We hope by now that all residents have received the 2011 Fall Newsletter in the mail. In addition to telling you about all the wonderful things going on at the library and what the Friends funded this year, the newsletter includes our membership form. Please join or renew at a level you are able.
And in case you missed it in the mail, below are links the newletter (2 pages). The newsletter has a membership form in it, and the form may also be downloaded by clicking on the "How to Join" page at left.
We hope that you will consider the Friends and the Dover Library when making your charitable contributions this year, and please remember that a when you give to the Friends, it is a gift that keeps on giving.
Fall Newsletter Page 1
Fall Newsletter Page 2
Dates to Remember:
Monday, April 2, at 9 am
Monthly Meeting in the Community Room
Monday, May 7, at 9 am
Monthly Meeting in the Community Room
Sunday, November 11
2012 Holiday House Tour
Monthly Meeting in the Community Room
Monday, May 7, at 9 am
Monthly Meeting in the Community Room
Sunday, November 11
2012 Holiday House Tour
The Dover Town Library
56 Dedham Street, Dover
(508) 785-8113
Please visit the library's web site for library hours
and up-to-date event information.
http://www.dovertownlibrary.org
56 Dedham Street, Dover
(508) 785-8113
Please visit the library's web site for library hours
and up-to-date event information.
http://www.dovertownlibrary.org