RESTAURANTS SHOWCASING PEEPS^® DESSERTS IN CULINARY COMPETITION

BETHLEHEM, PA—Seven Bethlehem restaurants are serving up delicious desserts made with Just Born PEEPS^® this month during the second annual Delightful Desserts Competition.

The Delightful Desserts Competition is being held in conjunction with PEEPS^® Fest, the family music and arts festival taking place Dec. 29-31 in Bethlehem. Participating restaurants are showcasing desserts made with PEEPS^® on their menus through Thurs., Dec. 23 and patrons are invited to go online at www.artsquest.org/PEEPSfest to vote for their favorites.

The Top 5 vote getters will advance to the finals Thurs., Dec. 30 at PEEPS^® Fest, where they will put their desserts up against the taste buds of a local celebrity judging panel. Judges include Diane Stoneback, food editor of The Morning Call; Kelly Huth, assistant features editor for The Express-Times; Matt Broderick, meteorologist with 69-WFMZ-TV; and representatives from Just Born.

The 2010 Delightful Desserts participants are:

Blue Sky Café, 22 W. Fourth St., Bethlehem - Banana Muffin with PEEPS^® and Peanut Chews

Edge Restaurant, 74 W. Broad St., Bethlehem – PEEPS^® Rocky Road Pot de Crème

Looper's Grille & Bar, 313 E. Third St., Bethlehem – Peepsa and PEEPS^® in the Valley

Molly's Irish Grille & Sports Bar, 4 E. Fourth St., Bethlehem - PEEPS^®fection

Starter's Riverport, 17 W. Second St., Bethlehem – Caramel S’mores PEEPS^® Cheesecake

Tika's, 501 Main St., Bethlehem – PEEPS^® Feliz Flan

The Vineyard, 605 Fiot St., Bethlehem – Chocolate Marshmallows

During the finals at PEEPS^® Fest, judges will rate finalists’ entries based on taste, presentation and creative use of PEEPS^®. The grand-prize winner will take home a handcrafted glass PEEP^® from ArtsQuest’s glass studio at the Banana Factory, and all participants will also receive an official 2010 Delightful Desserts Competition Certificate.

PEEPS^® Fest is presented by Just Born, Inc. and ArtsQuest. Hours are noon-5 p.m. Dec. 29-31. For more information on PEEPS^® Fest and the Delightful Desserts Competition, visit www.artsquest.org/PEEPSfest.

CONTACT: Ellie Deardorff, 609-279-0977, Deardorff-e.pr@comcast.net
Mark Demko, ArtsQuest, 610-332-1300, ext. 342, or mdemko@artsquest.org

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