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2026 BEST IN AREA TASTING COMPETITION
SATURDAY, AUGUST 15 | 11AM-2PM | Merchants Bank Parking Lot
BEST IN AREA SPONSORED BY

Local non-profits partner with area restaurants for this competition. The restaurants donate and make the food, the non-profits serve it during the tasting event. All tips earned during the event will go directly to the non-profits and a portion of the ticket sales will be divided among all the non-profits.
Tickets $15 advance, $20 at event. In person sales at each of the non-profits listed below, Hy-Vee, Midtown Foods, and the Chamber office.
*Rain location: event will be held at Market Street Tap.
NOSH SCRATCH KITCHEN
Minnesota Marine Art Museum
HEIRLOOM SEASONAL BISTRO
Erase the Stigma
SLICED
Catholic Charities
BOAT HOUSE RESTAURANT
Engage Winona
THE OLD TIGER
Hiawatha Valley Mental Health
RIVER CITY GRILL
Bluff View Montessori
TBD
TBD
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