3rd Boston JerkFest

Save the date for the 3rd Annual Boston JerkFest. Tickets range from $5 to $20. The Rum & Brew Tasting is now a stand alone event to be held on Friday, June 26, 2015. 2-day passes will be available on a limited basis. Mission: Eat, Drink, and Be Irie© Bring your friends and family and join us for Boston JerkFest™, Boston's hottest summer festival and experience jerk hot spice, food and live music. Highlights: - EXPRESS Check-in exclusively for advance ticket holders - Every restaurant vendor will offer at least one jerk dish! - Live music, including steel pan and lots of reggae to get your “Irie” on. - Spice Lane, with plenty of hot stuff to keep you in the mood - Jerk Cook-off between Boston's top Chefs - Chef demos - Cocktails, craft beer, cordials, mead, hard cider, wine will be for sale for 21+ attendees (in-doors only) Boston JerkFest™ is an out-door/in-door family-friendly Caribbean style foodie festival that features Jamaican jerk spiced food and all things spicy and hot. Boston Jerkfest™ is Saturday, June, 27, 2015 at the Benjamin Franklin Institute, 41 Berkeley Street in the South End, Boston and offers two sessions: 11am-3pm and 4-8pm. FOOD IS NOT INCLUDED IN THE ADMISSION TICKET. Boston Jerkfest™ will feature top local Caribbean Chefs, authentic Caribbean food for sale, including specialty foods such as: spicy jams, nuts, desserts, and traditional home-made drinks from the Caribbean with entertainment and performances for the whole family. FOOD IS NOT INCLUDED IN ADMISSION TICKET. NOTE THAT ADMISSION FOR ANY TICKET DOES NOT INCLUDE FOOD. FOOD WILL BE FOR SALE BY VENDORS . Session 1: 11am-3pm Session 2: 4-8pm Jamaican Jerk Jamaican jerk spice is a complex hot and spicy seasoning that is either wet or dry and used as a rub to marinate and cook various types of proteins. Jamaican Scotch Bonnet Pepper, its main ingredient responsible for the heat in the spice, is one of the hottest chili peppers in the world. Other ingredients include allspice and a variety of Caribbean spices. Jerk is also a cooking technique applied to many different types of food, mostly proteins, including chicken, pork, goat, beef ribs, fish, shellfish, tofu, and others. Jamaican jerk seasoning and cooking has become very popular in the US and Western Europe. The majority of Caribbean Restaurants in Boston feature some type of jerk dish on their menus. The process of jerking is similar to barbecuing and is often done over an open flame. In Jamaica, the best jerk food is barbequed in a fire pit underground. Jamaican jerk spice is said to have African roots. The spice and technique was perfected by Africans who settled in the town of Boston, in the Parish of Portland, Jamaica, where today, an annual festival celebrates authentic jerk. Our Boston JerkFest™ will pay homage to Boston, Jamaica, the home of real Jamaican jerk! About The Producer Boston JerkFest™ is produced by The Williams Agency, also producer of signature regional events such as the Boston Local Food Festival, Cambridge Carnival International, and Hyper-Local Brewfest. A portion of the proceeds of this event will support Cambridge Carnival International, a 501-c-3 non-profit organization that organizes the annual Cambridge Carnival in Kendall Square, Cambridge. For more www.bostonjerkfest.com] Directions & Parking: Entry to the festival is from Appleton or Berkeley Streets. The festival is accessible via public transportation, which is encouraged. For directions, parking www.bostonjerkfest.com Call: The Williams Agency at www.bostonjerkfest.com Follow us on Twitter and Instagram : @bostonjerkfest and hashtag @[null:#bostonjerkfest] @[null:#BJFest2015] Like us on Facebook: bostonjerkfest