AMANA, Iowa- If love to eat and drink the Amana Colonies have the perfect event for you. This April the Colonies will present their first ever Take a Bite: A Four Day Food Festival from April 14th through April 17th. The Amana Colonies, long known for their great food, wine and beer, will be celebrating both traditional Amana foods and more international foods. Take a Bite is designed to reach all types of “foodies” with educational seminars, hands on cooking classes and demonstrations, special foods to be sampled and purchased, and special dinners to enjoy.
There will be seminars on food and wine pairings, the difference in beer styles, along with tasting the different types of chocolate and teas. The Cooking Classes include how to make great pasta sauces, bread and the art of dipping chocolates.. Dinners include an Amana Communal Dinner, a special “colony meal” served in the only surviving Communal Kitchen, a 5 course Brewer’s Dinner, a 5 course Vintner’s Dinner and even High Tea.
It is fun for all types of “Foodies” with activities taking place at various locations in the Amana Colonies and plenty of samples.
Each of the 4 days will offer new and different activities to participate, learn, and indulge in. Don’t miss out of all the excitement and remember to bring your appetite!
Call the Amana Colonies Visitors Center for more information, 319-622-7622 or visit www.amanacolonies.com
