San Diego Mac n’ Cheese Fest

If you loved their mac n cheese, get a bite of this! Pro Tip, their hot tots are awesome

Since the beginning of the year our staff had their favorites picked out, and wow were we surprised to see the outcomes! There were crowd favorites, beautiful presentations, savory bites and so much more! It was hard narrowing it down to the top 3, just ask some of the judges! @ Waterfront Park

And that’s it! We’re done for this year, but we’ll be back again, possibly in another San Diego city to cheese it up again. We had a blast entertaining, feeding, drinking, and judging the entries this year, so stand by for a recap of the results, and ticket giveaways for next years festival! #SDMacNCheeseFest

While you ready your appetite for tomorrow, we wanted to share with you that our festival started off as a fundraiser for our nonprofit the World Wide Network of Learning There, our goal is to Engage, mentor, and cultivate young leaders in order to positively impact our cities, community and world We’re ecstatic to know we do this every year by directing our fund towards education programs and student enhancement projects, and it all happens because of the community we ha...ve built around the festival Before we get too cheesy, we wanted to thank those community members below that have helped us make this festival a possibility for our 5th year. Take a moment to give them a shout out and say hi to them at the festival tomorrow, they’d love to meet you! @calcoastcu @statefarm @1007sandiego @thesdmilitaryrealtor @yipaocoffee @angels_above_foundation @one1africa @imperfectfoods @calilifeco @getaround #EliveLife See more

Just a day away, we’re ready to rock! Make sure you fast for breakfast to make room for the food, wear stretchy pants or appropriate Halloween attire, and most importantly, have your tickets and ID ready when you get to the line. If you have any questions before the festival, reach out and DM us! #HaveFun #KeepItCheesy

Plastic, stainless steel, or sealed water bottles are all allowed at the festival! We will have water stations from Palomar Mountain Premium Spring Water so you can keep the thirst down to a minimum with all the hot cheese you’ll be stuffing in! We will also have cups too if you don’t have an approved #WaterFlask #DrinkUp #WaterIsLife #StayHydrated #DrinkWater #ReusableContainers #SDMacNCheeseFest

A true #foodie that not just loves great food and shares it with her audience, but also creates recipes and blogs for unique dishes, we want to introduce Natasha's Food Adventures, one of our #Judges for this years festival She caught our eye with her beautiful #FoodPhotography and creativity in exploring new dishes in her tutorials. We’re curious to know what she thinks of the entries this year and can’t wait to have her on stage at the judges table #NatashaFoodAdventures #SDMacNCheeseFest

Variety is the spice of life, and that’s just what we bring with our festival! Look at this delicious spread of tasty ingredients and flavor profiles how many do you think you’ll be able to eat next Saturday?! #SDMacNCheeseFest #TheBigCheese

Want a quick #kickback? Sign up now through the end of the month with Imperfect Foods and use the code SDMACNCHEESE to save 5$ and donate 5$ to our education initiatives. You’ll see the #ImperfectFoods team out at the festival letting you know more about what they offer and how they help cut #FoodWaste and increase #Farmers profits. #FoodWasteWarriors #MindfulConsumption #FarmToTable

Gordon Ramsey’s favorite vegetarian, season 8 winner of #MasterChef, Dino Angelo Luciano, AKA #TheGourmetRabbit will be joining us on the judges table for this year’s festival. Not only will he add his flare and commentary as a sitting judge, he’s also participating in a #Vegetarian #CookingDemonstration on stage before the festival judging begins. Get your chance to meet him and get your tickets now at the link in our bio! @ Waterfront Park

Have you met Sarah Faherty? She’s a #MasterChef competitor and made it to the last rounds, mom extraordinaire, Army #Veteran, #RealEstate agent, and she cooks up a mean iron skillet Mac n Cheese Come meet her this year at the festival and say hi! #SDMacNCheeseFest @ Waterfront Park