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Foodie Fight to Benefit the Jacques Pépin and Julia Child Scholarship Funds in Gastronomy--March 28

How's your foodie trivia knowledge? Test it at the Foodie Fight, at Boston University on March 28th. Team up with top chefs and food celebs for a tax-deductable $25 bucks a head and test your food knowledge to win prizes.

From the event site:

Put your food knowledge to the test in this fun-filled evening. Join a team or bring your own for "Foodie Fight," a food trivia game created by Boston University gastronomy program graduate Joyce Lock. Annie Copps, food editor of Yankee Magazine, will host, and Boston food celebrities will lend their knowledge to each team. Prizes will be awarded to the winning team. All attendees will have the chance to win: gift certificates to Boston restaurants; autographed copies of Jacques Pépin's cookbook, Chez Jacques, with original watercolor; bottles of wine; and more. Beer, wine, and snacks are included.

$25 tax deductible contribution per person/$150 for a team table (up to eight people). Registration for Foodie Fight must be made by phone: call 617-353-9852.
Friday, March 28, 7 p.m.

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