TASTE Y RACE

The Seaside Race weekend held in February was back by popular demand for 2022. This 20th annual charity event, which is held as a fundraiser that supports the Seaside Schools Foundation, is a weekend of activities that draw participates from many states.

The Seaside charity race weekend kicked off on Friday with an evening under the stars at the annual race pre-party, Taste of the Race, hosted by Tom Glavine, Major League Baseball Hall of Famer and former Atlanta Braves’ pitcher and the Corchis Family, owners of Amici 30A Italian Kitchen and Amigo’s 30A Mexican Kitchen restaurants. Nearly 700 party-goers attended the Seaside party and 18 local chefs competed for top culinary awards. The Shrimp Shack, Team Dawson Group, won the coveted Chef’s Choice Award. The People’s Choice Award went to Jackacudas, Chef Orion Cordoves, and Judge’s Choice was awarded to Shunk Gulley, Chef Tyler.

To kick off the weekend, the much anticipated Taste of the Race is the official race pre-party held in Seaside on Friday night. This delicious evening of food and live entertainment features more than twenty local chefs competing for the top culinary awards. Host Tom Glavine and the Corchis Family, owners of Amici and Amigo and winners of the 2020 TOTR event, held a Q&A where local culinary students were able to ask questions directly to the experts for a bit of fun and education. The party was soon to follow as shuttle loads of party goes arrived to indulge in great food, fun drinks and amazing live music!