{"id":37718,"date":"2013-07-14T08:00:10","date_gmt":"2013-07-14T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/?p=37718"},"modified":"2013-07-14T08:00:10","modified_gmt":"2013-07-14T12:00:10","slug":"2013-trf-waiter-waitress-contest-7152013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/2013\/07\/14\/2013-trf-waiter-waitress-contest-7152013\/","title":{"rendered":"2013 TRF Waiter &#038; Waitress Contest &#8211; 7\/15\/2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/\/2013\/05\/Visit_Fort_Wayne_logo.jpg\" alt=\"Visit Fort Wayne logo\" width=\"350\" height=\"93\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-36818\" srcset=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Visit_Fort_Wayne_logo.jpg 350w, https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/Visit_Fort_Wayne_logo-300x80.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 350px) 100vw, 350px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>News release from Visit Fort Wayne:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>2013 Waiter &amp; Waitress Contest to Serve Excitement on July 15 at Headwaters Park<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>(July 12, 2013) &#8211; Several of Fort Wayne&#8217;s premier restaurants and their best waiters and waitresses take center stage at the Three Rivers Festival Waiter &amp; Waitress Contest on Monday, July 15 at 11:30 a.m. The event will take place at the Headwaters Park Festival Plaza. <\/p>\n<p>In front of a large, enthusiastic crowd, restaurants will compete in a three-person, relay-style race against the clock and a panel of judges. Waiters and waitresses will set, serve and bus a table full of judges in the quickest time without spills and miscues.<\/p>\n<p>The restaurant with the fastest, cleanest and best overall service will be crowned the overall champion.  The winning restaurant will also take home a cash prize, winner&#8217;s plaque, individual awards and promotional items.<\/p>\n<p>Sponsored by Visit Fort Wayne, Sysco Systems and 98.9 The Bear, the 2012 champion &#8211; Hall&#8217;s Triangle Park &#8211; returns to defend its crown, along with over a dozen other restaurants.<\/p>\n<h3>Related Images:<\/h3><div class=\"ngg-related-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2008_11_05_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park and the annual parade of colors as seen from the Lincoln Tower Observation Deck.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"1675\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2008_11_05_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2008_11_05_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2008\/11\/05 - Fall colors\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park and the annual parade of colors as seen from the Lincoln Tower Observation Deck.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008\/11\/05 - Fall colors\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008\/11\/05 - Fall colors\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1675\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2008_11_05_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"1679\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\" data-description=\"The St. Mary&#039;s River and Headwaters Park during February flooding.  Science Central is visible as well as the old freight station at Clinton and Fourth Streets.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/02\/12 - St. Mary&#039;s River\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1679\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_02_12_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"1681\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park during the March, 2009, flooding.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/03\/09 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1681\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_03_09_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_04_30_header.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Headwaters Park in full bloom.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"1692\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/2009_04_30_header.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_04_30_header.jpg\" data-title=\"2009\/04\/30 - Headwaters Park\" data-description=\"Headwaters Park in full bloom.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2009\/04\/30 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2009\/04\/30 - Headwaters Park\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"1692\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/blog-headers\/thumbs\/thumbs_2009_04_30_header.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_3525.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view, courtesy of John McGauley.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"2168\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_3525.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3525.jpg\" data-title=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\" data-description=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view, courtesy of John McGauley.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2168\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3525.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_3527.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view, courtesy of John McGauley.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"2169\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_3527.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3527.jpg\" data-title=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\" data-description=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view, courtesy of John McGauley.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2169\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_3527.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7400.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view courtesy of John McGauley.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"2170\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7400.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7400.jpg\" data-title=\"African Journey aerial view\" data-description=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view courtesy of John McGauley.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2170\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7400.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7402.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view courtesy of John McGauley.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"2171\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7402.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7402.jpg\" data-title=\"African Journey aerial view\" data-description=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view courtesy of John McGauley.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2171\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7402.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7413.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view by John McGauley.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"2172\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7413.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7413.jpg\" data-title=\"African Journey aerial view\" data-description=\"The new African Journey at the Fort Wayne Children&#039;s Zoo.  Aerial view by John McGauley.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"African Journey aerial view\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2172\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/thumbs\/thumbs_img_7413.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/cityscapes\/img_7927.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Three Rivers Festival aerial view. 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Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"2176\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52801.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52801.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: ...and a tapped keg\" data-description=\"...and a tapped keg as Mayor Tom Henry masterfully completes the job.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: ...and a tapped keg\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: ...and a tapped keg\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2176\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52801.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52806.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"2177\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52806.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52806.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2177\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52806.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52809.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"2178\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52809.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52809.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\" data-description=\"Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher.  Mark Critchfield, Germanfest Committee President, assists.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: Mayor Tom Henry draws the first pitcher\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2178\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52809.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52817.jpg\"\n\t\t\ttitle=\"Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\"\n\t\t\tclass='thickbox' rel='ad125fab3fa9d34e7a41600e7551033c' data-image-id=\"2179\" data-src=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/52817.jpg\" data-thumbnail=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52817.jpg\" data-title=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\" data-description=\"Left to right: Mark Critchfield - Germanfest Committee President, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock - Executive Director of Headwaters Park.\">\n\t\t\t<img title=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\talt=\"2008: Mark Critchfield, Mayor Tom Henry and Geoff Paddock\"\n\t\t\t\tdata-image-id=\"2179\"\n\t\t\t\tsrc=\"https:\/\/aroundfortwayne.com\/news\/wp-content\/gallery\/2008-germanfest\/thumbs\/thumbs_52817.jpg\"\/>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several of Fort Wayne&#8217;s premier restaurants and their best waiters and waitresses take center stage at the Three Rivers Festival Waiter &amp; 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