2024 Downtown North Market Apron Gala Recap

Thu. May 23, 2024 |

Thank you for attending North Market’s Apron Gala at North Market Downtown on Friday, May 17th! It was wonderful to celebrate with you all at this fantastic party with a purpose! Your support also helps us to further our mission to serve our merchants and the Central Ohio community at large.

RED CARPET PHOTOS:

Did you walk the red carpet at the Gala?! Find your photos courtesy of Matchbox Ltd. at the link below!

Pro tip: Tap the “Grid View” button for easy viewing.

We don’t have an email on file for everyone that was present at the event, so please feel free to share with your guests by forwarding this email!

VIEW & DOWNLOAD RED CARPET PHOTOS

MERCHANT CULINARY CHALLENGE WINNERS:

Our merchants really brought their A-Game to the event and we hope you had a chance to try all of their delicious tastes!

The Merchants also competed for cash prizes. The winners of the Culinary Challenge are:

Best Starter

Black Radish Creamery, Citrus Bliss Cheese Brûlée Salad

Best Main

Momo Ghar, Lama’s Home Soup Dumplings

Best Dessert

Littleton’s Market Bakery, Where’s The Beef? Croissant

Best in Show

COLO Butcher & Deli, Oxtail Marmalade

Congratulations to the winners — We’d also like to extend a huge thank you to our food judges!

THANK YOU:

There are a lot of people who helped make the Apron Gala possible and we would like to express our gratitude. THANK YOU to everyone who attended and to our merchants who helped make the event a success! We are so grateful for your support. And of course, THANK YOU to our event sponsors and partners who have made a huge impact in supporting North Market Downtown:

2024 SPONSORS

LANDMARK

Rockbridge + The Edwards Companies

PARTNER SPONSORS

Gilbane Construction

SUPPORTING SPONSORS

Huntington
Byers Automotive Group

PATRON SPONSORS

D&J Master Clean
Franklin County Convention Facilities Authority
Kephart Fisher
The Wasserstrom Company

SUSTAINING SPONSORS

M3S Sports
Mike’s Hot Honey
PNC
Vorys Sater Seymour & Pease LLP

LIVE MUSIC

by Swagg

RED CARPET PORTRAITS

by Matchbox Ltd.

CULINARY CHALLENGE JUDGES

Kent Rigsby, Celebrity Chef
Chelsea Wiley, Columbus Navigator
Olivia Jones, Realtor RE/MAX Partners

APRON FAIRIES

Ken and Angie Paul

MERCHANT DISHES, DRINKS, AND FLOWERS PROVIDED BY

American Nut Company, Barrel & Boar, Black Radish Creamery, Brezel, Bubbles Tea Company, Buckeye Donuts, COLO Market & Oyster Bar, COLO Butcher & Deli, Dos Hermanos, Firdous Express, Flavor & Fire, Flavors of India, Fox’s Bagel & Deli, Green Olive Company, Hot Chicken Takeover, Hoyo’s Kitchen, Hubert’s Polish Kitchen, Jeni’s Splendid Ice Creams, Lan Viet Market, Littleton’s Market Bakery, Market Blooms, Mini-Super, Momo Ghar, Nida’s Sushi, North Market Spices, Tajine House, Pastaria & Sarefino’s, Satori Ramen Bar, Stauf’s Coffee Roasters, The Barrel and Bottle, The Pastry Factory, and Willowbeez SoulVeg

NORTH MARKET BOARD OF TRUSTEES

George Kauffman, Board Chair
Rick Grady, Vice President
Craig Shapiro, Treasurer
Melissa Diethelm Selner, Secretary
Ken C. Paul, Member at Large
David Babner, Member at Large
Adrienne Keves, Member at Large
Trustee Members – Matt Beaton, Mike Beaumont, Joe DeLoss, Jerry DePizzo, Matthew Esber, Nate Fisher, Jeri Grier, Jason T. Jenkins, Harps Mann, Geri Sutter, Lauren Toth, Jameel Turner, and Dr. Mike Tzagournis

MENU RECAP:

If you’re looking to jog your memory on the delicious bites from the evening, look no further! The merchants of North Market Downtown served the most wonderful dishes at the event. Here’s a recap of the tasty menu:

MENU RECAP

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