02/18/2026
โจ ๐ง๐๐๐ก๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐จ, ๐ ๐๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐! โจ
What an incredible day we had at the ๐ ๐ถ๐น๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น on Sunday, February 15! Our hearts are full, and we want to extend a huge thankโyou to everyone who made the event such a success.
To our ๐ฎ๐บ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐๐ผ๐น๐๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ โ your energy, kindness, and hard work kept the day running smoothly from start to finish. We truly couldnโt do this without you.
To the ๐ช๐ถ๐ป๐๐ฒ๐ฟ ๐๐ฒ๐๐๐ถ๐๐ฎ๐น ๐๐ผ๐บ๐บ๐ถ๐๐๐ฒ๐ฒ โ thank you for your dedication, creativity, and countless hours of planning. Your commitment to our community shines through every detail.
And to the talented chefs who brought the heat (and the flavor!) in our two delicious categories โ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ and ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ & ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ โ you made the day unforgettable. The community loved every bite.
Thank you, Milford ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ป๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฎ, for showing up, supporting local talent, and celebrating winter with us. Weโre already excited for next year!
โ๏ธ This event proudly benefited the ๐๐ป๐ป ๐ฆ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ ๐ฃ๐ฎ๐ฟ๐ธ ๐๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฆ๐ธ๐ฎ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฅ๐ถ๐ป๐ธ โ free and open to all. โ๏ธ
๐ ๐ฃ๐ฅ๐ข๐๐๐ฆ๐ฆ๐๐ข๐ก๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ โ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ & ๐ฅ๐๐๐ข๐๐ก๐๐ง๐๐ข๐ก ๐
Our professional chefs brought incredible skill, creativity, and heart to this yearโs Milford Winter Festival. We are proud to recognize our two category champions:
๐ฅ ๐๐ต๐ถ๐น๐ถ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
Bobby Q of Benโs Fresh
๐ง ๐ ๐ฎ๐ฐ & ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐ฒ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐บ๐ฝ๐ถ๐ผ๐ป:
Apple Valley Restaurant
A ๐ต๐๐ด๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ to all the professional chefs who participated this year. Your talent, passion, and community spirit elevated the entire event, and Milford and the surrounding area truly appreciated every dish you shared.
๐ถ๏ธ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ โ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ถ๏ธ
๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ: Bill Harris
๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ: Mike Washalski
๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ: Eric Buffong
๐ง ๐ ๐๐ & ๐๐๐๐๐ฆ๐ ๐๐๐ง๐๐๐ข๐ฅ๐ฌ โ ๐๐ข๐ ๐ ๐จ๐ก๐๐ง๐ฌ ๐ช๐๐ก๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฆ ๐ง
๐ฅ ๐ญ๐๐ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ: Lucia Schragh
๐ฅ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ: Ashley Buffong
๐ฅ ๐ฏ๐ฟ๐ฑ ๐ฃ๐น๐ฎ๐ฐ๐ฒ: Uncle Harvโs BBQ
๐ธ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐๐ฟ๐ฒ ๐๐ผ ๐๐ฐ๐ฟ๐ผ๐น๐น ๐๐ต๐ฟ๐ผ๐๐ด๐ต ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐ต๐ฒ๐ฐ๐ธ ๐ผ๐๐ ๐๐ต๐ฒ ๐ฝ๐ต๐ผ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐น๐น ๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐ถ๐ป๐ป๐ฒ๐ฟ๐ โ ๐ด๐ถ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ต๐ฒ๐บ ๐ฎ ๐น๐ถ๐ธ๐ฒ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐๐ต๐ผ๐ ๐๐ผ๐๐ฟ ๐๐๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ผ๐ฟ๐!
โ๏ธโค๏ธ ๐ง๐ต๐ฎ๐ป๐ธ ๐๐ผ๐ ๐ฎ๐ด๐ฎ๐ถ๐ป to everyone who participated, attended, volunteered, cooked, and celebrated with us. Milford and the surrounding area made this festival shine โ and helped support a rink that brings joy to the whole community.
