Thursday, December 3, 2026 · Harris, Michigan
Taste of the Island Cooking Show
Holiday cooking looks a little more inviting when you can watch the chefs, sample the results and take a few ideas home. Join the Island's Executive Chefs for live demonstrations, food and an evening built around easy holiday hosting.
Cocktail hour 5 PM · Show 6–9 PM
Harris, Michigan
Corporate table of 7: $120
What's happening
Ideas worth bringing to your holiday table.
Watch the Island's Executive Chefs make homemade holiday favorites, see an easy entertaining demonstration with ingredients from Elmer's, and learn appetizer ideas from Yooper Goddess. Then enjoy the tasting and all the extras around the show.
Watch & taste
Live cooking demonstrations, cookies and dips, buffet-style tasting, and Sayklly's chocolate fountain.
Make an evening of it
A featured drink, cash bar, free gift bag, vendors and door prizes.
More to take part in
An Angel Tree, a 50/50 raffle benefiting the Salvation Army and a grand-prize drawing for a KitchenAid stand mixer.
Vendor application
Put your business in the room.
Taste of the Island brings people together around food, gifts and holiday entertaining. If your business belongs in that conversation, tell us what you would bring to the show. Submit the application below and the event team will follow up about participation.
Vendor applications are open through November 1, 2026.
Apply for vendor space
Submitting an application is a request to participate. The event team will contact applicants with details and availability.
For home cooks
Have a holiday recipe people ask you to make again?
Submit it for a chance to prepare it with the Island's Executive Chefs during the cooking show. Recipe submissions close November 22, 2026. This is a separate entry from the vendor application.
Submit your recipeComing to the show?
Tickets are $20, or $120 for a corporate table of seven. Purchase tickets at the Daily Press, Island Resort & Casino, Elmer's County Market or Perks Cabinetry.
