IN THE COMMUNITY
The Battle of the Peaches at the 2018 MBLC Annual Diversity Celebration and Cook-Off Competition
Shawn Shepard Smith & Carson sshepard @ smithcarson . com
On Saturday , April 28 , 2018 , the Atlanta Bar joined fellow bar associations at Hammond Park for A Taste of MBLC , the 6th Annual Diversity Celebration and Cook- Off Competition of the Multi-Bar Leadership Council . This year ’ s theme was “ Battle of the Peaches ,” with representatives from MBLC ’ s sixteen local associations showcasing their culinary talents with a variety of peach dishes . Top honors in the entrée category went to the Gate City Bar Association for its salmon , tiger shrimp and peach salsa dish , while the Atlanta Bar placed second with a peach-brandy glazed pork chop and peach , basil and goat cheese salad . The Georgia Hispanic Bar Association ’ s peach and seafood ceviche earned first-prize for appetizers , and the Georgia Asian Pacific American Bar Association ’ s fresh Belgian waffles topped with homemade peach ice cream was the winning dessert .
The Cook-Off is a free familyfriendly event held each spring by the Multi-Bar Leadership Council . The MBLC was founded in 2001 by then-Atlanta Bar Association President Seth Kirschenbaum with the goal of fostering relationships between its member bar associations .
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18 May 2018