Chattanooga Is Home

I took Fuller to the Chattanooga Market today so we could experience the fun. There were many Chattanooga area social agencies available for the Hispanic community. From Tenncare to the Office of Multicultural Affairs, from realtors to law offices, if they wanted to reach out the Hispanic community they were there. And they had swag!

EPB was there giving out compact fluorescent light bulbs. They had literature available, but it was all in Spanish. When I asked if they had the brochure in English, they said no, but the light bulb would work in English or Spanish. Mayfield milk Mom Squad was giving out half pints of their new Nuture Milk. I gave it to Fuller and he liked it!

The big sponsor of the day was La Paz de Dios. They are Chattanooga’s leading resource between Latinos and the city’s resources. La Paz de Dios is working toward the inclusion of Hispanics into our community while celebrating their cultural heritage. As part of their support for the market, they held a salsa competition for area restaurants and a silent auction.

The salsa competition was between three Chattanooga restaurants- La Costa, Salsarita, and Amigos. I tried all three ($5 to participate) and voted for La Costa’s salsa. It was plenty hot and filled with hunks of vegetables. Both Salsarita and Amigo’s salsas were sweet to start and hot at the end. Amigo’s was smooth, while Salsarita’s had whole cilantro leaves. They were all good, but I preferred the thick one from La Costa.

Fuller and I stayed to watch one of the pinatas get beat up and then check out the Latin dance demonstration. Fuller liked the music and danced in his stroller.

There are more pictures on my flickr account, but if anyone can supply what the meaning of the last picture is, I would appreciate it. I have no idea why these guys were dressed like that, but it seemed to be part of the show.

Next Sunday, Mother’s Day, the market will once again be filled with vendors. At the same time there will be a wine tasting benefiting Pennies for Vickie. $15 will allow you to taste all the wine available and support the fight against breast cancer.
[tags]Chattanooga Market, Chattanooga, La Paz De Dios, Hispanic culture[/tags]