MACC 'n Cheese: Tasty Competition
l. to r.: 2nd Place Winner Emma Alscher, 1st Place Winner Dorothy Klingensmith, and 3rd Place Winners Cory Gwin and Grant Mattingly
On Saturday, March 8, 2025, the Morningside Area Community Council hosted its 10th Annual MACC 'n Cheese Bake-Off at the Spigno Italian Club on Chislett Street. This highly anticipated community event was a resounding success, selling out within days and bringing over 165 neighbors together for an evening filled with mouthwatering mac and cheese, live music, and friendly competition.
Jon Bindley and Friends provided live music throughout the night, setting the perfect vibe as attendees sampled a wide variety of creative and delicious mac and cheese dishes from our talented local bakers. The flavors were nothing short of impressive!
The winners of this year’s bake-off
1st Place: "86" Captain Duffield - Dorothy Klingensmith
2nd Place: Under the Jancey Crabby Mac - Emma Alscher
3rd Place: Verde MAChilada - Cory Gwin and Grant Mattingly
BAKERS who brought their A-game
Nabisco Gold - Emily Kane
The Noodle and the Cheese - Justin Lee
Fontina Turner - Mike Hilton
Cheesy McCheeserton - Susan Hartman
Mac and Cheese for Human Consumption - Councilwoman Deb Gross's Office, District 7
Mac and Charlie - Atlee Schrock
Jamaican Me Cheesy - George Leibinger
A big congratulations to Mary Beth Prettiman, winner of the 50/50 raffle, who has attended every MACC 'n Cheese event!
thank you to the following for supporting MACC ‘n Cheese
Councilwoman Deb Gross who generously donated chicken tenders from E-Town in Etna
Dancing Gnome Brewery in Sharpsburg provided beer to complete the perfect community gathering
Spigno Saturnia Society for graciously hosting the event. It truly was the ideal venue!
If you’d like to get involved in next year’s event click here to join the planning committee.