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What is the Grüne Soße Festival?
Since 2008, the Grüne Soße Festival has been all about the crucial question: Who makes the best? A total of 49 restaurants from Frankfurt and the surrounding area demonstrate their skills in preparing the classic Grüne Soße during the 8-day festival week.
The culinary competition is embedded in a first-class show program with changing guest artists from comedy, music, cabaret, and artistry.
The Grüne Soße Festival is an integral part of the Rhine-Main region’s calendar of events and attracts over 5,000 visitors every year with its unique combination of culture and culinary competition.
The Jury
The audience is the “expert jury”! Every evening, 650 guests taste the seven glasses of green sauce variations from the respective restaurants. These are accompanied by potatoes and eggs, first-class wines and ciders, beer, and soft drinks—all included in the ticket price. At the end of the evening, the voting cards are pulled out and the audience chooses the evening’s winner. All this takes place under notarial supervision. The glasses are numbered and no one knows which glass belongs to which restaurant. This is only revealed after the tasting.
The seven evening winners compete in the grand finale, and the audience chooses the winner of the festival.
Procedure
A festival evening is thoroughly entertaining: the show is opened by Andy Ost and the five-piece festival band. The first guest on stage is the legendary Hilde from Bornheim, before the participating chefs of the evening are introduced. Until the break, the stage then belongs to the respective guest artist. During the break, the tables are set and the big tasting and shop talk begins. After the voting cards have been collected, the show program continues until the winner of the evening is finally announced.
The entire show lasts approximately 2.5 hours, including the intermission. Doors open at 7:15 p.m., and the show starts at 8:00 p.m.
Of course, the competition for the best green sauce is paramount, and of course everyone wants to win—but not doggedly, rather with a lot of humor and mutual respect.
Over 5,000 guests, 49 restaurateurs, renowned artists—they all celebrate Grie Soß! during the festival week in eight evening shows.