Linden Firefighters Compete at Cooked and Uncorked Food and Wine Festival

On Monday, February 27, 2017, Linden firefighters joined together with firefighters from around New Jersey to compete in The Ultimate Fire Department Cook-off, part of the Cooked and Uncorked Food and Wine Festival. The event, sponsored by Allied Beverage Group, ShopRite, Bayonne Community Bank, and Autoland, benefited the New Jersey State Firefighter’s Mutual Benevolent Association and The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center.
The Fire Department Cook-off is part of a culinary extravaganza where participants were able to experience the tastes and flavors of more than 40 of New Jersey’s finest restaurants, caterers and dessert shops all in one location. This event, held at The Pines Manor in Edison, NJ, drew more than 900 people from across New Jersey. The Cooked and Uncorked event has provided The Burn Center at Saint Barnabas Medical Center with over $139,042 in the past 6 years.

(above l-r) Linden Fire Department team: Justin Brose, Joe Braxton, Tadji Braxton And Daryl Roberts.

To view the complete album of this event visit Linden Cookoff 2017