Photo Of The Day: June 2, 2008

This weekend was the 22nd annual Red Bank Jazz & Blues festival in nearby Red Bank, NJ. Three stages provided live jazz and blues music continuously, with the lead stage parked right at the river's edge under a rolling hill. That makes for perfect stadium seating -- people bring their blankets and chairs, and everyone can watch with no one's head in front of them. In the past, Washington Mutual has sponsored this event, but with cutbacks, they, well, cut back. So this year was sponsored by three entities: Foodtown, a local supermarket, Smoothie King, and Starbucks. Starbucks was giving out samples of their new Mint Mocha Chip Frappuccino®. In case you wonder what that is, Starbucks' web site says it is Classic chocolate and spearmint flavor combined with Starbucks coffees and milk, mocha sauce, Frappuccino® chips, blended with ice, and then topped with chocolate whipped cream and mocha sauce. It weighs in at almost 500 calories for a 16 ounce serving, so it's not something you'd want to have every day. Still, it was pretty tasty, and my sample cup looked so nice in the setting sun, I just had to take a shot of it. For more pictures of food, visit Paul Scharff Photography.com.