Taste of Bethesda - Oct. 3, 2009!

I can't wait for the weekend because Saturday is Taste of Bethesda! This will be my 1st year going. For some reason something always comes up like rain or prior plans. Look at all of the participating restaurants! Hope to see you guys there, and let's pray for good weather. You can bring your dogs to this event as well. I am =)

Taste of Bethesda
Saturday, October 3, 2009
11am-4pm

Admission FREE
Taste tickets will be sold on-site in bundles of four tickets for $5. Food servings cost one to four tickets.

Location:
The event is held along Norfolk, Fairmont, St. Elmo, Cordell and Del Ray Avenues in Bethesda's Woodmont Triangle. Taste of Bethesda is located just three blocks from the Bethesda Metro.

Participating Restaurants:
Angeethi Authentic Indian Cuisine - Samosa, kabob, tandoori & butter chicken
Austin Grill - Carnitas & red snapper tacos, wings
Baja Fresh - Burritos, tacos, salad
Bangkok Garden - Egg rolls, pad Thai, red curry chicken
Bangkok One Thai - Pad Thai, nam ya, fried rice, Thai iced tea
Ben & Jerry's - Ice cream
BlackFinn Restaurant & Saloon - Beef & roast beef sliders, wings
Brasserie Monte Carlo - Onion tarte with cured ham & sausage
Bundles of Cookies - Almond cookies, gourmet lemon cookies
The Burger Joint - Sliders
Caddies on Cordell - Deviled eggs, wings, chicken satay
California Tortilla - Ceasar tacos
Chicken Out Rotisserie - Burgers, cabo spice wings, salad
Cookies by Design - Cookie kabobs, gourmet & sugar cookies
Crossfire Fresh Burgers - Mini burgers, sweet potato fries, lemonade
Delhi Dhaba - Butter chicken, chole punjabi, naan bread
Divino Lounge & Restaurant - Argentine sausage, steak, paellas
Drink More Water - Water, iced coffee
Fancy Cakes by Leslie - Mini cupcakes, cookies, fudge
Flaxella - Flax muffins, biscotti, crackers, flax beverages
Gifford's Ice cream & Candy Co. - Ice cream
Haagen-Dazs - Ice cream
Haandi Indian Cuisine - Murg makhni, palak paneer, rice samosa
Hanaro Restaurant & Lounge - sushi roll, pad Thai, fried rice
Hard Times Café - Chili, fries
Flanagan's Harp & Fiddle - Shepherd's pie, beef brisket, Bailey's ice cream
Honest Tea - Tea, lemonade, kid's drinks
Jaleo - Paellas, gazpacho, endibias
Just Cakes - Cupcakes
Lebanese Taverna - Chicken & beef shawarma sandwich, hommos
Mamma Lucia - Pizza
Matuba Japanese Restaurant - Sushi rolls, chicken teriyaki, tempura
Mia's Pizzas - Brick oven pizza
Morton's, The Steakhouse - Steak sandwiches
Nest Café - Muscles, tomato caprese, Italian donuts
Olazzo - Meatball & chicken parmesan sandwiches
The Original Pancake House - Nutella crepes, lemon crepes
Passage to India - Samosa, chicken makhani, vegetable korma
Penang Malaysian Cuisine - Chicken satay, charkoay teow, curry ayam
Philadelphia Mike's - Philly & chicken cheese steaks, fries
Positano - Pizza, sausages, meatball pastas
Quartermaine Coffee Roasters - Coffee
Ri-Ra Irish Pub - Shepherds pie, Guinness BBQ wings, chocolate cake
Rock Bottom Restaurant & Brewery - TBD
Ruth's Chris Steakhouse -Tenderloin, mashed potatoes, creamed spinach
Sasso - Lamb wraps, fried okra, blue berry lemonade
Saveur India - Samosa, chana masaala, chicken makhani, palak paneer
Shangri-La - Butter chicken, soag poneer, chano mosala
Smoothie King - Fruit smoothies
South Street Steaks - Cheese steaks, fries
Spring Mill Bread - Breads, cookies, brownies
Tommy Joe's Restaurant - Mini burgers, mini crab balls
Trader Joe's - Chicken gyoza, Asian slaw with peanut dressing
Union Jack's - Strongpow wings, drunken chicken, bread pudding
Visions Restaurant - Crab cakes, lemonade, crab mac & cheese

Entertainment Schedule:
Fairmont Stage
11am - 1pm - Swing Shift (Swing)
1:30 - 3:30pm - Signature Live! (Motown, Variety)

St. Elmo Stage
11:30am -1:30pm - Five Finger Discount Band (Funk)
2 - 4pm - Texas Chainsaw Horns (Swing, Jump, Blues)

Cordell Stage
11:15am - 1:15pm - JCJ Band (Latin)
1:45 - 3:45pm - Chopteeth (Afro-funk)

Norfolk Stage
11 - 11:45am - Ancient Rhythms (Middle Eastern Dance)
12 - 12:45pm - Los Quetzales (Mexican Dance)
1 - 1:45pm - Wong Chinese Lion Dancers (Chinese Dance)
2 - 2:45pm - Jayantika Dance Company (Indian Dance)
3 - 3:45pm - Sankofa Dance Theater (West African Dance)

Veterans Park Entertainment
11am – 1pm - ilyaimy (Folk rock/alternative)
1:30– 3:30pm - The Village Jazz Band (Jazz)

Kid's Corner
The kid's corner will feature face painting and cookie decorationg with Bundles of Cookies from 11am - 4pm. Please note - long lines for these activities have to be cut at 3:30pm.